Diet and Health of Infants and Young Children
Research Field
Dr. Chen graduated from the Department of Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University. After graduation, she worked as a dietitian at the Taipei Medical University Hospital, responsible for the diet and nutrition education of pregnant women and infants. Subsequently, I obtained a Ph.D. Graduated from the Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University. Currently working as an associate professor in the Department of food Science, Nutrition, and Nutraceutical Biotechnology, Shih Chien University. My research interests are in the areas of gestational diabetes, postpartum depression, and infant nutrition and disease prevention. If you are interested in these research fields, please contact me.
Our laboratory focuses on evaluating the correlation between the nutritional status of infants and young children and diseases. We design reliable and valid dietary questionnaires and investigate the correlation between nutrition and diseases by collecting physiological and biochemical data.
Currently, our laboratory consists of 1 high school students, 4 undergraduate research students, and 1 master's research students.
1. Correlation between postpartum nutritional status and depression
2. Outcomes of dietary control on pregnancy in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
3. Effects of breastfeeding on nutritional status of vitamin D and iron in infants
4. Effects of breastfeeding on cognitive development in toddler
5. The effect of vitamin D nutritional status on the immune function of toddler
- 2022 Outstanding Teaching Award, Shih Chien University
- 2019 Guided students to win the Excellence Award in the Postgraduate oral presentation Competition of the Clinical Nutrition Group of the 45th Taiwan Nutrition Society Annual Conference.
- 2017 Guided students to win the Excellence Award in the Postgraduate Poster Competition of the Public Health Group of the 43th Taiwan Nutrition Society Annual Conference.
- 2016 Guided students to win the Special Excellence Award in the Postgraduate oral presentation Competition of the Clinical Nutrition Group of the 42th Taiwan Nutrition Society Annual Conference.
- 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award, Shih Chien University
- 2015 Excellent Mentor Award, Shih Chien University
- 2011 Guided students to win the third place in the Postgraduate thesis competition of the Chinese Taipei Society for the Study of Obesity
- 2008 ZESPRI Outstanding Dissertation Award, Taiwan Nutrition Society
- 2003 Best Promotion Award, High-calcium meal planning design competition, Taiwan Nutrition Society
- 1994 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Taiwan Nutrition Society
2001-2008 PhD in Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Effects of Purple Sweet Potato Leaves on Antioxidant Activity, Immune Function and Serum Angiogenic Activity in human
1992-1994 MS in Agricultural Chemistry
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Splenocyte proliferation, prostaglandin synthesis and DMBA-induces mammary tumorigenesis in rat fed oxidized frying oil
1988-1992 BS in Nutrition
School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Interns will help analyze maternal and child related data
Preferred Intern Education Level
graduates
Skill sets or Qualities
Be familiar with computer, especially statistical software such as SPSS