Resume

Prof. Lee is currently an Associate professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University. Dr. I Chi Lee received her Ph.D. from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University in 2007. She then worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the genomics research center, Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and, subsequently, served as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor at the Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University. Her research focuses on biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and one book (ISBN: 978-1-63485-878-6) and received multiple important research awards in Taiwan, including Ta-You Wu Memorial award in 2018. Her current research includes neural stem cell regulation, stem cells and cancer stem cell selection, and polymeric microneedle technologies. She has contributed to the fundamental understanding of stem cells’ microenvironment and the development of label-free selection methods for rare stem cells. She also established a research network with Chang Gung hospital and is involved in the development of microneedle patches.

Professor

Associate Professor   08/2020 – Present
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Professor   08/2019 – 07/2020
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Associate Professor 08/2015 – 07/2019
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Assistant Professor 08/2010 – 07/2015
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow   02/2007 – 07/2010
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Academic Qualifications

National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan   09/2002 – 01/2007
Ph. D. in Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan   09/2000 – 06/2002
M.S. in Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

TamKang University, Taipei, Taiwan   09/1996 – 06/2000
B.S., Chemical Engineering