President
Dr. Shaw-Jenq Sean Tsai
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1997–1998
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993–1997
- M.S., Eastern Michigan University, 1990–1992
- B.S., National Cheng Kung University, 1982–1986
Professional Experience
- Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Experimental Biology & Medicine, 2026–Present
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Physiological Investigation, 2024–Present
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders, 2023–Present
- Senior Editor, Journal of Endocrinology, 2020–2025
- Senior Editor, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 2020–2025
- Editorial Board Member, Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2018–Present
- Global Editor (Asian Office), Experimental Biology & Medicine, 2012–Present
- Ambassador, World Endometriosis Society, 2012–Present
- Board Member, Asian Society for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis, 2012–Present
- President, Asian Society for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis, 2019–2020
- President, Chinese Physiological Society, 2016–2020
- Chair Professor, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, 2019–2024
- Director General, Department of Life Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2014–2017
- Visiting Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, 2010–2011
- Distinguished Professor, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, 2008–2019
- Professor and Director, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, 2006–2009
- Professor, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, 2005–2008
- Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, 2002–2005
- Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Digital Health, National Cheng Kung University, 2001–2024
- Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, 1998–2002
Honors and Awards
- Tien Te Lee Biomedical Foundation: The 21st Tien Te Lee Distinguished Biomedical Award (2025)
- International Union of Physiological Sciences: Academy Fellow (2022- present)
- Ministry of Education: The 65th Academic Award (2022)
- Society for the Study of Reproduction: Fuller W. Bazer SSR International Scientist Award, 2021
- American Association for Cancer Research: Most-Cited Article Published in 2017 Cancer Research, 2019
- Ministry of Science and Technology: Distinguished Research Award, 2018
- Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine: Fellow, 2018
- Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine: Distinguished Scientist Award, 2014
- National Science Council: Distinguished Research Award, 2011
Research Specialties
Bioinformatics, Cancer Research, Endocrinology, Endometriosis, Epigenetics, Translational Medicine.