Prof. Hsin-Chang Chen

Aug. 2017 – Present

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Project Assistant Professor. IFSH

• Food Analysis and Food Safety Assessment
• Toxicokinetics of chemicals from foods
• Quantitation of specific biomarkers of toxic chemicals exposed from foods

Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2017

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Project Assistant Professor. OMIH

• Development of analytical methods for determine metabolites in clinical samples (urine and blood)
• Food Analysis and Food Safety Assessment
• Analysis of Environmental Pollutants and Emerging Contaminants in liquid and solid samples

Jan. 2015 to Jul. 2016

Genomics Biosci. & Tech. Co., Ltd., New Taipei City, Taiwan

Director of Functional Medicine Lab., Department of Clinical Health

• Development of analytical methods for determine metabolites in clinical samples (urine and blood)
• Following the Guidance of ISO17025, USFDA and EUEMA to validate data.
• Operating and Maintaining Waters ACQUITY UPLC/AB Sciex QTrap 5500 MS system

Jan. 2014 to Jan. 2015

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Postdoctoral Research Associate, OMIH

• Development of an analytical method for real-time quantitative metabolomics for medicines and toxicants: acrylamide as an example
• Applying microdialysis and on-line solid-phase extraction to quantitate acrylamide and its metabolites and protein adducts in-vivo in Sprague-Dawley rats
• The study on the potential interaction and health risk assessment for co-exposures to perfluorinated compounds and phthalates by using animal models
• Conference staff: 2014 Society for Risk Analysis- Asia Conference
• Operating and Maintaining Thermo Accela LC/ Quantum Access TSQ MS system

Jun. 2012 to Dec. 2013

National Health Research Institutes, Miao-Li, Taiwan

Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Environ, Health Research Center

• Pharmacokinetics of Maleic acid in Sprague-Dawley Male and Female Rats
• The metabolic profiling and toxicity study of maleic acid in Sprague-Dawley rats following a four-week oral gavage exposure
• The metabolic profiling and toxicity study of gossypol in Sprague-Dawley rats following a four-week oral gavage exposure
• Exposure assessment of workers exposed to plasticizers, cooperation with Dr. Shi-Nian Uang, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 2012
• Operating and Maintaining Thermo Accela LC/ Quantum Access TSQ MS system

Feb. 2010 to Jul. 2010

Army Academy R.O.C., Chung-Li, Taiwan

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

• Course: Introduction to environmental engineering

Sep. 2009 to May 2012

National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry

• Studied the fate, transport and distribution of engineered nanoparticles (C₆₀) in environment by using liquid-phase microextraction coupled with LC/MS.
• Method development to determine the emerging contaminants in breast milk and infant food, cooperation with National Health Research Institutes, 2011.
• The study on the environmental distribution of toxic substances- examination on the reproductive ab, EPA-100-J103-02-101, Environmental Protection Administration, 2011.

June 2003 to Aug. 2007

National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan

Operator of HRMS, Instrument Center of National Central University

• Accepted trainings on principles and operations of high resolution mass spectrometry (JMS-700) at JEOL Ltd. in Japan, and had experiences of measuring over 6000 samples on FAB-MS and EI-MS.