We are recruiting!

We highly value your enthusiasm and willingness to accept challenges to perform high-impact research!

In our lab, we aim to build a supportive and inclusive environment where every member can grow and succeed. Students joining the lab will find a collaborative atmosphere where their ideas are heard and valued. Dr. Chen emphasizes personalized mentorship, offering guidance tailored to each student’s strengths, interests, and career goals. Our goal is to cultivate a community that encourages both professional growth and personal development, ensuring that everyone feels a true sense of belonging.

Postdocs

Interested researchers are encouraged to submit a CV and a cover letter summarizing past research experience, proposed project(s), and a career plan at wchen123@as.edu.tw. Candidates will be contacted for interviews within 1-2 weeks if their background matches our research. Preferred experience includes nanomaterial synthesis, drug delivery technology, biomedical engineering, cell engineering, in vitro, in vivo experiments, etc.

Research Assistant

Interested researchers are encouraged to submit a CV and a cover letter summarizing past research experience, and a career plan at wchen123@as.edu.tw.

Graduate students 

Prospective students should major in Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Biology, Bioengineering, Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Medicine, Materials Science, Immunology or a related field. Interested students should inquire Dr. Chen at wchen123@as.edu.tw directly and schedule individual meetings. 

The summary of all the student admission programs can be accessed through the website: https://www.genomics.sinica.edu.tw/en/research/tdplan

​Prospective Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply through the following Ph.D. program:

(i) Academia Sinica - Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP)-Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program (CBMB)

The program partners with the two leading Taiwanese research universities – National Taiwan University (NTU, Institute of Biochemical Sciences) and National Tsing-Hua Univerity (NTHU, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, and Department of Chemistry) – to train the next generation of Ph.D. students.

Website: https://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2788

(ii) NYCU - Program in Molecular Medicine:

This collaborative program is a partnership between the Genomics Research Center at Academia Sinica and the College of Life Sciences at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.

Website: https://mmp.nycu.edu.tw/english/

 (iii) NDMC, AS & NHRI - Graduate Institute of Life Sciences:

The mission of this institute is to foster individuals in the field of life sciences with a medical research perspective, equipping them with expertise to address diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered by physicians.

Website: https://wwwndmc.ndmutsgh.edu.tw/news/191/100021/1503

Newly Established in 2026: "Mechanistic Biomedical Study" Program

Website: https://mbs.genomics.sinica.edu.tw/

Prospective master students are encouraged to apply through the following master program:

(i) NYCU - Interdisciplinary Master Program in Molecular Medicine (IMPMM):

This program is a collaborative biomedical talent cultivation initiative led by the Genomics Research Center at Academia Sinica and the College of Life Sciences at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.

Website:

https://imp-mm.nycu.edu.tw/%E5%AD%B8%E7%A8%8B%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B

(ii) NCU - Department of Chemistry:

Website: https://www.chem.ncu.edu.tw/

Undergraduate students

Interested undergraduate students are encouraged to contact Dr. Chen at chen123@as.edu.tw directly.

We also offer a summer internship program at the Genomics Research Center (GRC), Academia Sinica. Interested undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.

Website: https://sites.google.com/genomics.sinica.edu.tw/grcintern-en

For any other questions, requests, or inquiries

Please contact wchen123@as.edu.tw or fill out the form below.