• 2024.10.30 Dr Shih-fen Hsiao attended the online General Meeting of the World Physiotherapy as the voting delegate of Taiwan PT Association.（Department of Physical Therapy）
  • 2024.10.27-10.28 Associate Professor Wan-Chi Tsai went to Japan to attend the 2024 Kaohsiung Medical University Japan Alumni Association General Meeting.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.21 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Dr. Tzong-Shi Lu, Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at a Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospital, to share his experiences studying abroad and developing as an interdisciplinary professional. Dr. Lu's lecture was titled: 'From KMU to Harvard: Every Step to Becoming an International Scholar.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.20-10.27 Associate Professor Chih-Hung Chuang went to Japan to attend the Japanese seminar 2024 Antibody Engineering Therapeutics- Asia.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.19-10.20 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Associate Professor Chia-Hsuan Liu from Leiden University to share her experiences studying abroad and developing as an interdisciplinary talent. Associate Professor Liu, an alumna of the 10th graduating class of MLSB department at KMU, is passionate about supporting students from her alma mater. She gave a special talk entitled Leave no one behind - Healing through Humanity.
    Associate Professor Chia-Hsuan Liu gave another special talk entitled Leave no one behind - Healing through Humanity.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.15 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Professor Dr. Gunter Schwarz from the University of Cologne, Germany, to deliver a lecture on the topic 'The Functional Role of Mitochondrial ARC Enzymes in Lipid Metabolism in Human Cells.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.15-10.18 Professor Liang-Yin Ke and the team participated in/co-organized the 64th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL) held in Taipei. In the center is Prof. Agnieszka Dobrzyn, President of the ICBL International Council and faculty member at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS. Second from the right is Prof. Makoto Arita from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University. Second from the left is Prof. Dr. J.B. (Bernd) Helms from Nieuw Gildestein. On the far left is Gwendolyn Barceló-Coblijn, a researcher at the Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
    Professor Liang-Yin Ke chaired the Session 2: From Lipids to Biomarkers Chair: Prof. Maurice Liang-Yin Ke, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan. There were two invited speech and three short talks in the Session 2.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.14-10.15 Professor Liang-Yin Ke from Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology invited Dr. Abdel Ali Belaidi from The University of Melbourne, Australia, to deliver a lecture. Dr. Belaidi is currently a senior researcher at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, specializing in cellular metabolism and neurodegeneration, particularly in exploring how the interactions of cysteine, lipid, and iron metabolism determine the fate of neural cells.
    a special talk in the 64th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL), Taipei. The lecture topic was 'Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer’s Disease: Intersection of Lipid Metabolism and Neurodegeneration.'（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.10.07-11.05 Hassan Mohammed Abdi, Director of the Medical Laboratory Department at Somaliland's Hargeisa Group Hospital, received professional training as a medical laboratory supervisor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine of Kaohsiung Medical University. Professor Liang-Yin Ke assisted in teaching quality management, molecular diagnostics, and genetics.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.09.24-09.27 Dr Shih-fen Hsiao attended the 23rd General Meeting of the World Physiotherapy Asia Western Pacific Regional GM and the AWP Physiotherapy Scientific Congress 2024 in Bali, Indonesia.（Department of Physical Therapy）
  • 2024.08.21-09.30 Ting-Chie Lai from Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnlology went to the University of Cologne, Germany to implement the study abroad program and research exchange.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.08.04-08.09 Prof. Yang and research team in the Center for Precision Environmental Medicine of KMU went to the Hokkaido University for international cooperation.（Department of Public Health）
