CGU’s Healthy Aging Research Center Focuses on
Degenerative Diseases Affecting Elderly Human Health
At a recent ceremony at Taipei’s Chang Gung University (CGU),
Waters Corporation welcomed the University’s Healthy Aging Research
Center as a Waters Centers of Innovation (COI) Program partner -
the first in Taiwan.
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In celebration of its selection as a
Waters Center of Innovation, Chang Gung University (CGU) hosted a
ceremony in recognition of the research of Prof. Daniel Chiu.
Pictured are (from left to right) Prof. Chih-Wei Yang, MD, Dean of
College of Medicine, CGU; Prof. Chiu; Prof. Ta-Sen Yeh, MD, Chair,
Board of Chang Gung Medical Research Review and Evaluation; Prof.
Ming-Shi Shiao, Ph.D, Director of Metabolomic Core, CGU; Dean Yu,
General Manager of Waters in Taiwan; Eric Fotheringham, Director -
Waters Centers of Innovation Program; Dr. Gigin Lin, MD,
Ph.D, Physician Scientist, Staff Radiologist, Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Waters COI Program recognizes analytical scientists
facilitating breakthroughs in health and life science research,
food safety, environmental protection, sports medicine and other
areas through the use of liquid chromatography and mass
spectrometry.
Led by Dr. Daniel Tsun-Yee Chiu, Ph.D., Dean of Research &
Development, and director of CGU’s Healthy Aging Research Center,
the Center focuses on the implementation of advanced analytical
science to answer key questions on the mechanisms of disease that
affect human health, particularly in the elderly. Dr. Chiu has a
special interest in the effects of oxidative stress on cellular
function and establishing reference laboratories to assess
oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in health and in
diseases. He is currently the president of the Society of Free
Radical Research-Asia and he has published over 140 scientific
articles along this area.
Dr. Chiu expressed his deep gratitude that CGU’s Healthy Aging
Research Center has been selected to become a Waters Center of
Innovation partner.
“We are truly honored to become Waters Corporation’s COI partner
in Taiwan. I am confident that the research conducted with the
assistance of Waters’ technology will lead to breakthroughs that
will greatly advance the study of various degenerative diseases and
their impact on human health. I would like to once more extend our
thanks to Waters for their recognition of our research,” said Dr.
Chiu.
Attending the ceremony was Dean Yu, General Manager of Waters
Taiwan, who extended his congratulations on behalf of Waters to Dr.
Chiu and his team.
“Dr. Chiu and his colleague, Professor Ming-Shi Shiao have been
advocates, technical advisors, and pioneers in the field of
metabolomics, metabolite I.D. and profiling in Taiwan for many
years. Their considerable influence within CGU, as well as other
major Taiwanese and international institutes is well deserved. On
behalf of all Waters employees, we are excited that Chiu’s team is
now a Waters COI partner," said Yu.
Currently, the Healthy Aging Research Center at CGU is equipped
with Waters® Synapt® HDMS systems, ACQUITY UPLC® systems, including
an ACQUITY® UPC2 system, and Xevo® TQ-S systems.
The Centers of Innovation Program ceremony was held in
conjunction with a symposium, “Metabolomics from Bench to Bedside”
which was co-organized by Chang Gung University and Waters
Corporation and featured presentations by Professor Jeremy
Nicholson, Imperial College London; Professor David Wishart,
University of Alberta; Professor Kumar Sharma, University of
California San Diego; Professor David Herold and Professor Liang
Li, University of Alberta.
About Metabolomics
Metabolomics is the study of molecules known as metabolites that
are produced by living organisms as the result of biological
processes. Metabolites have been used as biomarkers for decades.
The presence of sugar in urine as a diagnostic test for diabetes is
one of the oldest examples. Mass spectrometry is an extremely
sensitive means of studying the full array of metabolites produced
by an organism. From a few microliters of blood or extract
scientists are beginning to learn a great deal about the biological
underpinnings of disease processes, the response of an organism
like a plant to an environmental stress or the response of a test
subject to the administration of a drug simply by measuring the
type and concentration of metabolites present.
