Assoc. Prof. @IPMBsinica Taiwan | Global Investigator @EMBO #Evolution #Algae #GiantVirus #Eukaryotes #SingleCellOmics Funded postdoc/PhD positions open!
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Our new work @MolBioEvol
How old are viruses? Here we developed a host-calibrated dating method and inferred the evolutionary timescale of #giantvirus, which have large genomes and infect various eukaryotes, incl. animals, algae, and many others.
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We are organizing a conference for early-career life science researchers, including PhD students and postdocs. Outstanding participants will be offered opportunities to establish independent research programs or receive postdoctoral fellowships. Please apply!
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We were happy to welcome the NSTC-IIPP filming team! They interviewed Dr. Chuan Ku @chuanku_ and an international intern about their IIPP experiences, research at IPMB, and perspectives gained through international exchange.
We look forward to the final video!
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【116學年度中研院植微所與臺大植科所合作研究生學程招生】
線上報名：2026年9月30日至10月7日
[2027 IPMB-NTU Plant Biology Graduate Program Admissions Open]
Online Registration: Sept 30 - Oct 7, 2026
Happy to share our work: Giant viruses are widespread environmental pathogens infecting diverse eukaryotes, but most GVs remain uncultured with hosts unknown. GVHoP provides hierarchy-aware host prediction and identifies potential host-determining factors. @hyhazelchang
Try out GVHoP, our new tool for predicting the hosts of giant viruses from sequence data! Excellent work led by @hyhazelchang and @chuanku_
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We found giant viruses hiding in fungi! 🦠🍄
Our new @PLOSBiology paper introduces Mycodnaviridae—a globally distributed clade that persistently infects fungi, with genomes up to 350 kb and 300+ genes. Giant viruses have entered a new kingdom!
@PSUmBiome
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio…
One of the perks of coming from #Taiwan is you might get 3 different badges at a conference—a shocking original, an ad hoc version you make yourself, and one reissued by staff. In 20 yrs I might forget some talks but won't forget #ISME20 @ISME_microbes promptly corrected an error
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Our lab is recruiting people at multiple levels: postdoc, graduate student, and RA @IPMBSinica #Taiwan to investigate the evolution and molecular mechanisms of #Agrobacteria #T6SS antibacterial weapon. Check out the job ad and the lab website! Please apply or RT
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📢Call for Applications: IPMB Early Career Symposium 2026
We welcome applications from outstanding early-career scientists, particularly those in the final stage of their PhD training or currently holding postdoctoral positions.
📅Nov 5–6, 2026
🔗Apply: sites.google.com/as.edu.tw/i…
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Delighted to welcome five professors from #KAIST to the 2026 AS-KAIST Bilateral Symposium.
Thank you for the inspiring talks and discussions. Looking forward to future collaborations between Academia Sinica @AcadSinica and KAIST @kaistpr.
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It was a real pleasure to host the @embo Workshop “Evolving Together: From Genomics to Biological Interactions” at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. We’ve put together a short video capturing some of the science, interactions, and atmosphere of the meeting. youtu.be/LHHDiNah-sI
How do predators and prey transform into hosts and symbionts? Using single-cell proteomics, we found cellular and metabolic remodeling, divergent outcomes of interactions, and a potential transporter critical for establishing a widespread symbiosis. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
Thank you Ping @fungi_worms for joining us at this @EMBO Workshop in @AcadSinica Taiwan. Let's continue to evolve together!
It’s always wonderful to attend an EMBO meeting. Thank you @ishengtsai @chuanku_ @ChengRuei_Lee for organizing the first EMBO EvolvingTogether workshop in Taiwan! Great science, fantastic food and wonderful colleagues. I believe we will continue to evolve together !#EMBOEvoGenBio
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Abstract deadline extended to Jan 31 for the EMBO–AS Workshop (Apr 24–27) Evolving together
We’re close to capacity (~80% full, aiming for 200), with strong participation from Taiwan and abroad, and 70 abstracts already submitted.
Submit here: coms.app/gw26-19/
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Thrilled to join this fantastic lineup of speakers at the @EMBO workshop Evolving together in Taipei!
If you work on symbiosis, species interactions, or adaptation, this meeting is for you! Abstracts due Jan 20.
Let's meet together in Taipei this April for the @EMBO workshop Evolving together: from genomics to biological interactions! ☀️
Abstract deadline 20th January.
Click below to start interacting!! ⬇️ meetings.embo.org/event/26-b…
We are organizing an @EMBO workshop on the evolution of biological interactions on April 24 - 27, 2026! Come join us in Taipei, Taiwan for exciting advances in the field and meeting people from across the globe. More info: meetings.embo.org/event/26-b…
PhD positions in Ecology and Evolution available @AcadSinica, Taiwan
Taiwan International Graduate Program Biodiversity Program (TIGP-BIODIV) is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026 (application deadline: Feb. 1, 2026)
Website:tigp-biodiv.biodiv.tw/index.…
Happy to join the exciting discussion @EMBO Sectoral Meeting on Evolution and Biodiversity. Thanks to @Dey_Gautam and Thibaut Brunet for organizing the meeting with the chalk-talk format and as always, the good food at the @embl canteen.
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The ancient root of ASFV, mpox virus and algal viruses — giant virus ancestor dates back 700 million years!
Dr. Chuan Ku @chuanku_ used a host-calibrated dating method to trace giant viruses from amoebal hosts to animals and other diverse eukaryotes.
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