  • 2024.08.01-09.04 Associate Professor Shu-Chi Wang went to the University of Pittsburgh and Duke University in the United States to implement the study abroad program and research exchange（.Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.08.01-08.31 Four Students from MLSB-KMU (SIN-YING CHANG, YU-HAN WANG, WEI-SHIUN CHEN and EN-SHENG LIN) went to Department of Biology, Waseda University for internship program. （ Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.08.01-08.15 Professor Sheng-Fan Wang went to Chulalongkorn University in Thailand to implement the Ministry of Education’s New Southbound Study and Dream Project (Taiwan-Thailand Bilateral Cooperation to Cultivate Tropical Medicine Talent Internship Program)（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.08.01-08.10 Professor Liang-Yin Ke went to Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Aliened Science, Chulalongkorn University for the student’s internship program and research collaborations.（ Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.08.01-08.06 Professor Chou, Ying-Chun visited Flying Kids Occupational Therapy in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, for an academic exchange and was invited to give a lecture. At the same time, she led three students, including Chen, Wei-Wei, for clinical internships. The lecture topic: The Development and Challenges of Pediatric Occupational Therapy in Taiwan.（Department of Occupational Therapy）
  • 2024.07.23-08.24 Four Students from MLSB-KMU and one from MLS, I-Shou University went to Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Aliened Science, Chulalongkorn University for internship program. Shu-Wei, Tsai was with Dr. Siriporn Jitkaew Ph.D.; Chieh-Ju, Wen was with Dr. Wanida Laiwattanapaisal Ph.D.; Wen-Hsin, Wu was with Dr. Kamolporn Amornsupak Ph.D.; and Pao-Shu, Peng was with Dr. Nuntaree Chaichanawongsaroj Ph.D.（ Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.07.27-08.10 Professor Liang-Yin Ke and 4 students of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology went to Medical Technology Program, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chula for internship program and research collaboration. On 113.07.31, Professor joined the Sala Phra Keaw event; 113.07.31 called on the Director of Medical Laboratory Department, Assistant Professor Tewin Tencomnao; 113.08.05 gave a speech; 113.08.09 called on the Director of Microbiology, Professor Tanapat Palaga.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.07.13-07.17 Chang-Chih Kuo attended the 2023 MOE's Dream Building Project at the University of Southern California (USC): Overseas Internship Program for the Development of Cross-Cultural Occupational Therapy Programs. A total of three students, including Li-Ling Hao, participated.(Department of Occupational Therapy)
  • 2024.07.09-07.12 Professor Liang-Yin Ke invited Assistant Professor Sita Virakul from Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand visited KMU to give a special talk on: HDAC5-dependent adipogenesis in PDGF-BB-induced orbital fibroblast from Graves’ ophthalmopathy patients. Besides, Professor Ke and Virakul discussed future research collaborations.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.07.08-07.10 Professor Liang-Yin Ke invited Professor Etsuro Ito from Department of Biology, Waseda University, Japan visited KMU to give a special talk on: New developments in diagnostics and health care with the “ultrasensitive ELISA”, which enables the detection of the trace amounts of protein. Besides, Professor Ke and Ito discussed future research collaborations.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.07.04-08.08 Teacher Hsiao Shih-Huai personally led third-year students Chia-Yi Lin, Chia-Chi Cheng, Jue-Rong Hou, and two other master's students from the Medical Management Program to visit and participate in an internship at Buon Ma Thuot Medical University in Vietnam and the Formosa Clinic in Vung Tau City.(Department of Public Health)
  • 2024.07.01-07.08 Professor Sheng-Fan Wang went to its sister school, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, to discuss bilateral student exchanges and dual-education studies.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.06.30 Lead students go to Cyriax Physio Rehab Centre, ZyeX Physiotherapy Center in Kuala Lumpur.(Department of Physical Therapy)
  • 2024.06.27-07.04 Ying-Chun Chou served as the lead teacher for the Dream Building Project, accompanying Chen Pin-Gen and nine other students for academic exchange at Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences (IPUHS) in Japan from June 23, 2024, to July 27, 2024.(Department of Occupational Therapy)
  • 2024.06.26-06.28 Professor Liang-Yin Ke went to Tainan National Cheng Kung University to participate in the annual meeting of the Taiwan Mass Spectrometry Society (including student paper competition).(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.06.26 Prof. Stephen James Blanksby from Queensland University of Technology Give a talk on “Empowering lipid discovery through isomer-resolved mass spectrometry”.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.06.24-06.30 Athena Yi-Jung Tsai implemented the overseas course "Japan Medical and Care Study Tour" as part of  KMU’s continuing education program. The main institution is Reiwa University of Health Sciences.(Department of Occupational Therapy)
  • 2024.06.22-07.01 Professor Yeou-Lih HUANG went to the Czech Republic to attend the Polymers for Sustainable Future 2024 conference.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.06.18-07.31 Associate Professor Shu-Chi Wang went to the University of Pittsburgh and Duke University in the United States to implement the study abroad program and research exchange.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.06.16-06.23 Teacher Chien-Hung Lee attend 57th annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER).(Department of Public Health)
