About¶
Profile¶
I am an R&D Scientist at the ICOB Imaging Core, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. My work combines imaging core facility support, confocal and fluorescence microscopy, bioimage analysis consultation, and reproducible workflow development.
I help researchers plan imaging experiments, troubleshoot acquisition, evaluate image data quality, and build practical analysis workflows with FIJI/ImageJ, napari, Imaris, Python, CLIJ, clEsperanto, and AI-assisted tools. I also teach hands-on microscopy and bioimage analysis courses using open-access materials that support independent learning and reproducible practice.
Professional Experience¶
Imaging Core Facility, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology (ICOB), Academia Sinica, Taiwan¶
- R&D Scientist (Jan 2024 - Present)
- Project Scientist (Oct 2021 - Dec 2023)
- Research Technical Employee (Sep 2021)
- Postdoctoral Researcher (May 2021 - Aug 2021)
RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR), Japan¶
- Research Scientist (Sep 2017 - Mar 2021)
- Visiting Scientist (Oct 2016 - Sep 2017)
- Supported by the Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
- Research Scientist (Jul 2015 - Sep 2016)
Education¶
- Ph.D., Life Science Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
- Master's, Life Science Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
- Bachelor's, Life Science Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Honors & Awards¶
- Outstanding Employee 2024, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (113年中央研究院工作績優人員)
- Drosophila Image Award 2022: Honorable Mention
- RIKEN Incentive Project FY2018
- Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program 2016, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Community Roles¶
- EABIAS: East Asia Bioimage Analysts' Society
- Founding member and website maintainer
- GloBIAS: Global BioImage Analysts' Society
- Ordinary member
- QUAREP-LiMi: Quality Assessment and Reproducibility for Instruments & Images in Light Microscopy
- Member
Selected Invited Talk¶
- Building the East Asia Bioimage Analysts' Society (EABIAS)
- Presented at the GloBIAS Bioimage Analysis Conference 2025 in Kobe, Japan
- Joint Presentation with Dr. Shao-Chun Peggy Hsu.
Profile Links¶
- ORCID: 0000-0002-3447-9043
- GitHub: github.com/WeiChenChu