SETS x TTBA
Every year, TTBA collaborates with the Association of Chinese American Professionals (ACAP) to organize SETS—the Annual Conference of Science, Engineering, and Technology Seminars. This premier event serves as a platform for thought-provoking discussions, showcasing a wide range of topics that span the latest research developments, innovative projects, and groundbreaking discoveries.
2023
休士頓一年一度、萬眾矚目的「美南國建會科學、工程和技術研討會 (SETS)」又來囉！
SETS是數領域集大成之精華會議，包括能源、健康醫療等以及 登登登登（隆隆小鼓聲🥁）生物醫學🤩！
去年迎來休士頓辦事處處長、科技組組長以及整場共200位菁英嘉賓蒞臨，其中吸引了近40位年輕有為的生醫壯士們以及TTBA熟面孔🦾
今年主題將聚焦學界和業界的職涯發展、科學創新以及合作。
你是否擔心身為國際學生、非美國教育學歷該如何在美國學界順利晉升呢？🧪還在猶豫嗎？
讓我們告訴你今年「美南國建會科學、工程和技術研討會 (SETS)」還有哪些精彩可期的講者！
👩⚕️👨⚕️手刀報名起來🖖
👉📅報名資訊: https://www.acap-usa.org/down-for-maintenance
【Biomedical Session】The Future of Scientific Innovation:
Fostering Collaboration between Academia, Biotech and Chemical Industries
🕰️Time: June 24, 2023, 2:30-5:30pm
📍Marriott Sugar Land, 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land TX 77479
【講者一】嚴來興教授
題目："Sink or Swim for Young Scientists– Are You Ready For an Academic Position?"
嚴來興教授是休士頓貝勒醫學院病理學及免疫學部門的副教授，他的研究領域包括RNA的基因調控系統以及RNA介導的癌症基因重組。嚴教授以其深厚的學術背景和豐富的研究經驗，在RNA相關的基因調控研究領域有很高的權威性，他的成果不僅在學術界得到高度認可，同時也是多項國際專利的發明人。
【講者二】黃綠玉教授
題目："Academia Life - in Research, Teaching, Services"
黃綠玉教授是德州大學休士頓健康科學中心公共衛生學院的教授，是國際知名的傳染病流行病學專家。她在感染病流行病學領域的貢獻使她在全球範疇內獲得廣泛的認可，對於學術界以及公眾衛生的貢獻極為突出。
【講者三】劉軒辰博士
題目："Career development pathway- From bench side to corporate."
劉軒辰博士現任Sino Biological的技術客戶經理，她從休士頓的學術界跨入業界，並將與我們分享她的轉職經驗。劉博士的經驗將為我們提供珍貴的參考，特別是對於那些渴望從學術界轉向企業界的聽眾。
【講者四】李健源博士
題目："Career transition from Biotech to Chemical manufacturing"
李健源博士現任德州Westlake Epoxy的研究科學家，他將分享他從學術界及生技產業轉職到化學製造產業的經驗。李博士的這一跨界經歷將對於那些考慮從生物科技領域轉入化學製造行業的聽眾有著重要的啟示。
不論你是對學術界有興趣的人、還是正在掙扎於學術界與業界之間的人，都不要錯過這次的研討會！
【Speaker I】
Topic: Sink or Swim for Young Scientists– Are You Ready For an Academic Position?
🎤Speaker: Laising Yen, Ph.D. (嚴來興教授)
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
開場將由來自休士頓貝勒醫學院的嚴來興教授(Dr. Laising Yen) 為我們熱烈揭開序幕。嚴老師的研究領域包括RNA的基因調控系統以及RNA介導的癌症基因重組，同時是多項國際專利的發明人🏆並且成功授權生物技術與藥廠。嚴老師也是卓越教師獎「Norton Rose Fulbright Excellence Faculty Teaching Award」的獲獎者。
本次嚴老師將探討如何規劃成功的學術界職涯，舉凡包括研究領域選擇、科學演講、專利申請、求職策略、研究畫撰寫、導師導生關係…第一手和嚴老師互動取經的寶貴機會，對學術界有興趣的你、正在掙扎兩界的你，千萬別錯過來自地方休士頓的嚴老師的成功經歷🙅！！
Abstract
Developing a career in today’s academia is exciting but also scary. In this session, we will have an informal conversation on how to prepare for a successful career in academia. Potential topics (depending on the interests of audience) may include choosing research areas, public speaking, writing and grantsmanship, mentor-apprentice relation, patent applications, job searching strategies, and alternative career pathways.
About the Speaker
Dr. Yen is a tenured Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Yale University and post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School. His research areas include RNA-based gene regulation system and RNA-mediated genomic recombination in cancer. Dr. Yen is the inventor of several international patents that were licensed to biotech and pharmaceutical companies. He is the recipient of the Norton Rose Fulbright Excellence Faculty Teaching Award that recognizes excellent teachers/mentors at Baylor College of Medicine.