  • 2024.06.12-06.14 Dr Shih-fen Hsiao held courses of stroke rehabilitation and dementia care, and demonstrated treatment of stroke patient at Hai Duong Medical Technical University and University Hospital for KMU USR and TPTA’s CPE OPTIMAL project.(Department of Physical Therapy)
  • 2024.06.01-06.06 Attended the 18th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation (ISPRM). Published paper: Evaluating clinical learning outcomes in undergraduate physical therapy education, with a focus on pediatric physical therapy. Sydney, Australia(Department of Physical Therapy)
  • 2024.06.01-06.30 Pawinee Tubtim and Tissawan Auepitaksakul from Medical Laboratory Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University visited KMU for an internship program.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.05.21-06.02 Professor Betty Ya-Wen CHIU has been invited to join a delegation with the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Administration and officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to visit France and the World Health Assembly (WHA) related forums in Geneva, Switzerland.(Department of Public Health)
  • 2024.02.06-08.02 Daniela Stemmer from Institute of Biochemistry, Cologne University visited KMU for an internship program and research collaboration.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • Athena Yi-Jung Tsai has been elected as the Board Director Finance of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) for the term 2024-2028.(Department of Occupational Therapy)
  • 2024.05.27-06.05 Teacher Wang Tsu-Nai went to Spain to attend the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Congress 2024 International Symposium.(Department of Public Health)
  • 2024.05.21-06.02 Professor Betty Ya-Wen CHIU has been invited to join a delegation with the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Administration and officials from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to visit the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland.(Department of Public Health)
  • 2024.05.17-05.24 Professor Yeou-Lih HUANG went to the Czech Republic to participate in the 40th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.05.10-05.12 You Shan Ngui from Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology participated the 73rd international conferences on Biomedical Laboratory Science Student Forum. (Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.05.04-05.05 Department of PT, collaborating with Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, held a specialist training workshop: “Geriatric Neurology with an emphasis on Falls Prevention” by Professor Carol Lewis. Professor Lewis currently serves on the Medical Faculty at George Washington University as an adjunct professor in the Department of Geriatrics, she is also an American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Geriatric Certified Specialist, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.(Department of Physical Therapy)
  • 2024.05.03-05.05 Assoc. Prof. Wen-Hui Lien from de Duve Institute, University of Louvain, Belgium visited Kaohsiung Medical University for collaborative teaching. (Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.05.01-05.06 A Joint Training Workshop of the CPE OPTIMAL: Emphasis on Geriatric Neurology for Continuous Care at Kaohsiung Medical University was held by the Department of PT. In total 6 trainees came from universities and hospitals of Vietnam were here to receive related training.(Department of Physical Therapy)
  • 2024.04.25-05.02 Professor Wang Sheng-Fan went to Barcelona, Spain to attend the 34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). (Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.04.24-05.07 Chang-Chih Guo went to the Karolinska Institute in Sweden to participate in the Ministry of Education's "Study at the Sea, Build Dreams" project (with three students) and was invited to give a lecture on the topic: "Systematic application of Lifestyle Redesign Program in Taiwan: Series of Lifestyle Modification Program". (Department of Occupational Therapy)
  • 2024.04.03-04.12 Associate Professor Wang Shu-Chi with 3 students of department participated the American Association for Cancer Research(AACR) in San Diego, USA.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.04.01-04.04 Dr. Wei Dai form the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience Rutgers University, and Dr. Jonathan Lu from QC department, Ferring Pharmaceuticals gave special talks and collaborative teaching at Kaohsiung Medical University. (Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.03.30-04.13 Associate Professor Chuang Chih-Hung went to the United States to attend the American Cancer Annual Conference (2024 AACR) and visited American pharmaceutical companies and cancer research centers.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
