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This plan aims to enhance the research capabilities and competitiveness of Academia Sinica by enriching and effectively utilizing existing research resources, improving the service quality and efficiency of core facilities, and encouraging the development of innovative research instruments. This will help improve research standards, strengthen international standards, and promote domestic scientific and technological innovation and economic development.

To improve the service quality and efficiency of core facilities, existing research resources can be enriched and effectively used, and research and development of new research instruments can be encouraged. In addition, professional training can also be carried out to improve the maintenance level of facilities, enhance special functions and support special research and technology development.

To apply for this program, you need to submit a research proposal, personal resume, and a list of major works in recent years.

Research facilities or instruments that meet the requirements of the subsidy include: 1. Conforming to the key research directions of Academia Sinica, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and other popular topics related to life sciences; 2. Multi-unit or interdisciplinary research of Academia Sinica Facilities with common needs; 3. Research facilities or instruments that require the assistance of professionals to conduct experiments; 4. Research facilities or instruments used to develop special research technologies or improve the special functions of equipment.

This plan helps to promote domestic scientific and technological innovation and economic development, mainly by improving the research capabilities and competitiveness of Academia Sinica. This will enable Academia Sinica to have a higher research level in the fields of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and other life sciences. In addition, providing advanced research facilities and instruments so that different units or cross-field research teams can use them together will help promote domestic technological innovation and economic development.

Yes, the goal of this core facility construction plan is to build new core facilities and make them available to everyone in the hospital.

Yes, only full-time researchers and research technicians of Academia Sinica can apply for this program.

Yes, the program duration can be up to 5 years.

Yes, if you want to continue the program, you must apply in the last year before the program expires.

Yes, the application should detail the required funds, equipment, personnel and other resources, as well as describe the goals, methods and expected results of the project.

Yes, an estimated timeline and progress statement is required with the application.

Yes, you need to provide a method and standard for evaluating the progress and results of the project in the application, and explain the expected contribution and application value.

Yes, the purpose of the core facility maintenance plan is to allow applicants to provide the shared research facilities established by each institute for the use of colleagues in the whole institute.

Yes, only full-time researchers or research technicians of Academia Sinica can apply for this program.

Yes, the duration of the project can be 1 to 5 years.

Yes, if you want to extend the duration of the program, you can submit the application for the next term one year before the end of the program.

The application should include equipment, service content, charging price, and also need to explain the procedures and rules for using and booking equipment. In addition, it is also necessary to provide the expected benefit and contribution plan of the shared facilities, describe the existing usage and operation status, evaluation methods and standards, and the expected contribution and application value. At the same time, the expansion and renewal of shared facilities will also need to be discussed to ensure compliance with research needs and technological developments.

If you want to know how to use and reserve the equipment, you can first go to the common form on the website of the Academic Office: https://daais.sinica.edu.tw/pages/797, and download the "Brief Description of Application Case" and "Brief Description of Reservation Equipment" ¡¨ file, just follow the instructions in the documentation.

Yes, the application needs to describe the current status and operation of the shared facilities.

In the application, the applicant needs to describe the methods and standards for evaluating the progress and results of the project. This may include setting clear goals, desired outcomes and timelines, as well as indicators or criteria by which to measure outcomes. The applicant should also suggest how to adjust the plan and standards according to the actual situation to ensure smooth progress.

To describe the expected contribution and application value, you can explain in the application that this project will help researchers and laboratories, such as providing more convenient and efficient instruments and equipment, so that researchers can more easily conduct experiments and Research. In addition, it is possible to explain how this common facility promotes academic exchange and collaboration, and what positive impact it has on research and technology development in related fields. Finally, the possibilities brought about by facility upgrades and expansions can also be emphasized to maintain Academia Sinica's advantage in research competition.

To ensure that shared facilities can keep up with the expansion and renewal of research needs and technological developments, applicants should discuss plans for expansion and renewal of shared facilities in their applications. This ensures that shared facilities remain in line with research needs and technological developments.

That's right, the innovative instrument development plan is to develop new research instruments or facilities, and then set them up as core facilities for use by colleagues in Academia Sinica.

Yes, the qualifications to apply for this program are indeed limited to those who are full-time research assistants or full-time research assistants or above in Academia Sinica.

Yes, this program can last up to five years.

Yes, when the plan is about to end and there is still one year left, you can apply for the next plan.

Yes, the application should detail the required funds, equipment, personnel and other resources.

Yes, applicants need to provide an estimated timetable in the application, explaining the steps and progress of the planned implementation.

Yes, in addition to explaining the program goals and expected results, the applicant also needs to provide the methods and standards for evaluating the program progress and results, as well as the expected contribution and application value.

Provide high-end instruments, equipment and technical services required for research and development of biomedical translation such as disease prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment for domestic manufacturers and domestic academic, research and industrial researchers, so as to accelerate domestic innovative precision medicine, medical materials, The translational research and preclinical verification (research proof-of-concept) schedule of new drugs, and successfully entered the stage of human clinical trials (IND-enabling studies), in order to enhance the international competitiveness and output of Taiwan's biomedical industry.

The core facilities for drug synthesis and analysis provide high-precision and high-resolution various structural identification and quantitative analysis services based on the strong strength and rich experience of Academia Sinica in small molecule qualitative and quantitative and structural biology, and assist the team stationed in the Biomedical Translation Research Center , All kinds of analysis required by manufacturers and domestic biomedical industry to develop large and small molecule drugs.

This facility is mainly divided into three units, which are nuclear magnetic resonance core facility, mass spectrometry core facility and chemical and drug synthesis unit.

This facility can provide many professional services and consultations for biotechnology manufacturers, including nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, chemical and drug synthesis, etc. In addition, it also provides one-stop professional services and consultations from small molecule synthesis to macromolecular structure analysis, animal and molecular imaging.

Detailed information of each sub-core facility can be found on the following web pages: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2115, Mass Spectrometry: https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2116, Chemistry and Drug Synthesis: https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2118

The human therapeutic antibody research and development platform assists the biotechnology industry to develop potential antibodies, accelerates the translation verification and clinical trials of new antibody drugs, thereby creating a niche for the new drug industry. The platform has successfully established a phage-displayed human natural antibody library containing more than 60 billion strains of human antibodies, and confirmed the diversity of antibodies through sequencing analysis. In addition, the platform also provides a number of services, such as human antibody preparation, monoclonal antibody preparation, etc., to meet the needs of customers.

The process of preparing human antibodies by phage display antibody library is mainly to present a large number of human antibodies on the surface of phage, and then screen the target antigen. After screening, human antibodies with high specificity and affinity can be found, and these antibodies can be used for disease treatment and drug development.

The process of antibody production and purification in mouse ascites mainly includes the following steps: 1. Inject fusion tumor cells capable of producing antibodies into the abdomen of mice, allowing these cells to multiply and secrete antibodies in large numbers in the mice. 2. After a period of time, the fusion tumor cells will release a large amount of antibodies into the mouse ascites, forming the so-called "antibody concentration ascites". 3. Collect mouse ascites, which contains a large amount of antibodies. 4. Use purification technology such as FPLC chromatography to recover and purify the antibody to obtain high-quality antibodies for subsequent research. This whole process is an important service item in the human therapeutic antibody development platform to prepare antibodies with potential.

