Yung-Chih Kuo
Professor
National Chung Cheng University
Taiwan
Biography
Yung-Chih Kuo is a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University. His research interests are focused on biomaterials, drug delivery system, tissue engineering, blood–brain barrier, stem cell differentiation, nerve regeneration, cancer therapy, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease treatment, biophysics, and colloid and interface science. In these fields, he has authored or coauthored over 130 SCI journal papers. He is an honor member of Phi Tau Phi Society, a life member in various academic Societies including American Nano Society, European Atherosclerosis Society, Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Society, Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Asian Biotechnology Directory, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Institute of Engineers, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Biochemical Engineering Society of Taiwan, and Taiwan Biomaterials and Controlled Release Society. He won Young Scholar Award in 2003 and Distinguished Research Award in 2013. He is also an associate editor of J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Engrs. (Impact factor 3.000) and an editorial board member in 6 international journals, and has been invited as a manuscript reviewer for over 50 journals (top reviewer of the Journal of Physical Chemistry (American Chemical Society)), an external reviewer for European research proposals, academic awards, research grants, faculty recruitments and promotions, and financial support of hosting international symposiums, and an advisory board committeeman of international conferences and symposiums.
Research Interest
Biomaterials
Drug delivery system
Tissue engineering
Bood–brain barrier
Stem cell differentiation
Nerve regeneration
Cancer therapy
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease treatment
Biophysics
Colloid and interface science.