National Dong Hwa University

Viral Oncology

Peng, Chih-Wen
https://ponponslab.weebly.com/

Research Field

Medicine

Introduction

Chih-Wen Peng (彭致文), Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, National Dong Hwa University 1-16 Sec. 2 Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 974301, Taiwan Phone No.:011-886-3-8903637 Fax No.: 011-886-3-8900163
E-mail: pengcw@gms.ndhu.edu.tw; peng1972@gmail.com
Web: http://ponponslab.weebly.com/

Research and Professional Positions Held in Chronological Sequence
1997-1998    Research Assistant, Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University
1998-2001    Graduate Research Associate, Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
2001-2002    Graduate Teaching Associate, Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
2002-2004    Postdoctoral Fellow, Medicine and Microbiology, Harvard Medical School
2004-2007    Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University
2007-2014    Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University
2014-2015    Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University
2015-2020 Jul    Professor, Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University
2018-2020 Jul    Deputy Chair, Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University
2020 Aug-2023 Jul    Professor, Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University
2022 Feb-2023 Jul    Chairman, Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University 
2023 Aug-    Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, National Dong Hwa University
 

In recent years, research on viruses has not only advanced the development of drugs and vaccines for treating viral diseases in medicine but has also widely utilized viral vectors as gene delivery systems. Moreover, viruses play a key role in gene therapy. In the future, we will investigate the relationship between EBV infection and tumorigenesis. The systems we have established can be extended and applied to research on other viruses, and we will use viral infection pathways to develop controllable cellular systems for in-depth studies of related diseases.


Research Topics

Current research topics include:

(1) The mechanistic insight of EBV latency.

(2) Establishment of high throughput screening platforms for anti-EBV

      drug discovery.

(3) Deciphering the pathogenic role of EBV in Bladder pain syndrome.

(4) Translation medicine research on multiple myeloma


Honor

Major Honors and Awards: 

  1. 2010, 2011, 2013 Outstanding Teaching Award, Tzu Chui University
  2. 2012-2020 Academic Research Incentives/Rewards, Tzu Chui University
  3. 104 Academic Sinica Research Award for Junior Research Investigators 
  4. 2020-2025 Academic Research Incentives/Rewards, National Dong Hwa University

Educational Background


Education
1991-1995    B.S., Plant Pathology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
1998-2002    Ph. D., Department of Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, USA