Taiwan Society of Gene Therapy_Director

DirectorYen-Chu Huang

Professional license
  • Lecturer, Ministry of Education, Taiwan Clinical Instructor, Pediatric Specialty Board Medical Education
  • Certifications: Certified PGY Preceptor (TAME), Certified OSCE Examiner (TAME), Certified PBL Facilitator, PALS Instructor (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Educational qualifications
  • 2023.05-Now PhD student, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
  • 2007.09-2014.06 School of medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Experience
  1. Member, the 27th Youth Committee, Taichung City Medical Association (TCMA)
  2. Member, Institutional Review Board (III), Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH)
Areas of expertise
  1. Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  2. Clinical Nutrition
  3. Epidemiology
  4. Human Microbiomics
Professional writings
  • Articles by first author/corresponding author:
  • 1. Huang, Y.-C., Wu, M.-C. and Leong, P.-Y. (2025), Helicobacter pylori and Immune-Mediated Diseases: A Complex Interplay. Int J Rheum Dis, 28: e70443. doi:10.1111/1756-185x.70443
  • 2. Lu Y-A, Lin C-C and Huang Y-C (2025) Case Report: A 14-year-old boy with recurrent pancreatitis and autism—response to steroid and rituximab therapy. Front. Pediatr. 13:1594539. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1594539
  • 3. Huang Y-C, Wu M-C, Wei C-C James. Comment on “association between early life laxative exposure and risk of allergic diseases a nationwide matched cohort study”. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology. 2022 Jun;128(6):737. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.03.021.
  • 4. Huang Y-C, Wu M-C, Wang Y-H, Wei, JC-C. The influence of constipation on asthma: A real-world, population-based cohort study. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Oct;75(10):e14540. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14540.
  • 5. Huang Y-C, Wu M-C, Wang Y-H and Wei JC-C. Do Children With Constipation Have Increased Risk of Asthma? Real-World Data From a Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Front. Pediatr. 2021 Aug 30;9:714406. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.714406.
  • 6. Huang Y-C, Wu M-C, Wang Y-H, Wei JC-C. Influence of constipation on atopic dermatitis: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Mar;75(3):e13691. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13691.
  • Articles co-authored:
  • 1. K.-T. Liu, S.-H. Chang, K.-C. Wu, Z.-Y. Li, M.-C. Chang, Y.-C. Huang, M.-C. Chung, S.-C. Wang, Y.-J. Chen, J.-J. Shieh, Imiquimod-Induced Colitis: A Novel ROS/ERK-Driven Model of Intestinal Inflammation and Barrier Dysfunction, Chemico-Biological Interactions, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2026.111907.
  • 2. Liao YJ, Lin WT, Liao SC, Lin SJ, Huang YC, Wu MC, Lin CC. Clinical application and feasibility of capsule endoscopy in children at a medical center in central Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc. 2024 Jun 16:S0929-6646(24)00288-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.06.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38880710.
  • 3. Lee Y-F, Wu M-C, Huang Y-C, Huang J-Y and Wei JC-C (2025) Maternal autoimmune diseases and the risk of tics and Tourette's disorder in offspring: insights from Taiwan's real-world data. Front. Pediatr. 13:1440366. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1440366