個人簡介

廖愛禾教授分別於2003 年在國立陽明大學獲得生物醫學影像與放射科學學士與生物醫學影像與放射科學核醫藥物暨分子影像組碩士學位，並於2009 年在國立臺灣大學獲得電機工程博士學位。

她是一名醫學放射師，擁有超過兩年的臨床經驗。2009 年，她在國立臺灣大學醫學卓越研究中心 – 基因醫學部門擔任博士後研究員。

2010 年 8 月，她進入國立臺灣科技大學生物醫學工程研究所，目前擔任教授職位，並同時兼任國防醫學院的兼任教授。

學術與研究貢獻

• 2011 至 2014 年：獲得傑出年輕學者研究計畫獎

• 2017 年：獲得科技部吳大猷先生紀念獎（傑出年輕學者獎）

• 2018 年：獲得台灣新創獎（兩項）

• 2020、2021、2023 年：獲得台灣創新卓越獎

她於2016 年在Theranostics（2022 年影響因子 IF=12.4）期刊發表論文**《基於層層組裝微氣泡傳遞系統的 Minoxidil 遞送效果研究，以增強毛髮生長》（Theranostics, 2016, 6(6), 817-827），該論文的研究圖像更被選為該期刊的封面圖片**。

截至目前，廖教授已發表超過72篇 SCI 期刊論文，並申請超過 11 項國際專利，涵蓋微氣泡技術與治療性超音波的生物醫學應用領域。

研究領域

• 超音波影像

• 治療性超音波

• 分子影像

• 醫學影像

• 超音波微氣泡設計

• 藥物傳遞

• 腫瘤生物學

Dr. Liao 致力於推動超音波與微氣泡技術在醫療應用的創新發展，對精準醫學與非侵入性治療技術帶來了重要貢獻。 

Dr. Ai-Ho Liao received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Science from National Yang-Ming University in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from the National Taiwan University in 2009 in electrical engineering. She is a medical radiation technologist with more than two years of clinical experience. She was a postdoctoral researcher in NTU Research Center for Medical Excellence – Division of Genomic Medicine at National Taiwan University in 2009. In August 2010, she went to the Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, where she is currently the Professor. She is also currently the Adjunct Professor in National Defense Medical Center. Dr. Liao has received Outstanding Young Researcher Project Award from 2011 to 2014, Dr. Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (Outstanding Young Researcher Award) from Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in 2017, Taiwan Innovation Award (two awards) in 2018, Taiwan Innovation Advanced Award in 2020, 2021, and 2023. She published a paper "Effectiveness of a Layer-by-Layer Microbubbles-Based Delivery System for Applying Minoxidil to Enhance Hair Growth to Enhance Hair Growth" in “Theranostics (2022 IF=12.4) 2016, 6(6), 817-827." and used as the journal front cover page image. Dr. Liao has published over 68 SCI ultrasound-related papers, over 11 worldwide patents been filed in areas of microbubble and biomedical use of therapeutic ultrasound. Her research interests include ultrasonic imaging, therapeutic ultrasound, molecular imaging, the design of ultrasound microbubbles, drug delivery and tumor biology, etc.