Cheng-Yen Kao (Miles) (email) 

Ph.D., Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan.

Research interests:

Bacterial pathogenesis & evolution

Antibiotic resistance & drug development

Bacterial community & Microbiota

Applications of microbiology (Phages & Probiotics)

Jazon Harl Hidrosollo (2021 Oct ~)

Team A/D: Bacterial pathogenesis and gene regulation

Ms., Department of Medical Technology, University of San Agustin, Philippines.

Research topic: 

1. The mechanism of compound 4e against S. lugdunensis 

2. Investigating the mechanism of compound 4e derivatives against S. lugdunensis and the mechanism of drug resistance 

3. Association between genotypes and virulence of SL (side project)

4. The interaction between urinary stones and microbiota (side project)

Yen-Zheng Zhang (Jean) (2020 Aug ~ 2022 Aug, Master student; 2022 Sep ~)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Ms., Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Research topic: 

1. Investigating the evolutionary mechanisms of strains in patients with recurrent urinary tract infections 

2. Exploring the characteristics of bacteria causing systemic infections 

3. Characteristics and diagnosis of carbapenemase-producing bacteria (side project)

4. Investigation of the correlation between microbiota and diseases (side project)

Pei-Yun Kuo (Alice) (2020 Aug ~ 2022 Aug, Master student; 2022 Sep ~)

Team A/C: Bacterial pathogenesis and gene regulation

Bs., Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taiwan

Ms., Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Research topic:

1. Investigating the roles and interactions of Jhp0417 and Jhp0106 

2. Exploring the regulatory mechanisms of CsrA 

3. Investigating the influence of strain-specific regulation of CsrA variants on bacterial virulence

4. Developing novel probiotics for pets (side project)

Tran Thi Dieu Thuy (Andrea) (2020 Sep ~ 2022 Aug, Master student; 2022 Sep ~)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Bs., Department of biotechnology, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

Ms., Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Research topic: 

1. Development and mechanism exploration of traditional probiotic products against pathogenic bacteria

2. Development of next-generation probiotics for anti-aging effects 

3. Investigation of the correlation between microbiota and male reproductive tract diseases  (side project)

Tran Thi Thuy Duong (Mira) (2020 Nov ~ 2022 Aug, Master student; 2022 Sep ~)

Team B/C: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Department of biotechnology, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

Ms., Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Research topic: 

1. Investigating the characteristics of CRhvKP and developing a screening platform 

2. Exploring the evolution and characteristics of CRhvKP, hvKP, and LAhvKP plasmids 

3. Developing bacteriophages to inhibit CRhvKP 

4. Investigating the role of novel virulence factors in the pathogenesis of CRKP 

5. Studying the evolution of hvKP within the host 

6. Developing antibacterial compounds and analyzing their mechanisms (side project)

Carl Jay Ballena Bregente (2022 Sep ~)

Team C: Bacterial community

Ms., Blizard Institute, London, United Kingdom

Research topic: 

1. Investigating the characteristics of carbapenem-resistant (CAZ-AVI/cefiderocol/colistin-resistant) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 

2. Exploring the characteristics of hypervirulent and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (HvCRPA)

3. Development of bacteriophages to combat HvCRPA

4. Development of bacteriophages to combat carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae (side project)

5. Investigation of the correlation between microbiota and male reproductive tract diseases (side project)

Pek Kee Chen (2021 Oct ~ 2023 Aug, Master student; 2023 Sep ~)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Research topic: 

1. Analysis of the characteristics and mechanisms of hypervirulent extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

2. Analysis of novel mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii 

3. Development of bacteriophages to combat hypervirulent XDR Acinetobacter baumannii 

4. Analysis of the impact and mechanisms of induced resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii on pathogenicity

5. Development of probiotics with the potential to inhibit rUTI (side project)

Pei-Chun (Ella) (2022 Aug ~2024 Jul, Master student; 2024 Sep ~)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Bs., Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Research topic: 

Development and mechanistic study of Next-Generation Probiotics against metabolic syndrome

Zheng Ya-Yu (2022 Aug ~2024 Jul, Master student; 2024 Sep ~)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

Research topic: 

The bacterial interactions in polymicrobial infections and their impact on bacterial pathogenesis.