【Speaker II】
Topic: Academia Life - in Research, Teaching, Services
🎤Speaker: Lu-Yu Hwang, M.D. (黃綠玉教授)
Professor, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, TX
第二位講者將由德州大學休士頓健康科學中心(UTHhealth Houston)公共衛生學院的黃綠玉教授。黃老師是國際知名傳染病流行病學專家，主要從事病毒性肝炎、愛滋病/性傳染病(HIV/STD)、人類乳突病毒(HPV)和結核病(TB)的流行病學和預防研究。除了是現任美國傳染病學會、美國公共衛生協會和美國流行病學學院成員外，老師在教學和研究方面也獲得了無數獎項🏆發表超過120篇同行評審的研究論文，也指導過超過30位博士研究生以及70位碩士研究生，可謂擁有十分豐富的學術經歷！黃老師將為我們講述如何步步實現在研究、教育與學術方面的成就，特別是國際學生或擁有非美國學歷，如何在學術紅海克服文化與語言隔閡、建立成功學術生涯，往終身教授職位邁進！
Abstract
The academic life includes activities of research, education and professional service in the academic institutions. How to achieve in research, education and scholarship at academic institutions will depend on individual’s passion, vision, and persistence for the goal pursuit. As a foreign-born & foreign educated graduate might even struggle more with inherited language and culture barriers. During this seminar, we’ll discuss how to pursuit the goal of promotion and tenure for the professional ranks in academic career, especially for the foreign born and educated graduates. According to the UT HOOP’s guideline, as follows,
About the Speaker
Dr. Hwang is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Science and Center for Infectious Diseases at the UTHealth School of Public Health (SPH). She is the Coordinator for Global Health Certificate Program at SPH. She has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and research at UTHealth and is a current member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Public Health Association, and American College of Epidemiology. She is an internationally well-known infectious diseases epidemiology expert on epidemiology and prevention research of viral hepatitis, HIV/STD, HPV and TB. She has been the director and mentor of the NIH/Fogarty International training grant, “Center for International Training on AIDS Research (CITAR)” and currently is a member of National Task Force on Hepatitis B. She has had over 120 peer-reviewed publications, and advised over 30 doctor and 70 master graduate students. She is currently teaching the courses of Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases and Global Health Overview at the UTHealth School of Public Health.
【Speaker III】
Topic: Career development pathway- From bench side to corporate
🎤Speaker: Grace Hsuan-Chen Liu, Ph.D. (劉軒辰博士)
Technical Account Manager, Sino Biological, Inc., TX
今年SETS第三位講者將由 Sino Biological 的技術客戶經理(Technical Account Manager) — 劉軒辰博士來跟我們分享她一路從台灣到美國業界的生命故事。劉軒辰博士在 Baylor College of Medicine 取得博士學位後🎓，歷經在Houston Methodist Research Institute的三年博士後訓練，一路接受學術界的洗禮🧪，爾後決心投身到業界工作💼，如今為 Sino Biological 在美國中西部負責CRO 業務的專案經理。劉博士將與我們分享她在學術界和業界轉換的人生故事💡，以及她在職涯規劃與決策中的重要轉捩點，對於目前正在學術界和業界猶豫不決的你，千萬要把握這次精彩的演講內容！🤩
Abstract
The talk will cover my life story starting from Taiwan. What are the key turning points for me to decide on my personal and professional development? I'll share the path for me to move from the bench side to the industry.
About the Speaker
Dr. Liu received her Ph.D. in biomedical science from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She studied the development of therapeutic and diagnostic reagents for HPV-associated cancer. After her graduation, she joined Houston Methodist Research Institute as a postdoctoral researcher and worked on the development of an implantable device for intratumoral immunotherapeutics. After three years of research, she made a career move out of academia and is currently a project manager supporting CRO services in the western and central US region at Sino Biological Inc.
【Speaker IV】
Topic: Career transition from Biotech to Chemical manufacturing
🎤Speaker: Barry Jian-Yuan Li, Ph.D. (李健源博士)
Research Scientist, Westlake Epoxy, TX
往業界發展除了生技藥廠還有什麼就業選項？
讓我們隆重介紹美南國建會SETS最後一位講者🙌last but not least：來自業界的李健源博士！
李博士將分享他如何從學界/生技產業轉職到化學製造產業的歷程🧪以及業界求職面試的撇步。
李博士畢業於普渡大學，擁有有機化學的博士學位，畢業後先後於休士頓大學擔任博士後研究員以及在貝勒醫學院Center for Drug Discovery (CDD)擔任DNA 編碼化工技術(DNA Encoded Chemical Technology, DEC-Tec)的化學專家與團隊領導者，目前在德州Westlake Epoxy擔任Research Scientist，專精於開發新型環氧樹脂(epoxy resins , EPs)及其材料。
Abstract
I will briefly introduce my scientific journey and how I decide on each new step through my career path. Then, I will share why I have career transition from biotech/academia to chemical manufacturing/Industry and my experience of job interview.
About the Speaker
I obtained my Ph.D. degree in synthetic organic chemistry from Purdue University where I worked on the modification of brucine and its derivatives as chiral ligands and their application in asymmetric synthesis. During my postdoctoral training at University of Houston, my first project was the total synthesis of flexinine, a selective anticancer natural product showed selective cytotoxicity for 4 cell lines in the National Cancer Institute’s NCI-60 cell line screen with very potent activity. Additionally, I was involved in the project of organocatalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of alkenyl boronic to β-(2-indole)-enones and β-(2-pyrrole)-enones. After my postdoctoral training, I joined the Center for Drug Discovery (CDD) as a DNA Encoded Chemical Technology (DEC-Tec) chemist where I use my synthesis skills/methodology to help develop new DNA encoded libraries for different pharmaceutical applications. After 5 years in CDD-BCM, I was promoted to DEC-Tec team leader and instructor at Department of Pathology, BCM. During my near 7 years in CDD, I have built more than 20 libraries including targeted and non-targeted libraries. Meanwhile, I also perform on-DNA validation of hits generated from selection data and design new scaffold library. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a potential SARS-Cov-2 Mpro inhibitor was identified from our kinase focus library which used on-DNA Suzuki-coupling reaction. In 2023, I join Westlake Epoxy as research scientist. My job duty focuses on development of novel epoxy resins (EPs) and EPs materials in practical applications.