Using the GH antibody library to develop antibodies against specific antigens has the advantages of high specificity, neutrality, low immune rejection and low side effects. These characteristics make this antibody very effective in the clinical treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases, and is a major trend in the development of new drugs worldwide. All in all, antibodies developed using the GH antibody library have broad application prospects and therapeutic potential.

The customized services provided by the human therapeutic antibody research and development platform will be provided according to the needs of customers, and the specific content will be carried out according to customer requirements.

Details of the facilities can be found on the following webpage: https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2091.

The Taiwan Mouse Clinic mainly provides advanced and diversified phenotypic analysis services and standardized and customized package services for the safety and efficacy evaluation of various types of drugs, assisting the research and industry circles in the development of new drugs. The facilities can be divided into animal facilities and phenotype and drug efficacy analysis. Animal facilities provide basic experimental operation space, equipment and mouse purification services; phenotype and drug effect analysis provide domestic and foreign biomedical researchers with high-tech Experiments and research on phenotype identification technology, drug efficacy analysis and drug safety testing.

Mouse surrogacy provides a series of services, including basic experimental operation space and equipment, humanized intestinal microbial mice for new drug development, and mouse purification. In addition, mice are responsible for phenotyping, new drug drug development and animal imaging test analysis.

Phenotyping and pharmacodynamic analysis provides six types of high-tech phenotypic identification technologies, including experiments in neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, pathology research, physiological metabolism, biological imaging, and immune response.

This facility assists drug safety testing and drug efficacy analysis through animal facilities and phenotype and drug efficacy analysis. Animal facilities provide surrogate mice, basic experimental equipment, and mouse purification services for new drug development and animal imaging test analysis. The phenotype and pharmacodynamic analysis provides six types of high-tech phenotype identification technologies for small animals, including experiments in neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, pathology research, physiological metabolism, biological imaging, and immune response. Through these experiments, it assists in drug efficacy analysis and drug safety testing, and promotes various researches that use small animals to study human disease models and drug development.

Details of the facilities can be found on the following webpage: https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/posts/135922.

In order to assist the research and industry in the development of new drugs, this facility provides advanced and diversified phenotypic analysis services, and establishes standardized and customized package services for the safety and efficacy evaluation of sample drugs. In addition, it also provides high-tech phenotype identification technology and drug safety testing of small animals to promote various researches such as research on human disease models and drug development using small animals.

The animal imaging facility provides the most advanced nuclear magnetic resonance and computerized tomography technical support, and will conduct customized MRI and micro-CT image scanning according to customer needs and experimental design to meet the needs of biotechnology research and development, drug development and translation research, etc. aspects of demand. The content of the service covers the collection and analysis of imaging data, as well as biomedical application research and other fields, aiming to assist the development and competitiveness of Taiwan's biomedical industry.

The animal imaging facility provides customized animal models and various customized evaluation packages. For specific service items, please refer to the facility website https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2136. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the facility.

Professional image interpretation and special image post-processing services refer to providing professional analysis of MRI and computerized tomography images according to different needs, as well as further processing or adjustment of images to help users obtain clearer and more accurate results in research or application. result.

Animal imaging facilities provide comprehensive animal experiment consultation, planning and experimental design, including customized MRI/micro-CT imaging services, customized animal models and various customized evaluation package services, professional image interpretation and special image post-processing services, and non-liveness scanning services. Through these services, we assist the industry and academia to accelerate biotechnology research and development, drug development and translational research, and promote the development and international competitiveness of Taiwan's biomedical industry.

This ultra-high-resolution small animal living tomography scanner is characterized by its ability to provide very high image quality and details, which is especially helpful for the research and observation of small animals. Provide important support for biotechnology research and development, drug development and other fields in the industry and academia.

Details of the facilities can be found on the following website: https://biotrec.sinica.edu.tw/pages/2136

The main objective is to address Taiwan's declining birthrate issue while promoting researchers to balance academic research and family responsibilities.

Researchers at our institute, regardless of gender, can apply for these leaves and unpaid parental leaves as per regulations if they need them due to personal or spousal childbirth or childcare.

Yes, if researchers take unpaid leave due to childbirth or childcare, they can apply to extend their tenure as per regulations, with a maximum extension of 3 years.

For principal investigators of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 competitive programs at our institute who require childbirth or childcare, support measures include the ability to apply for an extension of the project execution period. If research work and laboratory operations can continue, related funding will be allocated as usual. Special requests can also be submitted, and the institute will prioritize them.

No, there are no gender restrictions. Individuals of all genders can apply for maternity leave, family care leave, and unpaid parental leave as per regulations and enjoy related benefits such as extended tenure or project execution period, without any gender limitations.

Yes, the campus-wide core facilities are open to all researchers at Academia Sinica.

Yes, there is a fee to use these hospital-wide core facilities, primarily to recover maintenance costs.

In addition to providing the latest instruments and equipment, the hospital-wide core facilities also have full-time staff who can assist in designing experiments, conducting sample testing and analyzing experimental data. At the same time, it also provides instrument operator training and professional technical consultation.

Yes, the hospital-wide core facilities specialize in different technical fields, and can provide scientific instruments required for scientific experimental research, cutting-edge technology for product development, as well as instrument operator training and professional technical consultation.

If you want to use the hospital-wide core facilities, you can go to the website of each core facility to view the contact information of the facility contractors. In addition, for detailed descriptions of each facility, please refer to this website: https://daais.sinica.edu.tw/pages/519.

To view the detailed description of the facilities, you can refer to this website: https://daais.sinica.edu.tw/pages/519.

The units outside the hospital can be used when there is enough service in the core facilities of the whole hospital. However, it is recommended to check the contact information of the organizers on the website of each core facility and confirm whether there are resources available.

Yes, the core facility for genetically modified mice is a place dedicated to helping researchers produce genetically modified mice, and also provides other related technical services.

The Core Facility for Transgenic Mice has successfully established two gene editing technologies, Transcription Activator-Like Nucleic Acid (TALEN) and Cluster-Associated Protein of Constant Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR).

Yes, both TALEN and CRISPR are acronyms. TALEN is the abbreviation of Transcription Activator-like Effectors Nuclease, and CRISPR is the abbreviation of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, both of which are gene editing technologies used to produce genetically modified mice.

Yes, they introduce new research techniques every year to improve the efficiency of gene editing experiments and hopefully shorten the time to produce genetically modified mice.

The main projects provided by this facility include production of transgenic or knockout mice, production of genetically modified mice using TALEN/CRISPR technology, genetic targeting of mouse embryonic stem cells, conditional gene knockout, chimeric mouse production, embryonic Freezing, sperm freezing, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, etc. In addition, they also provide services such as experimental design consultation on tool mice and transgenic mice.

The main equipment of this core facility for transgenic mice includes a transgenic machine, a microinjection system, a needle puller and a needle caster.

If you want to know about the core facility managers, please visit the facility website: https://www.imb.sinica.edu.tw/TCF/.

