National Cheng Kung University

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Szu-Hsueh Lai
https://www.ch.ncku.edu.tw/laiszuhsueh

Research Field

Chemistry

Introduction

Szu-Hsueh Lai has been an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan since 2022. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry from National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2017. Following his doctoral studies, he dedicated five years to postdoctoral research, aiming to deepen and expand his scientific experience, with positions at prestigious institutions including Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission in Grenoble, France, and Utrecht University in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Dr. Lai's research primarily focuses on the development of novel instrumentation in mass spectrometry, with a particular emphasis on enhancing the characterization of macromolecules through techniques such as native top-down MS and charge-detection MS. 

Dr. Lai's lab primarily focuses on the development of novel instrumentation in mass spectrometry, with a particular emphasis on enhancing the characterization of macromolecules through techniques such as native top-down MS and charge-detection MS. 


Research Topics
  1. Instrumentation developments in mass spectrometry
  2. Application of native top-down MS and charge-detection MS in structural biology studies
  3. Revealing nanodroplet chemistry using advanced mass spectrometry technology
  4. Identification of microbial strains using MALDI-TOF MS
  5. Regular LC-MS/MS for omics studies

Honor

In 2022, Dr. Lai received the 2030 Emerging Young Scholars Grant from the National Science and Technology Council in Taiwan.


Educational Background

Dr. Lai earned his BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He then joined the Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan, in 2010 and completed his PhD in 2017.
 


2 Vacancies

Job Description

You will participate in one of the following projects:

  1. Application of native top-down MS and charge-detection MS in structural biology studies
  2. Revealing nanodroplet chemistry using advanced mass spectrometry technology
  3. Instrumentation developments in mass spectrometry
  4. Set up a regular LC-MS/MS platform for omics studies
  5. Expanding the identification of microbial strains using MALDI-TOF MS

Preferred Intern Education Level

Preferably BS or MS students interested in pursuing MS or PhD programs in Taiwan. 
PhD students are also welcome to apply.

Skill sets or Qualities

The applicant should possess at least one of the following qualifications:

  1. Major in Chemistry-related fields or Physics
  2. Experience with mass spectrometry
  3. Experience in Biology, especially with protein expression
  4. Coding skills