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Our Dean


Dean Cheng-Chang Lien
Laboratory website

current job

2025/8/1~2030/7/31

Institute of Neuroscience, NYCU

Chair Professor

2025/1/1~until now

Taipei Veteran General Hospital

Contract Research Fellow

2023/11/1~until now

Life Sciences Research Promotion Center (LSRPC), National Science
and Technology Council, Taiwan 

Director

2023/1/1~until now

Morphological Medicine and Physiology Division, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

Convener

2021/2/1~until now

College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 

Dean

2021/2/1~until now

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 

Distinguished Professor

2021/2/1~until now

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 

Professor

learning experience

2021/2/1~2024/1/31

Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Director

2021/2/1~2023/1/31

Taiwan International Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Director

2021/2/1~2021/8/31

Institute of 
Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Director

2021/2/1~2021/8/31

Interdisciplinary  

Neuroscience Ph.D. Degree Program (University System of Taiwan), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Director

2021/2/1~2021/3/31

Biomedical Executive Master of Business Administration Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 

Director

2020/11/2~2021/1/31

College of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University

Dean

2020/11/2~2021/1/31

Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang-Ming University

Director

2020/11/2~2021/1/31

Biomedical Executive Master of Business Administration Program, National Yang-Ming University 

Director

2017/6/1~2021/1/31

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Ph.D. Degree Program (University System
of Taiwan), National Yang-Ming University 

Director

2017/1/11~2021/1/31

Taiwan International Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University 

Director

2017/8/1~2021/1/31

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University 

Distinguished Professor

2017/1/1~2021/1/31

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University 

Director

2015~2019

Berlin Medical University

Visiting Professor

2015/8/1~2021/1/31

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University 

Professor

2011/2/1~2015/7/31

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University 

Associate Professor

2006/7/4~2011/1/31

Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University 

Assistant Professor

2004/1/26~2006/7/31

Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Postdoctoral Project Researcher

2003/4/1~2004/2/28

University of Freiburg
Institute of Physiology

Postdoctoral Project Researcher

1998~2003

University of Freiburg

Doctor of Medicine

1997/7/1~1998/6/30

Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital

Resident Physician

1990~1997

Department of Medicine, China Medical University

Medical Bachelor

Honor

2024

National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Outstanding Research Award

2024/12

"Integrated Biomedical and Health Technology Research Program" for 6 times

2023/8

NYCU Permanent Distinguished Professor

2020/2

Honors with Qualifications for Permanent Assessment Exemption for Teachers

2011-2019

NYMU Academic Excellence Award (the same award received (2017-2019; 2015-2016; 2013-2014; 2011-2012)

2016

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Outstanding Research Award

2016/5

"Newly Approved Integrated Research Grants in Health and Medical Sciences" for 3 times

2016/4

German Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers 

2015/12

Young Scientist Award - TienTe Lee Biomedical Foundation

2015/10

NeuroCure Fellow of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

2012

DAAD Scholarship for the research visit at the Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany

1998-2003

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship for PhD study

2008-2022

Outstanding Educator Award from School of Medicine, NYMU & NYCU. (2022/05, 2021/05, 2020/07, 2018/04,2017/10,2016/05, 2015/05, 2013/05, 2012/05, 2010/11,2010/03, 2008/10)

Research Direction

1. To explore the characteristics and functions of neural circuits in the hippocampus and amygdala of mice.

2. Use gene transgenic mouse firefly to locate specific nerve cells or delete specific genes to explore functional changes

3. Use in vivo optogenetics technology to excite or inhibit specific nerve cells with light sources, and then explore the correlation between neural circuits and behavior.