Principal Investigator

See-Yeun Ting, Ph.D.  (陳詩允)

See-Yeun received his B.S. in Life Sciences from the National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan, in 2009. He was a research technician at the Academia Sinica in Dr. Soo-Chen Cheng's lab before completing his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in the lab of Dr. Elizabeth Craig at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the U.S.
From 2017 to 2021, See-Yeun was a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Joseph Mougous in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington before moving back to Taiwan and establishing his lab in the Institute of Molecular Biology at Academia Sinica in 2021.

Chia-En received her B.S. degree in Plant Pathology from National Chung-Hsing University and pursued her M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from National Cheng-Kung University afterward. After graduation, she kept working on her project as a research assistant for a year to identify a novel host factor involved in the colonization and tolerance of enterohemorrhagic E. coli in C. elegans. In 2021, she became the Ph.D. student in TIGP-MCB in Academia Sinica and joined in the Ting lab. Chia-En's research goal is to identify and characterize novel pathways by which bacteria defend against interbacterial antagonism.

Jasmine received her B.S. and M.S. in Medical Laboratory Science from the National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan, in 2014 and 2017. She studied the functions of 5 unknown genes of the human pathogen Helicobacter pylori J99 regulated by the global post-transcription regulator, CsrA, and the roles they played in motility. She worked as a research assistant at the Academia Sinica in Dr. Yu-ling Shih's lab from 2020-2021. Now she joined the Ting lab as a Ph.D. student of the TIGP-MCB program held by Academia Sinica, where she aims to develop novel techniques for microbiome manipulation.

Thuy graduated from the Vietnam National University of Agriculture with a B.S. in Biotechnology in December 2022. During her undergraduate study, Thuy engaged in a multitude of projects centered around the screening of extracellular enzymes in bacteria and fungi, as well as selecting superior traits in rice and maize. Later, Thuy revealed the origin of Mong Cai pig in her thesis – a prestigious Vietnamese pig breed – through an investigation of mtDNA and the MC1R gene. Following her graduation, Thuy became a research assistant in the Institute of Genome Research at Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). This invaluable experience laid the groundwork for her subsequent venture to Taiwan, where she pursued graduate studies in the TIGP-MCB program at Academia Sinica. In 2023, Thuy joined the Ting lab as a roton, studying the dynamics of the antagonistic interplay between bacteria and phages.

Yung-Chih graduated from the National University of Kaohsiung in 2021 with a B.S. in Life Sciences. While at NUK, he worked as an undergraduate researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Chia-Ning Yang. He studied how the mutations on Nucleotide Leucine rich-repeat Receptors, Pikp-1, affects the oligomization, and the interaction with an Avirulence protein effector, AVR-Pia, through structural and biomolecular modeling approaches. After graduation, he joins the Ting lab as a research assistant at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Academia Sinica, where he focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of interbacterial antagonism.

Ta-Chien received his B.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Biology from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2021. He interned in various labs during his college career and decided to continue to his scientific career back in Taiwan. As a RA at the Academia Sinica, his research focuses on interbacterial defense pathways in pathogenic bacteria. Outside of the lab, he likes to play sports.

Po-Yin received both bachelor and master degrees in Plant Pathology and Microbiology from the National Taiwan University. During her graduate study, Po-Yin investigated the function of the movement protein, TGB1, in potexviruses, CVX and PiVX, during the process of viral infection. In 2022, she decided to join the Ting lab as a Research Associate where she takes synthetic biology approaches to understand how microbes communicate with each other in close quarters.

Feng-Qi holds a B.S. and a M.S. degree in Microbiology from Soochow University in Taiwan. During his graduate studies, he conducted research on coral holobionts, with a specific focus on phages, while working under the mentorship of Dr. Sen-Lin Tang at the Biodiversity Center in Academia Sinica. In 2023, Feng-Qi became a Research Associate in the Ting Lab, where he investigates the intricate interactions between bacteria and phages.

Lily grew up in the southwestern Taiwan at Pingtung city, where she got educated and learned her interests in the fundamental biology. Later, she decided to move to the north and began her college career in the Department of Life Sciences at the National Taiwan University. Lily had a broad interest in biological sciences and the one drew her the most attention is the subject of Bacteriology. In 2022, she became an active member in the Ting lab as a Pre-graduate Research Scholar. She is working in the "Defense Team" to investigate how pathogenic bacteria protect themselves from external biotic stress.

In 2023, Lily successfully applied and acquired the Research Grant for University Students from NSTC (National Science and Technology Council). Lily will receive a monthly stipend over the course of the research period in the Ting Lab.

Celia earned her bachelor's degree in Entomology from The National Taiwan University in 2022. Following that, she gained research experience by joining Dr. Wen Chang's lab as a research assistant. In this role, she contributed to the development of the grouper kidney cell (GK cell) culture system and the optimization of procedures for Grouper Iridovirus (GIV) infection, including GK cell isolation. In 2023, Celia transitioned to the Ting lab, where her responsibilities primarily involve the management of the laboratory, procurement of necessary materials, and ensuring the proper maintenance of scientific instruments. Her dedication to research and laboratory management makes her a valuable asset to our team.