If you want to know more about the core facilities of transgenic mice, including usage rules, charging standards and contact information, you can visit this website: https://www.imb.sinica.edu.tw/TCF/.

This public animal facility is mainly to provide Academia Sinica research colleagues with a surrogacy space for experimental animals that is free from specific pathogens, and to provide services for borrowing instruments and equipment for anesthesia, operation, sampling and monitoring of mouse physiological signals.

Before applying for the use of public animal facilities, the research plan must first be reviewed and approved by the Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the Academia Sinica, and then the animal health monitoring report must be prepared for review by the facility organizer, and the laboratory animal entry procedure can only be carried out after approval.

Specific pathogen-free SPF mouse surrogacy service refers to providing an environment free of specific pathogens, allowing these mice to live and reproduce in such an environment to ensure that they will not be affected by diseases. This can effectively maintain the stability and reliability of the experiment.

The facility mainly supports animal experiments related to tumor testing, drug testing, immunity, neurology and development.

The main equipment of public animal facilities includes independent ventilation feeding system, biological safety cabinet, air anesthesia machine and live cold light system.

If you want to know the location and management staff of this core facility, please go to the dedicated facility website: https://ascore.sinica.edu.tw/.

You can go to this website to check the usage rules, charging standards and contact information of public animal facilities: https://ascore.sinica.edu.tw/.

The biophysics core facilities are mainly open to researchers from Academia Sinica, as well as people from domestic universities and other academic research institutions.

In the Biophysics Core Facility, you can use a variety of molecular qualitative analysis instruments to understand the physicochemical properties of biomolecules, such as particle size, molecular weight, as well as thermodynamic, kinetic and structural information on interactions between biomolecules. The main equipment includes analytical ultra-high-speed centrifuge, surface plasmon resonance biomolecular sensor, circular dichroism instrument, isothermal titration enthalpy meter, thermal differential scanning calorimeter, protein stability analyzer, high-throughput biological Thin film interferometer, dynamic light scattering instrument, viscometer and density meter, etc. Finally, it should be noted that the charging standards and usage rules of each facility can be further viewed through this website: http://bcf.daais.sinica.edu.tw/index_C.html.

Yes, the facility will not only conduct educational training on various instruments from time to time, but also provide paid instrument operation certification courses. Qualified users can make an appointment to operate the instrument by themselves.

Yes, if you want to make an appointment to use the instrument, there is a fee. For specific charging standards, please refer to their official website: http://bcf.daais.sinica.edu.tw/index_C.html.

This facility is located in Room 402, 4th Floor, Institute of Biochemistry, Academia Sinica.

You can find information such as usage rules, fees and contact information on the official website of the Biophysics Core Facility. The URL is: http://bcf.daais.sinica.edu.tw/index_C.html.

The third level of biosafety laboratory was opened in June 2009.

The main research object is the researchers of Academia Sinica, but it will also conduct research cooperation with domestic public and private universities, research institutions and biotechnology industry.

This P3 laboratory can mainly conduct operational experiments on viruses of Risk Group 3, such as dangerous biosafety, but does not include bacterial infection and animal experiments. At the same time, this laboratory can improve Taiwan's capabilities in the research, prevention and control of dangerous viruses, and biosafety protection.

Before using the P3 laboratory, operators need to receive training in accordance with the laboratory's standard operating procedures, and only after passing the certification can they independently operate high-risk pathogens for experiments.

The main equipment includes a full negative pressure environment and Class II-A2, B2 biosafety operation cabinets.

You can check the relevant information of this laboratory on the website of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Academia Sinica at https://www.ibms.sinica.edu.tw/support_dep/full_version/index28.html.

This experimental plant core greenhouse facility is mainly provided to researchers of Academia Sinica, domestic universities and other academic research institutions.

To make an appointment to use this greenhouse facility, you can refer to the official website of the Academia Sinica Experimental Plant Core Greenhouse Facility: http://abrc.sinica.edu.tw/greenhouse/, where you can find usage rules, charging standards and contact information.

This facility provides plant growth space, plant gene transfer service, plant planting valet operation, medium management material service, as well as special personnel to assist in maintaining constant temperature and humidity of plant growth equipment, management of diseases and insect pests, and soil fertilization and cultivation, which is convenient for researchers to carry out plant growth and development Related research.

There are 140 units available to researchers within the facility.

In addition to basic plant growth equipment, there are auxiliary facilities for convenient experimental operations such as plant photography room, medium room, soil preparation room and public laboratory.

The main equipment includes walk-in growth room, high-light growth room, single-door and double-door plant growth box, net room and glass room greenhouse, experimental plant photography room and autoclave.

The facility is located at the new Greenhouse Building and Molecular Breeding Greenhouse at the bottom of Shengke Avenue, Academia Sinica.

To inquire about the usage rules, charging standards and contact information of the experimental plant core greenhouse facilities, you can refer to this website: http://abrc.sinica.edu.tw/greenhouse/.

Of course, the experimental plant core greenhouse facilities will provide special personnel to assist in maintaining constant temperature and humidity of plant growth equipment, management of diseases and insect pests, and soil fertilization and cultivation.

This nucleic acid sequencing facility started providing services in 2005.

It mainly provides services for researchers of Academia Sinica, domestic universities and other academic research institutions.

The Sanger sequencing method is characterized by fast and accurate, it is the preferred tool to confirm the sequence of short fragments (less than 1Kbp). Using it for nucleic acid sequencing analysis can ensure the correctness of the results, so we choose it for nucleic acid sequencing analysis.

Yes, Facility Services has dedicated personnel to operate the instruments and analyze the samples.

The main service projects include plastid double-stranded DNA sequencing, cosmid vector DNA sequencing, PCR product DNA sequencing, and nucleic acid sequencing experiment design consultation.

There are two main equipment used in this facility, one is ABI 3730xl DNA nucleic acid analysis system, and the other is gradient nucleic acid amplification instrument.

The nucleic acid sequencing facility is located in room N719 on the 7th floor of the Institute of Biomedicine, Academia Sinica.

If you want to know the management personnel of this core facility, please visit the facility dedicated website: https://www.ibms.sinica.edu.tw/support_dep/index21.html.

To inquire about the use rules, charging standards and contact information of nucleic acid sequencing facilities, you can go to this website to view: https://www.ibms.sinica.edu.tw/support_dep/index21.html

The core facilities of life science electric imaging are mainly set up for the following service projects: 1. Provide sample preparation services, such as negative staining, metal projection, tissue embedding, etc.; 2. Electron microscope imaging services; 3. For independent use of facilities Provide one-to-one instrument teaching for users; 4. Electron microscope experiment design consulting services.

The main equipment provided by this facility are: 1. FEI Tecnai G2 F20 S-Twin field emission transmission electron microscope; 2. FEI Quanta 200 scanning electron microscope; 3. Microwave processor for biological samples; 4. Leica high pressure freezing and automatic Freeze replacement system; 5. Ultra-high vacuum carbon coating device and glow discharge system; 6. Ultrathin microtome.

Yes, they offer one-on-one instrument instruction if you need independent use of the facility.