About Chang Gung University
Chang Gung University (CGU) was first established in April 1987
as the Chang Gung Medical College and later renamed Chang Gung
University in July 1997. Currently, the university has
approximately 600 full-time faculty members, and has more than
7,400 students enrolled. CGU has been striving for excellence in
both instruction and research area. In order to educate and shape
students to be “diligent, perseverant, frugal, and trustworthy” and
well-versed in both theory and practice, CGU has instituted an
extracurricular practicum system and been working closely with
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, the Formosa Plastics Group, and other
institutions to conduct work-study programs as well as practical
training. In taking advantage of Formosa Plastics Group's abundant
manufacturing and medical service resources, CGU aims to be a
first-rate internationally renowned university that prepares high
standard professional talents in the fields of medical sciences,
engineering, and management. In 2014, CGU has been selected as top
500 Universities in Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
for the 7th consecutive year and CGU is ranked 5th among all
universities in Taiwan.
About Waters Centers of Innovation Program
Waters Centers of Innovation Program recognizes and supports the
efforts of scientists facilitating breakthroughs in health and life
science research, food safety and food science, environmental
protection, sports medicine and many other areas. Waters provides
scientists and their institutions in the Program with early access
to pre-commercialized novel technology that may lead to scientific
breakthroughs and jump-start a research project. In other
instances, collaborative efforts between Waters experts
applications scientists and Program participants have accelerated
research in important ways.
In addition to Dr. Chiu, other researchers and research centers
recognized by the Waters Centers of Innovation Program include:
Professor Ganesh Anand, National University of Singapore; Professor
Luiz Claudio Cameron, UniRio, Brazil; Professor David Clemmer,
Indiana University; Professor Daniel Tsun-Yee Chiu, Chang Gung
University; Dr. Joseph Dalluge, University of Minnesota; Dr. Petur
Weihe Dalsgaard, University of Copenhagen; Professor Marcos
Eberlin, University of Campinas, Brazil; Prof. Chris Elliott,
Queen’s University Belfast; Professor John Engen, Northeastern
University; Professor Albert J. Fornace, Jr., Georgetown Lombardi
Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor David Goodlett and Dr.
Maureen Kane, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Professor
De-an Guo, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica; Dr. Frank
Gonzalez, National Cancer Institute; Dr. Carlo R. Largiadèr,
Inselspital University Hospital; Professor Julie Leary of the
University of California – Davis; Professor Amit Kumar Mandal, St.
John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India; Professor John McLean,
Vanderbilt University; Professor Arthur Moseley, Duke University;
Professor Jeremy Nicholson, Imperial College London; Dr. Devin
Peterson, University of Minnesota; Assistant Professor Jessica
Prenni, Colorado State University; Dr. Serge Rezzi, Nestle
Institute of Health Sciences; Dr. Ryan Rogers, Future Fuels
Institute, Florida State University; Professor Pauline Rudd,
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training;
Professor James Scrivens, University of Warwick; Professor Vladimir
Shulaev, University of North Texas; Dr. Norman Smith, Kings College
London; Professor Sarah Trimpin, Wayne State University; Professor
Bert van Bavel, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Caroline West
and Eric Lesselier, University of Orleans, Orleans, France; and
Professor Vicki Wysocki, Ohio State University.
About Waters Corporation
(www.waters.com)
For more than 50 years, Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) has
created business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations
by delivering practical and sustainable innovation to enable
significant advancements in such areas as healthcare delivery,
environmental management, food safety, water quality, consumer
products, and high value-added chemicals worldwide.
Pioneering a connected portfolio of separations science,
laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal
analysis, Waters technology breakthroughs and laboratory solutions
provide an enduring platform for customer success.
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