Urbanization alters soil properties and reshapes belowground microbial communities, yet the extent and mechanisms of these changes remain poorly characterized in subtropical regions. This project investigates how urbanization gradients affect soil microbial diversity, community assembly, and functional potential across Taiwan. [Read More]

The lychee stink bug (Tessaratoma papillosa) causes huge yield losses in lychee and longan orchards across Taiwan and Southeast Asia, yet sustainable alternatives to chemical pesticides remain limited. [Read More]

Invasive fungal infections cause significant global mortality, yet therapeutic options remain limited to three mechanistic drug classes. Our research uses intrinsically multidrug-resistant Scedosporium and Lomentospora species — WHO priority pathogens — as model systems to study constitutive resistance mechanisms and identify novel therapeutic targets. [Read More]

Finally with almost 10 years of survey of these opportunistic fungi in Taiwan. We present their distribution map throughout Taiwan. More things to come for sure :) [Read More]

Congrats on Silmi Yusri Rahmadani and Khaled Abdrabo for securing the Elite Program Scholarship from the Ministry of Education of Taiwan for their PhD study! Great success!

吳昕懋 and 曾雯渟 attending the poster contest of the summer student research program. Very proud of them. Keep up with the good works!

Welcome our new members in the lab, Guan Jie Phang , Silmi Yusri Rahmadani, and Khaled Abdrabo.

Yin-Tse Huang was invited to talk about ambrosia beetles/fungi and their adaptation to the mutualistic lifestyle in the joint meeting with Davao Oriental State University. Much appreciated for the invitation [Read More]