  • 2024.03.29-04.01 "Teacher Chen Peishi visited the Department of Public Health at Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University in Vietnam to participate in the 40th scientific and technological conference with the theme 'All for one – One health for all – Department of public health.' On April 1st, she also visited the 175 Military Hospital to discuss collaboration and overseas internship opportunities, as well as the content of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)."（Department of Public Health）
  • 2024.03.19-03.26 Ying-Chia Kao traveled to Orlando, Florida, USA to attend the 2024 American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference to present her research titled: "Exploring Patterns of Sensory Processing Behavior in Adults with and without COVID-19 Experience in Taiwan.（Department of Occupational Therapy）
  • 2024.03.18-03.28 From our sister school, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences (IPUHS), the president, international director, faculty members from the Department of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Radiologic Sciences, and Nursing, along with 10 teachers and 10 students visited our College of Health Sciences and School of Nursing for an exchange program. （Department of Occupational Therapy、Department of Physical Therapy、Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences）
  • 2024.03.10-03.17 Nao Ito and Aika Katakami from Department of Medical Technology, Ehime prefectural University of Health Sciences came to KMU for students’ exchange program.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.03.05 Professor Yang Junyu, Professor Chen Peishi, Professor Li Jianhong, and Professor Betty Ya-Wen Chiu participated in a special lecture held by the Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine. The lecture invited international scholars from Hokkaido University and The University of Tokyo in Japan, namely: Yu Ait Bamai, Taro Yamauchi, Atsuko Ikeda, and Masamine Jimba, to deliver special lectures and engage in academic exchanges at our university.（Department of Public Health）
  • 2024.03.04-03.07 To enhance students’ sensitivity to international health issues, Prof. Betty Ya-Wen Chiu invited Prof. Masamine Jimba from the University of Tokyo, Japan, and the former President of APACPH to deliver one speech.
    On March 3rd：
    Prof. Masamine Jimba delivered a speech on ‘Publish and do not Perish in Global Health’ He conveyed various academic research perspectives and academic paper publishing skills based on his rich research and practical experience in global health. He also provided students with different global views and greatly broadened students' international vision.（Department of Public Health）
  • 2024.02.29-03.05 Yi-Jung Tsai represents Taiwan at the 2024 World Federation of Occupational Therapists Global meeting (Bermuda)（Department of Occupational Therapy）
  • 2024.02.21-02.26 Professor Liang-Yin Ke went to Mysore University, India to join the International Conference on “Bioactive Lipids in Health and Diseases”. He was invited to give a talk in the international conference. Besides, he tried to recruit more students for the Ph.D. and master program of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.02.17-02.20 Dr. Guenter Schwarz from University of Cologne visited KMU for research collaboration and students’ exchange program.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.02.06-08.02 Daniela Stemmer from University of Cologne comes to KMU for TEEP internship program in Taiwan. She will perform experiments and compose her thesis within 24 weeks (12 weeks of laboratory works and 12 weeks of thesis writing) while she stays at KMU.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology） 
  • 2024.02.01-02.29 PT 4 student Rafaël Chambeau from Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) started an one-month exchange placement in PT Department at KMU and KMUH.（Department of Physical Therapy）
  • 2024.01.29-02.06 Professor Liang-Yin Ke and students went to Rutgers University, New Jersey and New York University, New Your, USA for research collaboration and students’ exchange program. Dr. George M. Carman is the Board of Governors Professor of Food Science and Founding Director of the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research. Dr. Wei Dai is one of the faculty members in Center for Advanced Proteomics, and Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience. Dr. Ira Goldberg is current teaching in New York University and services in affiliated hospital, NYU Langone Health. He is specialize in Endocrinology and Lipid Disorders.（Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology）
  • 2024.01.24-02.02 Professor Chang-Chih Kuo participated in the 112th Annual Ministry of Education's University of Southern California Overseas Internship Program: International Trends and Initiatives in Occupational Therapy.(Department of Occupational Therapy)
  • 2024.01.14-02.05 Director Ke Liangyin went to Harvard University and Rutgers University in the United States to implement STEM projects.(Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology)
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