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 Date : 2026/03/16 No:380 
 
 
 

Recent News

 
 
 
 
New Books
 
Period:2026-03-16~ 2026-03-23
 
 
 
 
 
BioRender LICENSE POLICY UPDATE
 
 
BioRender LICENSE POLICY UPDATE
 
From April 1, 2026, accounts inactive for 1+ year will revert to the Free version. Please reapply if access is required.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Database Announcement
 
TAIR12 genome is now available under the BioProject accession PRJEB100887 at ENA and NCBI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry Stewart Talks March recently added
 
Henry Stewart Talks March recently added
 
 
 
 
 
 

Training Courses

 
 
 
【LSL eResources series】Turnitin training course for student (In Chinese)(Video Class)
 
2026-03-19(Thu)14:00~15:00
Ms. Weichi Dai (iGroup Taiwan)
Online
 
 
 
 
【LSL eResources series】Mechanistic Interpretation of the Ovarian Cancer Tumor Microenvironment Using Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics with IPA(In Chinese)(Physical Class)
 
2026-03-25(Wed)09:30~12:00
Dr. Christine Hsiung(Project Deputy Manager, GGA Corp)
2F Computer classroom, Bldg. D, NBRP
 
 
 
 
 
 
NotebookLM: Your AI Second Brain for Academic Research(In Chinese)(In Chinese)(Physical Lecture)
 
2026-03-26(Thu)14:00~16:00
Mr. Max Lin(Gemini Certified Educator)
1F Auditorium, ICOB
 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Lectures

 
 
 
 
03/17 ICOB&NPAS Joint Seminar
 
Topic:Glia in visual system circuit development and function
Speaker:Dr. Edward RUTHAZER (McGill University, CANADA)
Date:2026-03-17 11:00 - 12:30
Place:Auditorium, ICOB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/17 IBC Seminar
 
Topic:Rethinking Acinetobacter baumannii Infection: The Role of Intracellular Persistence
Speaker:Dr. Mario Feldman (Washington University School of Medicine, USA)
Date:2026-03-17 15:00 - 16:00
Place:IBC R209
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/19 IBMS Seminar
 
Topic:Maintaining cellular milieu and genome – What we learn from the tumor suppressor BTG3
Speaker:Dr. Shieh, Sheau-Yann (Research Fellow)
Date:2026-03-19 11:00 - 12:00
Place:B1B Lecture Room, IBMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/19 IBMS Seminar
 
Topic:Vascular challenges in a super-aged society: insights from sex differences in angiogenesis and regeneratio
Speaker:Dr. Yen-Nien Huo (Nat'l Defense Medical Univ.)
Date:2026-03-19 16:00 - 17:00
Place:B1B Lecture Room, IBMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/23 GRC Seminar
 
Topic:Metabolic Regulation of T Cells Under Psoriatic Conditions
Speaker:Dr. Yu-San Kao (Princeton University, USA)
Date:2026-03-23 10:00 - 11:00
Place:3F Meeting Room, Genomics Research Center
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/23 IBMS Seminar
 
Topic:A body–brain circuit for interoceptive awareness
Speaker:Dr. Lee, Kuo-Sheng (Assistant Research Fellow)
Date:2026-03-23 11:00 - 12:00
Place:B1B Lecture Room, IBMS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/23 ICOB & EMBO Sponsored Seminar
 
Topic:Illuminating ALS mysteries with optogenetics and bioimaging in zebrafish
Speaker:Dr. Kazuhide ASAKAWA (National Institute of Genetics, JAPAN)
Date:2026-03-23 11:00 - 12:30
Place:Auditorium, ICOB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/24 IBC Seminar
 
Topic:Functional genomics and synthetic biology at the Joint Genome Institute: capabilities and examples of internal and collaborative enabled science
Speaker:Dr. Ian Blaby (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
Date:2026-03-24 11:00 - 12:00
Place:IBC R209
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0325 IPMB Seminar[Professor Shu-Chen Grace Chen Lectureship]
 
Topic:Shaped by water: Root structural responses to water availability from cells to organs
Speaker:Prof, José R. Dinneny (Stanford University, USA)
Date:2026-03-25 03:00 - 04:00
Place:Auditorium A134, Agricultural Technology Building, Academia Sinica
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/26 IBC Seminar
 
Topic:Structural Insights into Protein Biogenesis Across the Membrane
Speaker:Dr. Tzu-Jing Yang (Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany)
Date:2026-03-26 11:00 - 12:00
Place:IBC R209
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/27 IPMB Seminar
 
Topic:One plus one equals one: establishment of algal endosymbiosis unraveled through single-cell dual proteomics
Speaker:Dr. Chuan Ku (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica)
Date:2026-03-27 10:30 - 11:30
Place:Auditorium A134, Agricultural Technology Building, Academia Sinica
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/27 BioTReC Seminar
 
Topic:From Wild Yeasts to Translational Genomics: Evolution, Adaptation, and Application
Speaker:Dr. Ishen Jason Tsai, Research Fellow, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
Date:2026.3.27 (Friday) 10:30 am
Place:Lecture Room C212, Building C, National Biotechnology Research Park
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/30 IMB Seminar
 
Topic:Efficient sex pheromone navigation via antagonistic detectors in C. elegans
Speaker:Dr. Xuan Wan (Postdoctoral Researcher, California Institute of Technology))
Date:2026-03-30 10:00 - 11:00
Place:B1 Auditorium, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seminars

 
 
 
 
TAIWAN BRIDGES Lecture by Nobel Laureate Dr. Edvard I. Moser
 
Topic:
The brain’s GPS: How we know where we are
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Edvard I. Moser
2014 Nobel Laureate for Medicine at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience of the University for Science and Technology in Trondheim/Norway
Time:
14:00 ~, Friday, March 27, 2026
Venue:
B1C, Auditorium, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
 
 
 
 
 
 

Important Research

 
 
 
 
Genetic risk loci for Parkinson
 
Our findings highlight both shared and ethnicity-specific PD risk loci and identify PRDM15 as a potential novel contributor to PDD. Further multi-ethnic and functional studies are warranted.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pentameric Architecture of the SARS-CoV-2 Envelope Protein Revealed by SEC-MALS, Cryo-EM, and Molecular Dynamics
 
Our results provide a structural foundation for future investigations into the E protein’s roles in ion channel activity, membrane remodeling, and virus–host interactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Why Do Birds Move Higher in Winter? An International Study Unravels the Mystery of Elevational Migration in Mountain Birds
 
This suggests that birds do not migrate solely to track climate, but instead balance food availability, energetic costs, and competition to select the most advantageous habitats.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cell Cycle-Specific Regulation of Centrosome Clustering Dynamics in Cancer Cells by the Multifunctional Kinesin HSET
 
These findings show that HSET reguates centrosome clustering dynamics and preserves centrosome organization in cancer cells, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Magnesium Wars: How Microbial Competition Sparks Super-Resistant Bacteria
 
By uncovering the mechanisms by which bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance in the presence of other microbial partners, we can identify new strategies to ultimately eliminate super-resistant pathogens.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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