My research focuses on integrating biomedical microfluidics and semiconductor / micro–nano fabrication into medical laboratory workflows, with the goal of developing clinically relevant in vitro diagnostic (IVD) and portable diagnostic systems. For students with a background in Medical Laboratory Science, the workflows you already know—sampling, pretreatment, reactions, readout, and quality control—are not “separate” from engineering. In my lab, that diagnostic mindset becomes a key advantage to build testing systems that are faster, more automated, require less sample, and are closer to real point-of-care (POCT) use.

    We start from clinical needs and laboratory bottlenecks, then redesign diagnostic steps—sample pretreatment, separation/enrichment, reaction, and detection—within microfluidic systems, while leveraging semiconductor and micro/nanofabrication to improve analytical performance and reproducibility. Topics may include integrated nucleic-acid and immunoassay testing, modular sample handling, biosensing and signal readout, and system-level validation with translational considerations. The emphasis is not only on making a device component, but on building a full pipeline from diagnostic needs → system design → fabrication & integration → performance validation, so outcomes can more naturally translate into real medical diagnostic devices and IVD products.

Skills you will gain (highly valuable for MLS students)

• Microchannel & microfluidic design and testing: workflow planning, chip testing, and optimization (miniaturizing and automating lab procedures)
• Micro/nano device & semiconductor-related fabrication: hands-on concepts and practice from design to fabrication (e.g., lithography/microfabrication and surface/film processes), and understanding how fabrication affects performance
• Engineering diagnostic problems: translating clinical requirements into specifications, and into measurable, interpretable, validated data
• A smoother bridge to diagnostic devices / IVD: system integration, robustness and interference evaluation, workflow feasibility, and product-oriented verification thinking

    If you want training beyond running established protocols—and want to help create the next generation of diagnostic technologies with real clinical and industrial potential—this is an excellent direction to join.

    In addition, students from Biomedical Engineering are also highly welcome. If your strengths include sensors, electronics/signal processing, mechanical design, materials and fabrication, or system integration, I am happy to collaborate in a co-advisor model with your primary supervisor to jointly develop a project. By combining clinical laboratory needs with biomedical engineering implementation, we aim to build more complete, translatable solutions for real-world diagnostic devices and IVD applications.

        我的研究聚焦於生醫微流體與半導體／微奈米製程導入醫學檢驗流程，目標是發展能實際走向臨床與產業的體外診斷（IVD）與可攜式檢測系統。如果你是醫學檢驗相關背景，你一定熟悉採檢、前處理、加樣反應、讀值與品管等流程；我希望把這些「你熟悉的檢驗邏輯」變成研發優勢，讓檢驗可以更快、更省樣本、更自動化、也更貼近第一線使用情境（含 POCT）。

        在本研究方向中，我們從臨床需求與檢驗痛點出發，將檢體前處理、分離濃縮、反應與偵測等步驟以微流體系統重新設計，並結合半導體與微奈米製程，提升檢測效能與可重現性。研究主題可涵蓋核酸與免疫檢測整合、樣本處理模組化、生物感測與訊號讀取，以及系統驗證與臨床可轉譯性評估——重點不只是做出元件，而是建立從「檢驗需求 → 系統設計 → 製作與整合 → 效能驗證」的完整研發鏈，讓成果更容易延伸為真正的醫療診斷設備與 IVD 產品。

你加入後可以學到的技能（醫檢系非常吃香）

• 微流道／微流體設計與測試：微流體操作原理、流程規劃、晶片測試與優化（把檢驗流程晶片化與自動化）

• 微奈米元件與半導體相關製程：從設計到製作的實作與概念（例如微影／蝕刻、薄膜與表面處理等），理解「製程如何影響檢測效能」

• 把檢驗問題工程化的能力：把臨床需求轉成規格，把規格轉成可量測、可判讀、可驗證的系統與數據

• 更好跨到醫療診斷設備／IVD 的路徑：系統整合、可靠度與干擾評估、流程可行性、以及貼近產品化思維的驗證方法

如果你希望自己的訓練不只停在既定檢驗流程，而是想站在「下一代檢驗技術」的起點，參與把檢驗變得更有效率、更可近、更可落地的研發工作——你會很適合加入。

        此外，我也歡迎醫學工程背景的學生加入。若你的專長在感測器、電子/訊號處理、機構設計、材料與製程或系統整合，我很樂意以共同指導教授的方式，與你及你的指導老師共同規劃專題研究，結合醫檢的臨床需求與醫工的工程實作，打造更完整、可落地的醫療診斷設備與 IVD 解決方案。