Yu-Tien Chang, Ph.D. 張語恬
greengarden@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw
Tel:+886-2-87923100 ext. 18454
Personal Profile:
Associate Professor
School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center
國防醫學院公共衛生學系(所) 副教授
Research interest: Application of bioinformatic and mechine learning methods to analyze integrated genomic and health related data in cancer and public health research.
Dr. Yu-Tien Chang is an Associate Professor in School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center (NDMC). She earned her PhD. degree in Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences of NDMC in 2017 and served as a visiting research fellow in Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute For Aging Research in 2024. Her research interests are using AI and bioinformatic methods to explore the biomarkers of cancers and the risk factors related to diseases. She has conducted extensive studies in breast, colorectal, kidney, and bladder cancer, and aging. Additionally, Dr. Chang is interested in leveraging AI technologies such as ChatGPT (large language learning model), image identification, and LLM for health promotion and medical research. Examples of her work include developing a Line bot for health diet and weight loss and predicting pain levels using smart wearable devices. Dr. Chang welcomes international collaborations and invites interested parties to get in touch.
Research Interests
Generative AI application in Digital Health Intervention 生成式AI於數位健康介入之應用
Bioinformatics 生物醫學資訊
Cancer Biomarkers 癌症基因標記
Genomic Analysis 基因體分析(mRNA, single cell RNAseq, spatial single cell RNAseq, Multi-omics)
Genome Wide Analysis Study 全基因組關聯分析
Gene-drug repurposing 基因藥物分析
Big Data analysis 健康大數據分析
Public Health 公共衛生
Professional Experiences
December 2023~ June 2024, Visiting Research Fellow of Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute For Aging Research
November 2023~ November 2025 Director, Association for Translational Engineering Medicine-Taiwan
June 2023~ June 2025 臺北市公共衛生公會理事
August 2023 Present Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2021~July 2023 Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018~2021 Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2015~2018 Adjunct Lecturer, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Education
2017 Ph.D., Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Master Degree, Graduate Institute of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2006 Bachelor Degree, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Honors and Awards
2023 國家環境教育獎臺北市學校組特優
2023 Excellence award of Taipei City School Division, National Environmental Education Award2023 總統盃黑客松「8R+」卓越團隊獎
2023 Taiwan Presidential Hackathon Award2022 國防醫學院 111年度 劉瑞恆先生獎助金研究優良獎
2022 National Defense Medical Center Academic Research Award
2021年高教深耕計畫-螢火蟲復育計畫，表現優異獎狀
2021 Higher Education Sprout Project Award2021年國家新創獎-心力指標與心力計應用:好心有好報
2021 Taiwan National Innovation Award
2019年乳癌防治基金會 第四屆優秀論文獎榮獲佳作
2019 Taiwan Breast Cancer Foundation Excellent Paper Award
2018年國防醫學院公共衛生學系特殊成就與貢獻獎
2018 National Defense Medical Center Special Achievement and Contribution Award
2018年第一屆總統盃黑客松「救急救難一站通」，獲得全國前5強之獎項(成員)
2018 Taiwan First Presidential Hackathon Award
2017 衛福部中央健康保險署主辦之｢健康存摺黑客松｣榮獲全國創意設計類第二名
2017 Ministry of Health and Welfare Central Health Insurance Administration My Health Bank Hackathon Award
2016年「國際健康物聯網黑客松」(Health IoT Hackathon)競賽，本團隊榮獲「最佳創新獎｣
2016 Health IoT Hackathon Best Innovation Award
Professional Service
Editorial Boards: Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Pharmacology; Guest Editor, Pharmacoepidemiology
Journal Reviewer: Canadian Medical Association Journal (IF=16)、JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (IF:8.5)、Scientific data(IF=8)、Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (IF=7.186)、Frontiers in Public Health (IF:6.461)、Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (IF:6) 、Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (IF:?)、Aging(IF:5.2)、JMIR mHealth and uHealth (IF=4.948)、BMC Genomics (IF=4.5)、BMC Cancer (IF=4.4)、Journal of Cancer (IF=4.478)、Scientific Reports (IF=4.6)、JMIR Medical Education(IF=3.6)、Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (IF:1.45)、Journal of Medical Sciences