Nevia Longjam (2024 Aug ~)

Team A: Bacterial pathogenesis and gene regulation

B.Sc Biotechnology: Chandigarh University, India (2015-2018) 

M.Sc Biotechnology: Bharathiar University India (2018-2020) 

Project Associate-1 :DBT- IBSD (May 2022-August 2024) 

Research topic: 

Alonso Enrique Africa (2024 Feb ~)

Team D: 

Bs., College of Science of the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.

Research topic: 

1. Development and mechanism studies of antimicrobial active compounds 

2. Development of compounds that inhibit PASTA kinase activity (side project)

Jia-Yu Xie (Lena) (2024 Aug ~)

Team B: 

Bs., Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taiwan..

Research topic: 

Antibiotic resistance.

Laishram Yashmine Devi (2024 Aug ~)

Team B: 

Bs., Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), India.

Research topic: 

Next generation probiotics

Yi-Ru Boey (2024 Aug ~)

Team B: 

Bs.,Department of Life Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan

Research topic: 

Antibiotic resistance.

Rong-Xuan Wu (Michelle) (2024 Feb ~ 2025 Jan, Intern; 2025 Feb ~ )

Team D: 

Bs., Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Topic: Development of probiotics

Nguyen Van Tat Thanh (Tony) (2025 Feb ~ )

Bs.,  Pharmacological Medical and Agronomical Biotechnology at University of science and technology of Hanoi

Topic: Development of probiotics

Yi-Chien Kao (Tina) (2023 Mar ~ 2025 Jul, Intern; 2025 Aug ~ )

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Acinetobacter baumannii evolution (Supervised by Pekkee)

聖翔 (Shawn) (2023 Jul ~ 2025 Jul, Intern; 2025 Aug ~ )

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Phage therapy (Supervised by Carl)

Ramgie Bartolata (Ram) (2025 Aug ~ )

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

BS, Biology for Teachers, Philippine Normal University, Manila

Topic: NGP application in chemotherapy

Jia Chien Wu (Chloe) (2025 Aug ~ )

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Bs.,Department of Life Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan

Topic: NGP application in chemotherapy

李佳芮 Rachel (2024 Mar ~)

Team B: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of P. aeruginosa (Supervised by Carl)

蕭仲甫 (2024 Aug ~)

Team D: 

Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Next generation probiotics (Supervised by Andrea and Ella)

Daniel Yeng-Fong Lin 林諺豐 (2024 Aug ~)

Team B: 

Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Klebsiella pneumoniae complex (Supervised by Khoa and Cluaida)

鄭宇均 Yu-Chun Cheng, Yana (2025 Jul ~)

Team D: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Phage therapy (Supervised by Pekkee)

高璇 Chole (2025 Jul ~)

Team B: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Antibiotic resistance and phage therapy (Supervised by Jazon)

謝晨亮 Chen-Liang, Hsieh (Candice) (2025 Sep ~)

Team D: 

Departmant of International Business, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Phage applications

Pek Kee Chen (2019 Sep ~ 2020 Jan, Malaysia exchange undergraduate student)

BS., Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Shang-Rong Zhuang (2019 Aug ~ 2020 Feb, Master student )

BS., Department of Biotechnology, Ming-Chuan University, Taiwan

Hsin-Tung Yeo (2019 Nov ~ 2020 Jul, Undergraduate student)

Bs., Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Po-Shun Chen (Anthony) (2020 Dec ~ 2021 Aug, Undergraduate student)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs. Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dornsife School of Science and Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, USA

Topic: Characteristics of pathogens cause urinary tract infection.

David Wong (2021 Dec ~ 2023 Jan, PhD student)

PhD Candidate, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Research interests:

Microbiota and their metabolites, uremic toxin, in chronic kidney disease. 

Oral microbiota and related disease.

