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Principal

Vice Principal

College of Bioresources and Agriculture

Center for Biotechnology Zoonoses Reasearch Center

Epidemic and InformationResearch and DevelopmentMonitoring and DetectionEducation TrainingInternational Cooperation

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Our research center of zoonoses, classified under the College of Bio-Resources andAgriculture of National Taiwan University , was established on Feb. 21st of 1996. Weare currently located within Building I, School of Veterinary Medicine of NationalTaiwan University. Our research center is qualified as a P2-Plus (BSL-2+) laboratory.

Our research center was established in response to the increasing incidence rate ofemerging diseases within the human population, the rapid geographic spread ofepidemics, and the development of drug resistance by disease agents. An example ofa recent epidemic would be SARS, which from year 2002-2003, its outbreak hadunsettled the global human population terribly. Another example would be theoutbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1) in Hong Kong in 1997; global outbreaks (i.e.,China, Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa) of H5N1 have been recorded from 2003 up tillthe present. Infectious diseases not only disrupt lives, but also disturbs a countryeconomically and socially.

It can be observed that these emerging and reemerging diseases are zoonoses,hence these diseases not only infect humans, but are also pathogenic to susceptibleanimal hosts; which implies that prevention and control for zoonoses are challenging.To prevent and control zoonoses, complete knowledge of their natural history mustfirst be understood. Natural history of a disease refers to the course of a diseaseagent in nature, the process of how transmission occurs from various disease vectorsto the final host, humans. Hence, to promote the monitoring, diagnosis andprevention of zoonoses, as well as the promotion of education and training programsfor raising public awareness, the College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture of NTU hasgathered and appointed faculty members associated with the field of zoonoses toestablish this research center. Our research center of zoonoses serves as acommunication platform for zoonoses associated researches, promotes researchplans, obtains research resources, and we aim to establish a core laboratory and coretechnology service network in the near future.

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Current Director

Professor Hsiang-Jung Tsai

Highest Degree: Ph.D., Ohio State University, USA.

Research Area: The Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis,Prevention and Control of Avian Disease and Zoonoses

Tel: +886-2-3366-3862Email: tsaihj@ntu.edu.tw

Past Directors

Professor Chung-Hsi Chou

Highest Degree: Ph.D., Mississippi State University, USA.

Research Area: Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology,Veterinary Clinical Microbiology, and Food Safety

Tel: +886-2-3366-9735Email: cchou@ntu.edu.tw

Professor Shao-Kuang Chang

Highest Degree: Ph.D., North Carolina State University, USA.Research Area: Veterinary Pharmacology, Toxicology, DrugResidues and Drug Resistance

Telephone: 02-33663864Email: changsk@ntu.edu.tw

Professor Fei Pang

Highest Degree: Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.Research area: Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Immunology,Veterinary Toxicopathology, Swine Diseases, Wildlife DiseasesTelephone: 02-33663868Email: pang@ntu.edu.tw 5

Associate Professor Chen-Si Lin

Highest Degree: Ph.D., National Chiao Tung UniversityResearch area: Tumor physiology、 Clinical pathology、Microbiology、ImmunologyTelephone: 02-33661286Email: cslin100@ntu.edu.tw

Professor Yi-Sheng Chen

Research area: Meat processing 、 Food nutrition 、development and utilization of Livestock resources 、assessment of health food function.Telephone: 02-33664180Email: ycpchen@ntu.edu.tw

Professor Chih-Hsien Chiu

Highest Degree: Ph.D. , Department of Animal Science andTechnology , National Taiwan UniversityResearch area: Anatomy and physiology and practice,Experimental zoology, Molecular endocrinology, SteroidsscienceEmail: chiuchihhsien@ntu.edu.tw

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Associate professor Lih-Chiann Wang

Highest Degree: Ph.D., National Taiwan UniversityResearch area: Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, MolecularBiology, Behavioral Medicine, MicrobiologyTelephone: 02-37396828 #4270Email: lcwang@ntu.edu.tw

Professor Chian-Ren Jeng

Highest Degree: Ph.D., North Carolina State University, USA.Research area: Veterinary Pathology, Immunology, VeterinaryVirology, Diagnostic PathologyTelephone: 02-33663870Email: crjeng@ntu.edu.tw

Professor Wei-Chiang Shen

Highest Degree: Ph.D., Department of Plant Pathology andMicrobiology , Texas A&M UniversityResearch area: Fungal Genetics, Fungal Physiology, MolecularBiologyTelephone: 02-33664599Email: wcshen@ntu.edu.tw

Assistant Professor Chi-Wei Tsai

Highest Degree: Ph.D., Ohio state university, USA.Research area: Vector transmission of plant and animal pathogens, the interaction between Drosophila and its symbiotic microorganismsTelephone: 02-33665576Email: chiwei@ntu.edu.tw

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Professor Ming-Jeng Pan

Highest Degree: Ph.D. Microbiology, University of California,Davis, USA.Research area: The molecular biology of leptospires, borreliaeand brachyspiras, Epidemiology of emerging zoonoses inTaiwanTelephone: 04-22394403Email: mjpan@ctust.edu.tw

Assistant Professor Shiu-Hui Li

Highest Degree: Ph.D., Department of veterinary medicine,National Chung Hsing UniversityTelephone: 02-26298185Email: shlee@mail.nvri.gov.tw

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Applying for laboratory accreditation has become a predominant trend;with accreditation, the level of diagnostic techniques and quality control canbe further enhanced, and facilitates a laboratory to keep pace withinternational standards. As the sole P2-Plus laboratory on campus, under thecareful surveillance of the director, Prof. Tsai Hsiang-Jung, and the support ofa sedulous team, the ISO/IEC 17025：2005 accreditation was granted to ourresearch center this year, on Sept. 22. After gaining accreditation, our corelaboratory strives for the principle of “safety, proficiency, efficiency”; we willcontinue to provide the most accurate diagnosis and efficient customerservice. Our research center of zoonoses aims to actively take part in themonitoring, diagnosis and prevention of zoonoses; hopefully, we can serve asa barrier between zoonoses and the global human and animal population.