Division of Medical Engineering Research

Introduction

Established in June 2000, the Division of Medical Engineering Research (DMER) aims to maintain high standards in its research, conduct interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research collaboration, promote the medical engineering industry in Taiwan with product-oriented research and development, and would also like to become government’s think tank for healthcare policy making.
The division focuses primarily on four medical engineering research areas: (I) Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, (II) Biomechanics, (III) Medical Imaging, and (IV) Biophotonics & Bioelectronics. While the division has continued to maintain its productive and award-winning research program in biomechanics and biophotonics, biomedical imaging has gradually become its main target, resulting in two integrated research programs: interventional MRI and multi-modality molecular imaging platforms. Whenever applicable, research findings and results are followed through with technology transfers, patent applications, and the development of new medical products.

Mission

To strive for a high academic research standard in the above research areas through continued recruitment of talent research scientists and international collaborations.
To promote multi-disciplinary and multi-institute integrated projects, soliciting necessary collaboration among experts in basic research, clinical research and product development.
MED has chartered itself since inception with the mission of helping build a significant medical engineering industry in Taiwan with global market presence, by linking the medical profession with the excellent foundation of Taiwan's IT industry.

Advisory Committee

Name	Affiliation
Professor Ko-Ping Kirk Shung (Chairman)	Director, NIH Resource on Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 140 DRB, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA Tel: 213-821-2653; Fax: 213-821-3897 E-mail: kkshung@usc.edu Website: http://www.usc.edu/dept/biomed/UTRC/ (2008/10/01 – 2011/09/30)
Professor Chien Ho	Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Mellon Institute Room 649 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213, U.S.A Tel: 412-268-3395 E-mail: chienho@andrew.cmu.edu (2009/01/01 – 2011/12/31)
Professor Ruey-Jen Sung	President Institute of Life Sciences National Central University 300, Jhongda Road, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County 32001, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 03-4227151 E-mail: rsung@mail.ncku.edu.tw (2008/10/01 – 2011/09/30)
Professor Cheng-Kung Cheng	Institute of Biomedical Engineering National Yang Ming University 155, Sec. 2, Li-Non St., Taipei, 112, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 02-2826-7355 ; Fax: 02-2822-8557 E-mail: ckcheng@ym.edu.tw (2008/10/01 – 2011/09/30)

Professor Kai-Nan An	Chair, Division of Orthopedic Research Professor of Bioengineering Mayo Medical School 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, U.S.A. Tel: 507-284-2589; Fax: 507-284-5392 e-mail: an.kainan@mayo.edu (2008/10/01 – 2011/09/30)

Professor Abraham P. Lee	Department of Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA92697-2715, U.S.A. Tel: 949-824-9691; Fax: 949-824-1727 e-mail: aplee@uci.edu (2008/10/01 – 2011/09/30)

Professor Wei-Shou Hu	Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota 151 Amundson Hall 421 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0132, U.S.A. Tel: 612-625-0546; Fax: 612-626-7630 email: acre@cems.umn.edu (2008/10/01 – 2011/09/30)