Genetic and Tissue Engineering Lab
Research Field
Dr. Yu-Chen Hu is currently vice president of Asian Federation of Biotechnology. He is the deputy editor of Journal of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering and editor of Scientific Report. Dr. Hu is a pioneer using baculovirus for gene delivery, regenerative medicine and cancer therapy, making baculovirus a promising vector for gene therapy. Dr. Hu is a leader in CRISPR technology for tissue regeneration and metabolic engineering. He has combined RNA-guided CRISPR technology and synthetic biology to metabolically engineer microorganisms to produce a bio-derived chemical with the highest titer in the world. Dr. Hu also develops various CRISPR and RNA editing platforms to modulate stem cell differentiation to improve regeneration of different tissues. Dr. Hu has been invited to deliver 95 speeches in international conferences, including 11 plenary speeches and 34 keynote speeches. Dr. Hu has won numerous academic awards and is a fellow of 5 academic societies.
My research covers biochemical and biomedical engineering, with genetic engineering as the core technology. I develop various gene delivery, gene editing and gene regulation technologies for the applications of tissue engineering, cancer therapy, vaccine development, sustainable biotechnology and bio-derived chemical production,.
- Gene therapy
- Cell and tissue engineering
- Vaccine development
- Biomaterials
- Synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and biorefinery
| 2023 | 台灣化工學會 會士 Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (TwIChE) |
| 2023 | 國際先進材料學會 會士 Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials |
| 2023 | 台灣生物技術與生化工程學會 會士 Fellow, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Society of Taiwan (BEST) |
| 2022 | 中華民國生醫材料及藥物制放學會 研究學者獎 Research Scholar Award, Society for Biomaterials and Controlled Release |
| 2022 | 台灣化工學會 傑出論文獎 Outstanding paper award, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| 2021 | 李昭仁教授基金會研究學者獎 Research Scholar Award, Professor Lee Foundation |
| 2020 | 科技部工程司產學合作計畫成果發表優良獎 Outstanding Academic-Industry Collaboration Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) |
| 2020 | 台灣化工學會 毛高文教授獎 Professor Mao Gao-Wen Award, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| 2020 | 國際生醫材料科學與工程學會聯盟 會士 Fellow Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering |
| 2019 | 第16屆國家新創獎 學研新創獎 National Innovation Award |
| 2019 | 台灣化工學會 金開英獎 Jin Kai-Yin Award, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| 2018 | 科技部 特約研究計畫 |
| 2018 | 科技部 未來科技突破獎 Future Technology Award, MOST |
| 2017 | 李長榮福聚教育基金會學術研究傑出教授奬 LCY Foundation Outstanding Research Professor Award |
| 2016 | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (IF 4.71) |
| 2016 | 台灣生物技術與生化工程學會 生物技術與生化工程獎章 BEST Biochemical Engineering Achievement Award (Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Society of Taiwan, BEST) |
| 2016 | Program Chair, TERMIS (Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society)-2016 AP Chapter Meeting |
| 2015 | Deputy Editor, Journal of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (IF 5.8) |
| 2014 | 科技部傑出研究獎 Outstanding Research Award (Ministry of Science and Technology) |
| 2014 | 清華大學傑出產學研究獎 Outstanding Academia-Industry Research Award, National Tsing Hua University |
| 2014 | 清華大學工學院傑出產學合作獎 Outstanding Academic-Industry Collaboration Award, College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University |
| 2012 | TERMIS-AP 理事 Board member, TERMIS-AP Council |
| 2012 | 國科會優秀年輕學者計畫 Outstanding Young Scholar Project, National Science Council |
| 2011 | 美國醫學與生物工程學會 會士 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering |
| 2011 | 日本化工學會 亞洲研究獎 Asia Research Award, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan |
| 2011 | 台灣化工學會賴再得獎 Professor Tsai-Te Lai Award, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| 2010 | 清華大學特聘教授 Distinguished Professor, National Tsing Hua University |
| 2010-present | 國科會獎勵特殊優秀人才 |
| 2010 | Associate Editor, Current Gene Therapy |
| 2010 | Most Highly Cited Paper Award, Acta Pharmacol. Sin. |
| 2009 | Outstanding Teaching Award (College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University) |
| 2007 | 國科會傑出研究獎 Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council |
| 2007 | 45屆十大傑出青年 Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award (only 1-2 recipients in the Science/Education field in Taiwan) |
| 2006 | 國科會吳大猷獎 Wu Ta-Yu Memorial Award (National Science Council) |
| 2006 | 臺灣化工學會最佳論文獎 Outstanding Paper Award (The Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers) |
| 2004 | 清華大學新進人員研究獎 Outstanding Young Investigator Award (National Tsing Hua University) |
| 1996/07-1999/05 | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. |
| 1993/09-1996/06 | MS in Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. |
| 1988/10-1992/06 | BS in Chemical Engineering, National TaiwanUniversity, Taipei, Taiwan. |