National Chung-Hsing University

Aquatic Pharmacokinetic Lab

Chi-Chung Chou
http://www.vm.nchu.edu.tw/upload/faculty/20210817085327395.pdf

Research Field

Agriculture

Introduction

Dr. Chou received his D.V.M. and MS (Veterinary Medicine) at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in 1992 and became board certified the same year. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Florida (USA) in 2001, studying on the pharmacokinetics of caffeine in racing horses. Then he moved to the Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics at North Carolina State University as a post-doctoral research fellow with Prof. Jim Riviere, member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of the United States. Dr. Chou joined the Department of Veterinary Medicine at NCHU on August, 2002 and became a Distinguished Professor in 2012 and Lifetime distinguished professor in 2019. Dr. Chou has been in several administrative positions at NCHU including the director and deputy dean of Office of International Affairs (2007 and 2010), deputy dean of Office of Academic Affairs (2012), and the dean of College of Veterinary Medicine (2015).  He has also been the section head of Diagnostic Lab at Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for more than 10 years. 

Currently I have 2o research assistants and 3 PhD students, I am also in the process of hiring a post doc and admit another MS student in the fall and  one PhD student next spring. Among the current and incoming students 2 are foreign students from Pakistan.  I have 2 HPLC system with UV/VIS/FLU/EC detectors and one capillary electrophoresis with LID detector. I can also conduct molecular biology and enzyme activity studies through lab collaboration.


Research Topics

Currently my research interests are in the area of veterinary pharmacokinetics and its applications to pathogen identification, disease diagnosis and food safety, with recent emphases on aquatic species.   I also develop HPLC methods for biomedical and food safety applications, detection of drug residues, pathogen identification & disease diagnosis.

Current grants at hand includs the comparative pharmacokinetic studies of  antibiotics in various fish species , the effect of temperature on the stress level and pharmacokinetic behavioral changes in fish, the effect of starvation and probiotic use on the pharmacokinetic behaviors of antibiotics and the investigation of their mechanisms. All researches are aim to improve safe drug use. 

I have published more than 120 peer reviewed publications, book and book chapters and own 4 patents. 


Honor

National exam for Civil service and Board certified Veterinarian (First place) 1992.3.5 

Most Grant Award, National Chung-Hsing University 2006. 8 - 2007.7 

Best Teaching and Service Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, NCHU 2006. 9 - 2007. 6 

 Mentor Award, National Chung-Hsing University 2008. 9 

Dr. Robert C. T. Lee Distinguish Teaching and Research Award 2016

Best Paper Award in 2006 by the Journal “Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology”, 

cover paper for 2019 and 2021 issue of “Journal of Fish Diseases”. 


Educational Background

Ph. D., University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, USA 2001 

MS, National Chung-Hsing University, Department of Veterinary Medicine 1992 

BVMs, DVM, National Chung-Hsing University, Department of Veterinary Medicine 1990


2 Vacancies

Job Description

Participate in a complete pharmacokinetic study of antibiotic in fish. (animal study)

Learn how to use software to do non-compartmental PK analysis.

Learn how to use High Performance Liquid Chromatography in sample analysis.

Learn how to calculate withdrawal times.

Preferred Intern Education Level

A Master's student in veterinary medicine or department of animal science, life science or pharmacy is preferred.  

Skill sets or Qualities

One who has animal study experience, especially with aquatic species is preferred.