Dr. Yin-Tse Huang (黃尹則) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Florida, USA, specializing in the ecology and evolution of bark beetle–fungus symbioses, and completed postdoctoral training at Kyoto University, Japan, as a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) fellow studying insect–fungus mutualistic relationships.

His research integrates mycology, microbial genomics, ecology, and bioinformatics to address fundamental questions about fungal biology and its applications to human health and agriculture. Current focuses include medical mycology of opportunistic pathogens (Scedosporium and Lomentospora), entomopathogenic fungi for biocontrol, and urban soil microbiome ecology using multi-omics approaches.

With research experience across three countries and active collaborations with institutions in Thailand, Australia, the Czech Republic, and the Philippines, Dr. Huang fosters a highly international and interdisciplinary research environment. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate research projects and is committed to mentoring the next generation of scientists in microbial ecology and genomics.

The MEGA Lab (Microbial Ecology, Genomics, and Applications) at the Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, investigates the diversity, ecology, and evolution of fungi and microbial communities and translates these findings into real-world applications in human health and agriculture.

The lab is equipped with modern facilities for molecular biology, microbiology, and bioinformatics, including Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, high-throughput amplicon and metagenomic sequencing pipelines, and computational resources for multi-omics data analysis. We maintain extensive fungal culture collections comprising clinical and environmental isolates of medically important species, insect-associated symbiotic fungi, and entomopathogenic strains sourced from diverse ecological niches across Taiwan and internationally.

Our current research spans three major areas: (1) ecology and antifungal resistance of opportunistic fungal pathogens under a One Health framework, (2) development of entomopathogenic fungi for sustainable biocontrol, and (3) microbiome ecology of urban and agricultural soils using multi-omics approaches.