The core facilities of life science electric display mainly provide services for researchers of Academia Sinica, research and development personnel of domestic universities and private enterprises.

You can see the usage rules, charging standards and contact information at this URL: https://image-core.icob.sinica.edu.tw/pages/3788.

The New Generation Genome Sequencing Core Facility was originally established to support the strain sequencing of the National Biomass Energy Research Program. Later, under the impetus of the Academia Sinica Nucleic Acid Sequencing User Committee, it began to provide services to colleagues in the whole academy, and also provided services to other academic research institutions one after another.

The main service targets are researchers of Academia Sinica, domestic universities and other academic research institutions.

This facility mainly provides five service projects, including DNA/RNA sample quality testing, gene library construction and library quality testing, use of internal reference genes to calibrate transcription effects, genome sequencing and NGS genome sequencing experiment design consulting services.

The main equipment in this facility includes Illumina HiSeq 2500 high-throughput genome analysis system, Illumina MiSeq genome multifunctional analysis system, Illumina NextSeq 2000 high-throughput genome sequencing system, PacBio Sequel system third-generation sequencer, Oxford Nanopore GridION MK1 third-generation single-molecule high-throughput genome sequencing system, 10x Genomics Chromium single-cell analysis system, Agilent BioAnalyzer biochemical analyzer, Agilent Fragment Analyzer biochemical analyzer, Agilent FEMTO Pulse Automated Pulsed-Field Capillary Electrophoresis Analyzer, M220 focused ultrasound instrument, and Sage Science BluePippin and ELF automatic DNA fragment recovery system.

If you want to know the management personnel of this core facility, please visit the dedicated facility website: https://ngs.biodiv.tw/NGSCore/.

The new-generation genome sequencing core facility is located in Room A603 on the 6th floor of the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Research Building of the Academia Sinica.

To learn about usage rules, charging standards and contact information, you can go to this website: http://ngs.biodiv.tw/NGSCore/.

The neuroscience core laboratory mainly provides two types of services: electrophysiology and imaging.

Yes, the neuroelectrophysiology laboratory is open to applications from academic units outside the hospital, and scholars inside and outside the hospital are welcome to make more use of it.

Their main service projects include extracellular group excitatory post-synaptic potential recording of tissue slices, planar microelectrode array recording, whole-cell clamp membrane recording, calcium ion image recording, conjugate focal microscopy image acquisition, light stimulation and other image analysis experiments , and optical recording of membrane potential with voltage-sensitive dyes.

In the neuroscience core laboratory, you can find the following main equipment: electrophysiological signal recording platform with light stimulation light source system, ED64 microelectrode array recording system, Zeiss inverted microscope whole-cell clamp membrane recording platform, Zeiss observer.D1 calcium ion imaging Platform, Zeiss LSM880 confocal microscope (including Airyscan and in vivo experiment function), MiCAM05 imaging platform, oscillating microtome D.S.K. microslicer DTK-1000, horizontal needle puller SUTTER MODEL P-97 Pipette puller, glass electrode needle puller NARISHIGE PC -10. Micro-Osmometer Model 3300, an osmotic pressure detector, and IMARIS imaging software.

The laboratory facilities are located in Room I-07 on the second basement floor of the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Research Building of Academia Sinica.

The staff who manage the laboratories are from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and the Institute of Molecular Biology respectively.

To inquire about the rules of use, charging standards and contact information of the Neuroscience Core Laboratory, you can directly visit their website at http://npas.programs.sinica.edu.tw/npas_core_facility.html. On this site you will find all the information you need.

The core laboratory for transgenic plants has provided services since July 1998.

The main service items provided include Agrobacterium transformation services for 8 kinds of plants, plant gene transformation experiment materials, use of gene guns, as well as plant gene transformation experiment design consulting services and education and training courses.

The main equipment in the laboratory includes walk-in growth chamber, desktop gene gun BIO-RAD PDS-1000 and hand-held gene gun, exponential wave and square wave electroporation instrument, fluorescent microscope, dissecting microscope, vibrating microtome, Aseptic operating table, sterilizing pot and related equipment for plant tissue culture.

The core laboratory of transgenic plants is located on the second floor of the new greenhouse building at the bottom of Shengke Avenue, Academia Sinica.

If you want to know the management personnel of this core laboratory, please go to the facility website: https://abrc.sinica.edu.tw/greenhouse/.

To inquire about the usage rules, charging standards and contact information of the Transplant Plant Core Laboratory, you can go to this website: http://abrc.sinica.edu.tw/transplant/.

TIGP-X Pilot Program is a program jointly cultivated by Academia Sinica and foreign universities to cultivate international doctoral students. Its purpose is to promote international academic cooperation, attract international students, and encourage Academia Sinica researchers to cooperate with foreign academic institutions. The program also provides grants to TIGP-X international doctoral students to conduct research at Academia Sinica during the dissertation research stage, so as to increase the talent pool of doctoral students.

Only researchers who are assistant researchers or above in the institutes and centers of Academia Sinica can apply for this plan.

As the number of admissions must be matched with the vacancy of TIGP dormitories, it is currently impossible to specify the number of admissions.

To apply for this program, you need to prepare the following documents: cooperation plan or doctoral dissertation proposal, doctoral student’s personal application materials, recommendation letter from the supervisor of foreign cooperation unit, and letter of consent from the doctoral student’s school. Remember to review the application form in detail before applying!

The TIGP-X Pilot Program has preliminary review and review procedures. Applicants need to submit to their own research institute or center for preliminary review. Then, the applicant's research institute and center will send a letter to the International Office together with the initial review opinion (if there are more than two applications in the current period, a recommendation order must be provided). After that, the International Office will compile the application cases and send them to the Academic Consulting Association for review. The review time will take about 20 working days. Afterwards, the reexamination opinion will be reported together with the application documents to the president of Academia Sinica for approval. After the re-examination results are approved, the Academia Sinica will notify the research institutes and centers to which the researchers belong.

There are three application echelons each year, and the initial review and review procedures will be carried out. Because applicants need to submit to their own research institute or center for preliminary review, the deadline for submitting applications to the research institute or center must be confirmed by the applicant to the research institute or center. Afterwards, the deadlines for the applicant's research institute and center to send the initial review opinion letter to the International Office are the end of February, the end of June, and the end of October, respectively.

The way to choose the application level is based on the estimated time for doctoral students to study in Academia Sinica. If it is expected to start research at Academia Sinica between April and July, the institute/center must submit an application before the end of February; if it is expected to start research at Academia Sinica between August and November, the institute/center Applications should be made before the end of June; finally, if the plan is to start research at Academia Sinica between December and March of the following year, the institute/center needs to make an application before the end of October.

Yes, the application materials for the TIGP-X Pilot Program must be written in English.

You need to prepare at least one recommendation letter in any form, remember to write it in English.

Academia Sinica researchers can receive a maximum of one TIGP-X doctoral student subsidy each year, so students should be selected carefully and limited to one case in the same echelon.

Yes, if there is a time limit for the completion of the cooperative research project, you need to explain it when you apply.

Yes, the maximum application period for research cooperation is 3 years. Minimum 1 year.

