Shin-Ru Shih lab - Prof. Shih

Shin-Ru Shih, Ph.D.

Specialty：Virology、Infectious Diseases、Biotechnology、Molecular Biology、Biochemistry

Emerging and reemerging viruses pose a great threat to the entire world. Besides the COVID-19 pandemic, previous viruses such as SARS-CoV-1, avian and newly drifted human influenza viruses, enterovirus, and zika viruses have severely threatened human health and have a huge socioeconomic, transportation, ecological, and education impact. Those are major research focuses in my laboratory, where I cultivated 25 Ph.D. students. Since I established the Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections (RCEVI) at Chang Gung University in 2009, my team has been studying these mutation-prone RNA viruses for a long period of time (causes of emerging and reemerging infections).

Professional Experiences

Present: Deputy Director, Biomedical Translation Research Center, Academia Sinica
Acting Director, Biomedical Translation Research Center, Academia Sinica
Present: Executive Officer, Emerging Infectious Diseases Division, Biomedical Translation Research Center, Academia Sinica
Present: Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Present: Chair Professor, Chang Gung University
Present: Director, Center for Emerging Virus Infections, Chang Gung University
Present: Member, Epidemic Response Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
President, Taiwan Society for Virology
Present: Member, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Principal Investigator, Virus Surveillance Program, Reference Laboratory, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Chair, Study Section of Microbiology and Biomedical Biotechnology, National Science Council
Chief Examiner, Clinical Virology Professional and Technical Examination, National Examination for Medical Laboratory Scientists, Taiwan
Chair, Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chang Gung University
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
M.S. in Biochemistry, National Taiwan University
B.S. in Medical Technology, National Taiwan University

Awards and Honors

International Recognition

The Best Scientist, Research.com, 2023
World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020; 2021;2022, 2023 (published by Stanford University Based on Scopus database
Research Grant Award, Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). International, 2015-2018.

National Awards – Research & Technology Transfer

Outstanding Award for Technology Transfer. Ministry of Science and Technology Taiwan. 2021.
Taipei Biotech Award (Technology Transfer Special Mention Award -Silver)
Futuristic Breakthrough Technology Award (Inventor), 2018-Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2018.
Outstanding Research Award. Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. 2017.
Wang Ming-Ning Award, from Wang Ming-Ning Memorial Foundation. 2016.
Outstanding Research Award. National Science Council (Ministry of Science and Technology) Taiwan. 2013.
Most Valuable Article Award, Journal of Formosan Medical Association, 2011.
The National Medal for Outstanding Young People,Taiwan, 2004.

Chang Gung University (CGU) Awards

Outstanding Awards for Research and Technology Transfer. Chang Gung University, 2022
Outstanding Research Award. Chang Gung University, Taiwan. 2002.
Outstanding Research Award. Chang Gung University, Taiwan. 2012.
Outstanding Research Award. Chang Gung University, Taiwan. 2020.
Outstanding Award for Industrial Cooperation. Chang Gung University, Taiwan. 2016.
Outstanding Award for Industrial Cooperation. Chang Gung University, Taiwan. 2020.
Outstanding Teaching Award. Chang Gung University, Taiwan. 2011.

Student Honors and Awards

Kuo-Feng Weng: Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2004
Chiayn Chiang: Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award (NSC), 2008
Peng-Nien Huang, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (the first place, CGU), 2008
Chia-Ron Tsai, Creative Research Award for student (NSC, 2011)
Chee-Keng Mok, Outstanding Ph. D. Thesis Award (CGU), 2011
Li-Ting Lin, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (the first place, CGU), 2011
Peng-Nien Huang, Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award (CGU), 2112
Shiou-Wen Chen, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2012
Chun-Tien Hung, Outstanding Thesis Award (CGU), 2013
Chien-Shun Lee, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2013
Po-Ting Hsieh, Oral Presentation Award (The second place, The 12th Chinese Biomedical Science Symposium, Shanghai), 2013
Hsin-Ju Wang, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (the first place, CGU), 2014
Nien-Shin Shih, Presentation Award, (Taiwanese Association of Medical Technology), 2015
Shen-Yu Huang, Presentation Award (Taiwanese Society for Virology Annual Meeting), 2017
Chuan-Tien Hung, Outstanding Paper Award (Taiwanese Society for Microbiology), 2017.
Sheng-Yu Huang, Outstanding Research Award for Ph.D. students (the second place, CGU, 2018)
Yu-An Kung, Outstanding Paper Award (Taiwanese Society for Microbiology), 2018.
Jeff KT Liu, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (the second place, CGU), 2019.
Rei-Ping Wang, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2019
Wade Lin, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2020.
Princy KY Yu, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2021.
Hsin-Yi Wang, Outstanding Master Thesis Award (CGU), 2022.
Hang-Pin Chang, Outstanding Young Person Award (CGU), 2023.
Huan-Jung Chiang, Outstanding PhD Thesis Award (the first place, CGU), 2023

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