Founders
Dr. Chun-Yen Lin (Founder & Honorary Chairman)
Experience
Professor Lin received his M.D. from Taipei Medical University and completed residency in internal medicine and fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center. After promotion to attending physician, he began immunology research and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He then returned to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to continue clinical practice and research, serving as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and ultimately Full Professor. In academic administration, Professor Lin has held several leadership positions, including Deputy Chair and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Chang Gung University, Deputy Director and Director of the Department of Internal Medicine at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and more recently, Dean of the College of Medicine. He has also served as Secretary General of both the Gastroenterological Society of Taiwan (GEST) and the Taiwan Association for the Study of the Liver (TASL).
Research and Contributions
Professor Lin’s clinical and research expertise focuses on the immunology and clinical studies of chronic hepatitis and liver cancer. He has long served as a reviewer for numerous international journals and has published over a hundred research articles in leading journals such as Nature Immunology, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Journal of Immunology, Journal of Hepatology, Hepatology, and American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Current Positions
- Dean / Professor, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University
- Attending Physician / Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center
- Executive Director, Gastroenterological Society of Taiwan
- Executive Director, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association
Dr. Po-Ting Lin (Founder & Chairman)
Dr. Po-Ting Lin is currently an attending physician in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, and a full-time Assistant Professor at Chang Gung University. His clinical and research focus centers on liver cancer and liver diseases. He has led and participated in multiple international, industry-sponsored clinical trials and is actively engaged in precision medicine and immunotherapy research.
Professional Affiliations and Honors
- Member, Young Investigator Committee, International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA)
- Research Committee Member, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association (TLCA)
- Member, Institutional Review Board for the Chang Gung Human Biobank
- Recipient of multiple national and international academic awards
Academic Contributions
Dr. Lin has published several significant papers in international journals, has been invited multiple times to present and lecture at international conferences, and serves as a reviewer for several leading journals. He continues to advance liver cancer research and treatment through both clinical and academic efforts.
Current Positions
- Steering Committee Member, Research Committee, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association (TLCA)
- Committee Member, Young Investigator Steering Committee, International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA)
- Member, Institutional Review Board, Chang Gung Human Biobank