Yes, if a TIGP-X doctoral student cannot come to Taiwan at the original time due to special circumstances, the co-advising professor at Academia Sinica needs to resubmit the application and accept the review.

The TIGP-X Pilot Program has two types of grants. The first is "TIGP-X Academia Sinica Scholarship for International Doctoral Students". Basically, the Academia Sinica and the Academia Sinica researchers (applicants) will receive NT$34,000 each month and a scholarship of 16,000 yuan. If there are special circumstances, it can be raised at the time of application. The second type is "TIGP-X Academia Sinica International Doctoral Students". The scholarships received are provided by the researchers of Academia Sinica, and the amount must meet the relevant specifications of the "Academia Sinica Scholarship Funding Points". The selected doctoral students are collectively referred to as TIGP-X doctoral students.

Yes, the round-trip air ticket for TIGP-X doctoral students can only be subsidized once.

During the research period of the selected TIGP-X doctoral students at Academia Sinica, Academia Sinica will arrange to live in the TIGP dormitory for the first year, and the expenses will be borne by the TIGP-X doctoral students themselves. From the second year onwards, researchers from the Academia Sinica who serve as co-advising professors will assist in renting houses outside the academy.

Academia Sinica researchers of the selected program can apply to Academia Sinica to go abroad on business, and Academia Sinica will pay for an economy-class air ticket to and from Taiwan, and pay living expenses and office expenses (handling fees, insurance premiums) according to the "Overseas Travel Expense Reporting Points" . The air ticket money can only be used to participate in the selected TIGP-X doctoral student's thesis defense (Thesis Defense), or to visit the school of the TIGP-X doctoral student during the implementation period and discuss academic cooperation matters with their supervisors.

Yes, after being selected as a TIGP-X doctoral student, you can still continue to receive scholarships from your own research institution during your research at Academia Sinica.

Yes, the air ticket for being selected as a TIGP-X doctoral student needs to be paid in advance, and then after coming to Taiwan, the payment will be refunded to your post office account after going through the verification process of Academia Sinica.

Yes, TIGP-X doctoral students need to bear the visa and transportation expenses themselves, and Academia Sinica does not provide subsidies. However, Academia Sinica will assist you in handling visa-related matters with foreign embassies, and will also provide transportation information from the airport to the dormitory.

Yes, even when you are doing thesis research at Academia Sinica, you still need to be responsible for the tuition fees of overseas schools.

Each year you are required to write a research progress report, which is then submitted to your bilateral advisor for review. After passing the review, it will be handed over to the International Office for review by the Academic Advisory Council. After passing the review, you can get the scholarship for the next year.

The assessment of TIGP-X doctoral student’s research work guidance in Academia Sinica is the responsibility of the applicant, that is, the student’s co-advising professor in Academia Sinica.

If you need to leave the country for more than 2 weeks due to personal reasons, the suspension of scholarship days will be counted from the first day of departure, not two weeks after departure. So once you leave the country for more than 2 weeks, the scholarship will stop from the day you leave the country.

When your achievements during your research at Academia Sinica involve intellectual property rights, you need to follow the "Academia Sinica Research and Development Achievements and Utilization Methods" to deal with them.

If you are involved in violations of academic ethics during the research period, it will be dealt with in accordance with the "Academia Sinica Ethics Committee Settings and Operation Points".

TIGP-X Pilot Program can cooperate with various foreign academic and research institutions, not limited to institutions that have signed an MOU with Academia Sinica. If the student's department needs to sign the MOU in response to this plan, the research institutes and centers where the researchers of the Academia Sinica belong can also sign the MOU. This program applies to the three academic areas of Academia Sinica.

This plan is applicable to the three major academic fields of Academia Sinica.

The TIGP-X Pilot Program basically has no restrictions on nationality. Doctoral students, whether native or foreign, can be nominated to apply. Taiwanese students who are studying in foreign universities' doctoral programs are also eligible. However, Hong Kong and Macao students need to leave the country once every six months, and cannot join the health insurance system, and their rights and interests are less than other foreign students. Students from mainland China will not be applicable until the "Regulations on the Permission for People from the Mainland Area to Enter the Taiwan Area" are revised. As for schools in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao, the Academia Sinica does not encourage them due to politically sensitive factors, but if the application is helpful to the joint research between the two parties, it can still be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Students from Hong Kong and Macao can participate in this plan, but they need to leave the country once every six months and cannot join the health insurance system. Compared with other foreign students, they have less rights and interests. In addition, when politically sensitive issues are involved, the Academia Sinica will conduct a review on a case-by-case basis.

Students from Mainland China are not currently eligible for the TIGP-X Pilot Program, and they need to wait for the "Regulations on Permitting People from the Mainland Area to Enter the Taiwan Area" to be relaxed and amended before they can apply.

It is best for the applicant to serve as a co-supervising professor, but if some overseas universities/institutions cannot accept the co-supervising system due to strict regulations, the applicant can also strive to become a thesis committee member for doctoral students. This situation will be determined on a case-by-case basis, as long as it can be confirmed that there is a situation that promotes substantive cooperation between the two parties, it should be acceptable.

Yes, if you cannot serve as a co-advising professor, you can try to become a thesis committee member. Individual cases will be considered during the review, as long as there are facts that promote substantive cooperation between the two parties, it should be acceptable.

After asking the National Science Council, as long as the applicant has the fact that he actually supervises the doctoral students, he can use the award subsidy planned by the National Science Council to pay the doctoral students of TIGP-X, and the student status of the National Science Council award subsidy has no nationality limit.

First of all, Academia Sinica will contact the foreign embassy where the selected TIGP-X doctoral students are located, and ask them to help with visa-related matters. Then, relevant information such as TIGP dormitory reservation and room payment will be provided for the first year. From the second year, the accommodation will be assisted by the co-advisor of Academia Sinica (that is, the applicant of this program) to rent a house outside the hospital. Next, the traffic reference information from Taiwan airport to TIGP dormitory will be provided. After entering the country, we will also assist in the verification of the air ticket payment. After TIGP-X doctoral students enter the country, the institute/center to which the co-advising professor of Academia Sinica belongs will provide the following assistance: 1. Assist in the application process of changing the residence visa to ARC, and remind to update ARC every year. 2. Assist in applying for accident insurance after entry. 3. After staying in Taiwan for more than 183 days, they will assist in applying for health insurance, Confucianism and related matters. 4. Apply for a post office account.

During the research period of the selected doctoral students in the institute, Academia Sinica will arrange to live in the TIGP dormitory in the first year, and from the second year, the co-advisor of Academia Sinica (that is, the applicant of this program) will assist in renting a house outside the institute.

Students selected as "TIGP-X Academia Sinica Scholarship International Doctoral Students" are required to write a research progress report every year during their stay in Academia Sinica, and after being approved by the bilateral advisors, submit it to the International Office for review to obtain the next year's scholarship. In addition, within two weeks before the completion of the TIGP-X cooperative research project and the return to the place of student status, a complete written research report needs to be submitted for reference by the International Office. Students who are selected as "TIGP-X Academia Sinica International Doctoral Students" only need to submit a complete written research report within two weeks before returning to the place of student status after the completion of the TIGP-X cooperative research project, for reference by the International Office .