Microbiota related detection technologies, PCR / LC method validation

Hung-Sheng Huang (Alan) (2020 Aug ~ 2022 Sep, Master student)

Team A: Bacterial pathogenesis and gene regulation

Bs., Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taiwan

Research topic: Characterization of novel virulence factors in H. pylori pathogenesis

Yi-Hong Lee (Red) (2021 Apr ~ 2022 Sep, Master student)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Department of biotechnology, National Chia-Yi University, Taiwan

Research topic: Patients with recurrent E. coli infections

Liza Gonzales (2022  Jan ~ 2022 Jul, Intern)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Ms., International Health Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

Research topic: Phage therapy for MDR-pathogens.

Kieu Anh (Annie) (2020 Nov ~ 2023 Mar, Master student)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Department of biotechnology, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam

Research topic: Characterization of carbapenem-nonsusceptible Acinetobacter.

Yu-Jing Chiou (FiFi) (2021 Aug ~ 2023 Aug, Master student)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Bs., Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taiwan

Research topic: Probiotics

Yu-Ting Lo (Daphne) (2021 Aug ~ 2023 Aug, Master student)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Bs., Department of Fragrance and Cosmetics Science,  Kaoshiung Medical University, Taiwan

Research topic: Drug screening

Ray 莊予睿 (2022 Aug ~ 2023 Mar)

Team D: 

Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Topic: Phage applications (Supervised by Jazon and Carl)

Chris How-Ming Tan (2023 Jul ~ 2023 Dec, international exchange intern)

Team A: H. pylori pathogenesis

Bs., Malaysia.

Research topic: Oil against H. pylori

林辰砡 (Lin Chen-Yu) 奇奇 (Kiki) (2024 Feb ~ 2024 May)

Team D: 

Department of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Klebsiella oxytoca virulence

I-Yuan Hsu (Eva) (2022 Aug ~ 2025 Feb)

Team A: Bacterial pathogenesis and gene regulation

Bs., Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, TCU, Taiwan.

Research topic: 

Characterization of novel virulence factors in H. pylori pathogenesis

Jason Torres (2022 Sep ~ 2025 Feb)

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Bs., Bachelors of Science in Biology. University of Belize, Belize

Research topic: 

Exploring the characteristics of K. pneumoniae causing systemic infections 

Wan-Hsuan Lin (2024 Sep ~ 2025 Feb) 

Team B: Antibiotic resistance & bacterial evolution

Research topic: 

Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance

芊芊 (Chien-Chien) (2023 Apr ~ 2025 Feb)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Acinetobacter baumannii phages (Supervised by Pekkee)

采倪 (NiNi) (2023 Jun ~ 2025 Feb)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Probiotic characterization (Supervised by Andrea)

卓佳威 Sam (2024 Mar ~ 2025 Mar)

Team D: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Phages characteristics (Supervised by Pekkee)

施進華 Cookie (2024 Mar ~ 2025 Mar)

Team D: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Phages characteristics (Supervised by Pekkee)

劉逸菲 Yvonne (2024 Mar ~ 2025 Jul)

Team B: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Characteristics of Klebsiella oxytoca complex (Supervised by Carl)

呂忠洲 Mark (2024 Mar ~ 2025 Jul)

Team D: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Enterococcus characteristics (Supervised by Andrea)

戴爾賢 (Tai, Erh Hsien) Mori (2024 Mar ~ 2025 Jul)

Team D: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Enterococcus characteristics (Supervised by Andrea)

王天淇 Tian-Qi (2024 May ~ 2025 Jul)

Team B: 

Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Antibiotic resistance (Supervised by Carl)

Bui Thi Linh (2023 Sep ~ 2025 Aug)

Team D: Drug development & microbial applications

Bs., Department of biotechnology and food technology, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam

Research topic: 

Characterizing probiotics with antimicrobial and bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity for product development.

Jolyn Fang (2025 Jun ~ 2025 Aug, MIT exchange undergraduate student) 

Department of Biological Engineering and Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Nguyen Tran Uyen Nhi (Nikki) (2025 Jul ~ 2025 Aug, exchange undergraduate student)

Team B: 

Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University – Vietnam National University HCMC.

Topic: (Supervised by Jean)

孫于然 Kimberly (Kim) (2024 Mar ~ 2025 Aug)

Team D: 

Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Topic: Probiotic applications (Supervised by Andrea)