Selected TIGP-X doctoral students should report to the hospital within the starting date of starting research in the hospital.

TIIP was established to provide young foreign scholars with internship opportunities, let them know more about Academia Sinica's international graduate program, and then improve their willingness to study.

Yes, the annual application period is from January 1 to February 28.

Yes, you can apply for this summer internship program through the online system. The application period is from January 1 to February 28 each year.

Yes, when applying, you need to choose three advisors in the application system according to your research interests and academic experience.

Yes, the internship period is fixed as two months, divided into three echelons: the first echelon is from May 1st to June 30th, the second echelon is from June 1st to July 31st, and the third echelon is 7 August 1st to August 31st.

Those who can apply for this summer internship program are current students of foreign nationality, including final-year undergraduate students, current students of postgraduate master’s programs, and students above the fourth grade of the five-year bachelor’s and master’s double degree system. In addition, Those with a bachelor's or master's degree may also apply. But please note that those who have already participated in the TIGP summer internship program and doctoral students are not eligible for application

You cannot take care of other work during the internship. You must devote yourself to the internship and abide by the relevant regulations of Academia Sinica. Failure to comply may result in termination of the internship program.

Yes, the internship program will be terminated if you violate the relevant regulations or Taiwan laws.

When applying online for the internship program, you need to complete or submit the following documents: resume, study plan, and two letters of recommendation (automatically sent to recommenders through the application system, and they need to complete the letter of recommendation before February 28) , Upload the official transcript with the school stamp, and the English test transcript (optional).

The review results will be announced on the International Graduate Program Summer Internship Program website in early April.

Interns can check the review results on the website of the International Graduate Program Summer Internship Program in early April, after which the admitted students will receive an official letter of admission from the International Graduate Program.

There are three steps to complete the registration procedure after admission, the first is to report to the laboratory with the instructor, the second is to find the course assistant to report and submit the air ticket certificate, and the last is to go to the International Office to find the person in charge of the summer internship program check in.

You need to submit proof of air ticket, usually your original boarding pass, original ticket purchase certificate (original), flight itinerary and passport photocopy, and you can hand it in to the course assistant you belong to when you register.

During the internship, you need to go to the laboratory to report to the instructor, then to the program assistant to report and hand in the air ticket certification documents, and finally to the International Office to report to the person in charge of the summer internship program of the international postgraduate program. Stay in touch with faculty advisors, program assistants, and program directors.

The monthly living expenses are NT$30,000 (before tax), of which NT$20,000 is paid by the International Office, and NT$10,000 is paid by the instructor.

The airfare allowance is such that the airfare will only be refunded upon successful completion of the internship. (Please compare the prices of different websites before purchasing the air ticket.) If you will return to your country after the internship, the International Office will subsidize half of the cost of your round-trip economy class air ticket (up to NT$15,000). If you do not return to China for some reason after the internship, such as being officially admitted to the TIGP program, they will only subsidize your one-way economy class air ticket to Taiwan. To apply for airfare credit, you will need to submit your original proof of purchase (original), original boarding pass, flight itinerary and a copy of your passport. The refund amount of air ticket fee will be in accordance with the regulations of Academia Sinica.

To apply for air ticket subsidy, you need to prepare four documents: original ticket purchase certificate (original), original boarding pass, flight itinerary and passport photocopy.

TIIP is the abbreviation of "Taiwan International Internship Program", which is the Taiwan International Internship Program.

Yes, if you choose the advisor of Academia Sinica, the International Office will assist you in arranging accommodation.

A double room with bunk beds costs NT$4,000 per month.

If you choose the instructor of the partner university, you can ask the instructor to help arrange accommodation during the internship.

Yes. Travel insurance is required during your stay in Taiwan. Regardless of whether the intern has purchased travel insurance in his or her own country, the International Office will assist the intern to purchase basic travel insurance when they arrive in Taiwan. This is mandatory. Otherwise, interns will not be able to work in the laboratory, but the specific expenses will be borne by you.

The purpose of TIIP is to provide young foreign scholars with internship opportunities and to enhance their understanding of Academia Sinica and Academia Sinica’s international graduate programs. We welcome interested foreign students to come to Academia Sinica for internships.

Yes, the International Office will provide a poster format for the interns to refer to during the internship. Interns are required to make posters and present the results of the internship in oral presentations. Poster presentations will be held at the end of June, July and August. In addition, interns should also remember to fill out the internship program questionnaire before the end of the internship.

The purpose of filling out the internship program questionnaire is to let the interns share their views on the internship experience, help the sponsor understand the internship results and collect suggestions for improvement.

Yes, before the end of the internship, you have to complete the questionnaire, make a poster and give an oral report. Poster presentations will be held at the end of June, July and August.

Orientation sessions for new students will be held in early May, early June and early July.

Yes, the International Office will arrange a Chinese class for beginners in June and July. You can choose one of the months to attend, but remember to seek the consent of the instructor first.

Yes, interns who want to participate in the Chinese class must first confirm with the instructor, and they can only participate after obtaining approval.

The main purpose of the elementary Chinese class is to enable interns to increase their interest in Chinese learning and experience Chinese culture. So I will teach some basic Chinese conversation and introduce relevant cultural content.

Yes, to participate in the summer internship program, the International Office will arrange for you to attend the freshman briefing, so that you can learn more about Academia Sinica, the international graduate program and the TIGP-X Pilot Program.

Academia Sinica's competitive academic research project funding is divided into three types, namely the first type: deep cultivation of basic research, excellence type, including forward-looking projects, deep cultivation projects and theme research projects; The second type: Pursue key issues and breakthroughs in emerging fields, including Grand Challenge Program for seed grants and Grand Challenge Programs; The third type: mission-oriented, including sustainable scientific research projects, mission-oriented biotechnology research projects, epidemic response research projects, materials and analysis technology exploration projects (iMATE) and digital humanities research projects.

When the Academia Sinica allocates funds, it will arrange according to the type of the project, whether it is individual or team integration, the scale and depth of the project, and benefit evaluation. They will rigorously plan allocations with reference to past experience and analytical reviews, while incorporating and revising results from relevant practical research for program review. In addition, they will also carry out follow-up management and assessment operations such as mid-term report review, implementation of expiry report evaluation, plan changes, and funding control. Each plan has a rolling adjustment mechanism for subsidy amounts to ensure optimal operation. benefit.

If you want to apply for the first, second and third types of project funding, you can first go to this website to learn about the introduction, application method and schedule of each project: https://sub.daais.sinica.edu.tw/grants/index. html. When applying, log in to the Academia Sinica academic service management system at https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/. Then follow the system guidelines to apply.

The review operation is divided into three stages. Firstly, the experts in the project field conduct a written review, then enter the re-examination stage, and finally conduct a final review.

The focus of the review is mainly to solve important key issues, the degree of innovation, the degree of expected impact and international competitiveness.

The evaluation of the degree of innovation and international competitiveness is mainly through the written review of experts in the project field, and then through three stages of review and final review. During this process, the review committee will conduct discussion and evaluation based on the performance of various projects and the similarity of themes, together with the views of Academia Sinica, to ensure the fairness and effectiveness of the evaluation.

Under the new system, various research projects are discussed and evaluated by the review committees of the three academic groups of Mathematical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences, and decisions are made based on the views of Academia Sinica. This approach helps to fully consider the level of each application and the similarity of themes, making the funding more fair and effective.

This review method mainly passes through three stages: written review, review and final review to ensure the fairness and effectiveness of financial subsidies. First, experts conduct a written review of the plan. Then, various projects in the same field will be submitted to the review committees of the three academic groups of mathematical sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences for evaluation. In the end, Academia Sinica will make decisions based on these scoring results and its own opinions. This approach allows the entire review process to more fully take into account the quality and topical similarity of each application, thereby ensuring that funding is more fair and effective.

The rolling adjustment subsidy amount mechanism of these research projects is based on the progress and results of the projects, and continues to carry out follow-up evaluation operations such as mid-term report review, implementation expiration report evaluation, project changes, and funding control. After evaluation, the subsidy amount will be adjusted according to the actual situation of the project to achieve the best operational efficiency.

To participate in this program, you must first be a full-time assistant researcher, a non-permanent research fellow of Academia Sinica, or a newly recruited research assistant or non-permanent associate researcher at various research institutes and research centers of Academia Sinica. Next, apply during the period from March to May each year, submit the letter of intent in early April, and then ask the recommending unit to submit the paper plan information in early May. After that, it is time to wait for the written preliminary review, re-examination and final review process. In November, the applications that pass the review will be announced, and the plans that pass the review will be implemented in January of the following year. Remember to prepare a research proposal, a personal resume and a list of major works when applying, as well as letters of recommendation and relevant meeting minutes. For more information and how to apply, please visit the relevant website of Academia Sinica.

The upper limit of funding for this project is NT$5 million.

The application period is from March to May each year, and a letter of intent needs to be submitted in early April.

The application materials include research plan, supporting letter, recent research accomplishments, and personal track record with a list of current and pending grant support, as well as the Letter of Referral and Minutes of the Institute or Research Center Meeting.

To apply for this program, you need to log in to the Academic Service and Management System(ASMS) at https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/.

The Career Development Award will set up a specific plan to allow young scholars to conduct forward-looking research topics with international competitiveness. This approach helps to select outstanding young scholars with potential for development and cultivate them to become the world's top academic talents.

For more details about the program, please refer to this website: https://sub.daais.sinica.edu.tw/grants/cda.html.

Investigator Award is mainly to support and cultivate potential researchers of Academia Sinica, so that they can focus on original research on important topics. It is hoped that they will have world-class achievements in various fields, such as life sciences, mathematical sciences, humanities and social sciences. important contribution of the level.

This project will take a total of 5 years.

The application and review procedures for Investigator Award of Academia Sinica are very strict. After application, recommendation and review, candidates can receive five years of research funding support.

There are several review stages in the application process. First, domestic and foreign scholars and experts conduct a preliminary written review, then the committees of each academic group conduct re-examination, and finally there is a joint final review meeting of the three academic groups. Approved applications will be announced in November.

The upper limit of funding for the Deep Cultivation Project is NT$5 million.

To apply for this program, the host must be a researcher above the full-time associate researcher of Academia Sinica.

You can apply for this program from March to May every year, submit a letter of intent in early April, and then submit a proposal in early May.

To apply for Investigator Award, you must first ensure that you are a researcher above the full-time associate researcher of the Academia Sinica. Then, during the application period from March to May each year, the letter of intent is submitted at the beginning of April, and documents such as the research plan and personal resume are submitted at the beginning of May. Please refer to Academia Sinica¡¦s Intensive Cultivation Program Operation Points for detailed application content. Plans that pass the review will be implemented in January of the following year, with an upper limit of NT$5 million. For more information, please refer to the relevant website or log in to the academic service management system of Academia Sinica to apply.

You can go to this website to see the details of the program: https://sub.daais.sinica.edu.tw/grants/iva.html. If you want to apply, remember to log in to the academic service management system of Academia Sinica, the website is: https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/.

Thematic research projects are to promote the research projects of Academia Sinica and make important world-class contributions in the field of basic research.

This project is three-year, divided into two types: individual research project and single integrated research project.

The application period is from March to May every year. The letter of intent is submitted in early April, and the plan is submitted in early May.

The review process is a written preliminary review by domestic and foreign scholars and experts, followed by re-examination by the committees of each academic group, and finally a joint final review meeting of the three academic groups. The results of the review are expected to be announced in November.

The theme research plan will select forward-looking and representative research topics in the three major fields of mathematical sciences, life sciences, and humanities and social sciences. Their goal is to develop creative and ground-breaking research results to make world-class important contributions in the field of basic research.

The upper limit of funding for an individual research project is NT$5 million, and the upper limit for a single integrated research project is NT$8 million.

The person who implements this project must be a full-time researcher of Academia Sinica.

The application materials include research proposal, personal resume and catalog of major works in recent years. .

The program application system of Academia Sinica is the academic service management system https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/.

Plans that pass the review are expected to begin implementation in January of the following year.

For details of the program, please refer to the website: https://sub.daais.sinica.edu.tw/grants/tp.html.

The Grand Challenge Program for seed grant is designed to address research challenges where concepts are still in their infancy but have originality and potential for development.

The important scientific and social issues that these research projects hope to solve in the future include gene and cell therapy, data science, air pollution, quantum technology, future society, social investigation of totalitarian regimes, major diseases and precision medicine, agricultural biotechnology and health and longevity, etc. field challenges. These studies can not only help us overcome the current difficulties we are facing, but also allow us to fulfill the duties of the country's top research institutions and scientists.

The main difference between the Grand Challenge Program for seed grant and the Grand Challenge Program is the program duration and research phase. The term of the seed grant is 1 to 2 years, which is suitable for the research that is still in the embryonic stage of the concept, which has originality and development potential; while the period of the Grand Challenge Program is 5 years, which is suitable for the research with a more specific concept and a relatively mature research program.

To apply for the Grand Challenge Program, you need to log in to the Academia Sinica Academic Service Management System https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/, and prepare the following documents within the application period: research proposal, personal resume and major works in recent years Table of contents. There are two tiers of application each year, the first tier application period is from January to March, and the second tier application period is from July to September. The application then goes through a three-stage review. The plans approved in the first tier will be implemented in July of the same year, and the plans approved in the second tier will be implemented in January of the following year. For details on the application, please refer to the "Academia Sinica Key Breakthrough Program Operation Key Points", and related information can be found at https://www.sinica.edu.tw/ch/articles/425.

Yes, the moderator must be a full-time researcher of Academia Sinica.

There are two tiers of application time each year, the first tier application period is from January to March, and the second tier application period is from July to September.

When applying, you need to submit a research proposal, personal resume, and a list of major works in recent years.

To log in and apply for this program, please visit https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/ of Academia Sinica¡¦s academic service management system.

For more details about the program, please refer to https://sub.daais.sinica.edu.tw/grants/gcs.html.

The goal of the Grand Challenge Program is to enhance the basic research of Academia Sinica, encourage researchers to pay attention to social and academic challenges that need to be solved urgently, analyze existing limitations, find out the core of the problem, and propose a breakthrough solution strategy, and finally achieve To achieve the goal of world-class research.

The Grand Challenge Program will carefully select key academic issues that are consistent with the development of Academia Sinica and the country and society. These issues are usually brave enough to challenge and break through existing bottlenecks, such as gene and cell therapy, data science, air pollution, quantum technology, etc. During the selection process, we hope to find research projects that have the potential to solve important scientific and social problems, and fulfill the duties of the country's top research institutions and scientists.

There are three types of Grand Challenge Program, which are individual research projects, single-integrated research projects, and institute-centered problem-oriented team research projects.

To apply for the Grand Challenge Program, you need to follow the "Academia Sinica Grand Challenge Program Operation Key Points". For details, please refer to the relevant website of the Academia Sinica.

The full-time researchers of Academia Sinica can serve as the hosts of key breakthrough projects.

Generally, you can apply for the Grand Challenge Program from March to May each year. A letter of intent must be submitted in early April, followed by a proposal in early May.

To apply for the Grand Challenge Program, you need to prepare a research proposal, personal resume, and a catalog of major works in recent years.

The funding ceiling for the Grand Challenge Program is NT$20 million.

Grand Challenge Program that pass the review will begin implementation in January of the following year.

To inquire about the detailed description and application process of the Grand Challenge Program, you can check it on the official website at https://sub.daais.sinica.edu.tw/grants/gcp.html. If you want to apply for the program, you can also log in to the Academia Sinica academic service management system https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/.

The key sustainable issues to be solved by this plan are the following six directions: 1. Energy and carbon reduction technology, 2. Food, air, water protection and safety, 3. Transformation towards a sustainable society, 4. Health Wellbeing and Environmental Change, 5. Earth System under Global Change, and 6. Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Recovery. To promote sustainable scientific research, after reporting to the hospital for approval every year according to the recommendations of the Sustainable Advisory Committee, set the theme and detailed objectives of the annual plan solicitation (detailed annual solicitation instructions). The main research promotion is still based on the six major directions.

There are two main types of solicitation for this plan, namely: 1. Three-year integrated and single-integrated plan (the subject of solicitation is announced regularly every year). 2. Promote active planning (Top-down) plans from time to time (in principle, the implementation period is within 1 year).

Yes, every year in late April, a project solicitation briefing will be held.

That's right, the deadline for program applications is late June each year (about the end of the month).

Yes, approved programs are usually announced in November and then implemented in January of the following year.

To invite outsiders to join the research team, you can communicate with experts in fields related to the annual theme during the plan solicitation period, introduce the project content and goals to them, and ask them about their willingness to participate in joint research. If the conditions are suitable, they can be invited to join the team and jointly develop the project application. During the implementation of the plan, if you want to invite scholars outside the academy to join the research team, it will be regarded as a change in the plan and must be reported to Academia Sinica for approval.

This integrated sustainable science project does not have a clear upper limit for funding applications, but the principle is that the total funding for the project should not exceed NT$20 million.

Reasonable implementation costs are determined by consensus at the review meeting. Appropriate funding will be approved at the review meeting based on the theme and scale of cooperation of each project. However, in principle, the total project funding should not exceed 20 million yuan.

You can find more details about the overall promotion of the Sustainable Science Project at this website: http://www.cfss.sinica.edu.tw/.

This program mainly conducts research on six major biomedical fields: precision medicine/cancer treatment, infectious diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic diseases, innovative medical applications and innovative detection technologies.

This mission-oriented biotechnology research project is mainly to help teams with experience in the development of small molecule drugs, antibody drugs, nucleic acid drugs, nano drugs, cell therapy and medical materials.

The ultimate goal of the project is to turn research results into commercially valuable product technologies within 3 to 5 years.

The National Biotechnology Research Park has a variety of experimental spaces for the translation team to settle in, and assists the translation team to conduct value-added experiments through world-class core facilities. At the same time, combining the regular forums, educational training, speeches and other activities held by the Academy of National Biotechnology Research Park, as well as resources such as patents, competitors and market databases, can improve the business thinking and skills of the translation team and cultivate biotechnology and medical entrepreneurial talents. You can refer to the official website (https://nbrp.sinica.edu.tw/) for more detailed information.

The principle of execution time of this plan is 3-5 years.

The amount of funding for this project is determined according to the needs of each research team, that is to say, it will be arranged according to the research plan and budget proposed by the team.

The application period is approximately between April and July each year.

The deadline for proposal submissions is mid-July.

The review process has gone through three stages: written preliminary review, committee review and joint final review meeting. Approved applications are usually announced in November.

Approved plans that pass the review will generally be implemented in January of the following year.

This epidemic response research plan is mainly to integrate the research capabilities of infectious diseases in the hospital, so that different units can cooperate in the research and development of detection technology, drugs, antibodies, vaccines and pathogenic mechanisms. It will also provide interdisciplinary laboratory support and use various related resources to establish a complete epidemiological research and development environment to enhance overall research capabilities. The plan hopes to establish a key technology platform and drug resource library for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. In the future, if faced with an outbreak of emerging infectious diseases, rapid screening reagents, antibody drugs, specific drugs and vaccines can be developed in the shortest possible time and quickly provided. Clinical trials and commercialization for industry. These research results will also be stored in the National Research Park, which serves as an important national resource bank for the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases.

The interdisciplinary laboratory support provided by this project includes related resources such as molecular structure, antibody development, animal models and P3 laboratories.

This plan gathers the infectious disease research capacity in the hospital and cooperates with various units to invest in the research and development of detection technology, drugs, antibodies, vaccines and pathogenic mechanisms. At the same time, it provides cross-field laboratory support and related resources, such as molecular structure, antibody research and development, animal models and P3 laboratories, etc., and is expected to accelerate the development of rapid screening reagent prototypes, antibody drugs and vaccines and other products. In this way, these products can be quickly provided to the industry for use in the event of an outbreak of an emerging infectious disease, shortening the development time.

The time to apply for this program is from April to July each year, first submit the letter of intent in mid-May, and then submit the plan in mid-July.

In principle, the implementation time of the plan is 4 years, and the maximum amount of funding per year is NT$20 million.

The "Digital Humanities Research Project" is promoted by the Academia Sinica Center for Digital Cultures.

The "Digital Humanities Research Project" aims to facilitate the digital transformation of humanities studies. The core tasks include building a digital humanities knowledge base, fostering innovative research in digital humanities, developing and using digital humanities research tools, and publishing academic works and displaying humanities research results in multiple ways.

Based on academic research, the Academia Sinica Center for Digital Cultures integrates various digital cultural assets, continuously enriches digital content, improves the digital humanities research environment, guides the public to participate, and shares digital knowledge. Cross-domain integration and communication.

Yes, the Academia Sinica Center for Digital Cultures not only participates in international seminars in the field of digital humanities every year, but also establishes different communication and cooperation modes with important relevant units around the world.

For more details about the "Digital Humanities Research Project", you can directly refer to https://ascdc.sinica.edu.tw/.