HomeDate: 2022-10-13
A total of 96 applications were submitted for the 2023 Academia Sinica Type I and Type II grants: 34 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 51 from the Division of Life Sciences; 11 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 36 were selected for funding, including 14 from Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 16 from Division of Life Sciences, and 6 from Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Please refer to the following lists for detailed information.
Application Results for 2023 Academia Sinica TYPE I&II Grants
A total of 20 applications were submitted for the 2023 Career Development Award: 9 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 11 from the Division of Life Sciences; 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 10 were awarded, including 4 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 6 from the Division of Life Sciences and 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (4 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-CDA-112-M01 | Specialization and microlocalization in derived algebraic geometry | Adeel Khan
| Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-M02 | What is the origin of the Cosmic Infrared Background at its peak? | Chian-Chou Chen
| Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-M03 | Nearly atomic-scale structural analysis and electroluminescence imaging in the ambient condition. | Chi Chen | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-M04 | Research of High Ionic-Conductivity Solid-State Battery | Mu-Huai Fang | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（6 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-CDA-112-L01 | Using shallow-water hydrothermal vent as a proxy to discover the adaptive physiological mechanisms of sulfide tolerance in a marine holobiont
| Yung-Che Tseng
| Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-L02 | Epitranscriptomic regulation of Influenza A virus replication and immune evasion by RNA cytidine methylation | Kevin Tsai
| Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
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AS-CDA-112-L03 | Investigation of the oncogenic role of KMT2D/MLL4 chromatin-modifying enzyme in leukemia and its potential as a therapeutic target for anticancer therapy | Shu-Ping Wang | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-L04 | Harnessing macrophage function to promote cardiac repair and regeneration | Shih-Lei (Ben) Lai | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-L05 | Bacterial Immune Response Against Interbacterial Antagonism | See-Yeun Ting
| Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-112-L06 | Genetic dynamics of coral cells and microbiome at single-cell level | Yi-Jyun Luo | Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica |
2023 Academia Sinica Investigator Award
A total of 32 applications were submitted for the 2023 Academia Sinica Investigator Award: 10 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 21 from the Division of Life Sciences;1 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 12 were awarded, including 5 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 7 from the Division of Life Sciences and 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (5 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-IA-112-M01 | Arithmetic of Supersingular Abelian Varieties and Applications to Geometry | Chia-Fu Yu | Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-M02 | SEA-ACT & Beyond: Asian Orogeny and Continental Evolution (SEA: South East Asia; ACT: Accretionary & Collisional Tectonics) | Sun-Lin Chung | Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-M03 | Design, Analysis and Optimization of Supersaturated Experiments and Applications to Biomedical Sciences, Industrial Processes and Business Intelligence | Frederick Kin Hing Phoa | Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-M04 | Testing the Collisionless Nature of Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters | Keiichi Umetsu | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-M05 | Discovery of Stable Highly-distorted Complex Materials for Energy and Structure Applications | Chun-Wei Pao | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（7 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-IA-112-L01 | Coupling clock gene expression specificity and periodicity by LWD1 biomolecular condensates | Shu-Hsing Wu | Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-L02 | Dendritic Development and Synaptic Specification in Drosophila Visual Neurons | Chi-Hon Lee | Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-L03 | Structural studies of bacterial cell biology | Chung-I Chang | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-L04 | The role of WDR4-mediated PTPN23 ubiquitination in coordinating lysosomal degradation and exosomal secretion to impact on lung cancer progression and therapy | Ruey-Hwa Chen | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-L05 | Molecular mechanisms underlying centrosome maturation, required for mitotic spindle assembly and cell division | Kuo-Chiang Hsia | Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-L06 | Molecular mechanism regulating fate de novo shoot assembly of Phalaenopsis orchids | Su-Chiung Fang | Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica |
AS-IA-112-L07 | Molecular mechanism and therapeutic potential of TDP-43 in protein misfolding for Alzheimer's disease | Yun-Ru Chen | Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica |
2023 Academia Sinica Thematic Research Program
A total of 28 applications were submitted for the 2023 Thematic Research Program: 8 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 11 from the Division of Life Sciences; 9 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 9 were awarded, including 2 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 1 from the Division of Life Sciences and 6 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (2 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation |
AS-TP-112-M01 | Experimental Gravitational Physics – Instrumentation in LIGO Gravitational Wave Observatory & Research Programs in Preparation for Next-Generation Projects | (1) Henry Tsz-King Wong
(2) Yuki Inoue | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica
Department of Physics, National Central University |
AS-TP-112-M02 | Proton Induced Prompt Gamma Tomography | (1) Yuan-Hann Chang
(2) Shih-Chang Lee
(2) Ei-Fong Chen
(2) Cheng-Ying Chou
(2) Chih-Hsun Lin
(2) Ming-Lee Chu
(2) Tsi-Chian Chao
(2) Hsin-Hon Lin | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Department of Physics, National Central University Department of Biomechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（1 Project）
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation |
AS-TP-112-L01 | CryoEM and time-resolved cryoEM to determine structure and function of RAD51 protein and protein cofactor complexes governing error-free double-stranded DNA repair
| (1) Meng-Chiao Joseph Ho | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (6 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation |
AS-TP-112-H01 | Political Ecology and the Diversity of Chinese Social Networks: A Case Study of the Lianzuoshan Guanyin Temple in Daxi, Northern Taiwan | (1) Paul R. Katz | Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica |
AS-TP-112-H02 | In Search of Western Modernity from "Japanese Learning": A History of Reading in Modern China, 1894-1919 | (1) Kuang-Che Pan | Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica |
AS-TP-112-H03 | Major Transitions in Social Network Formation: Cross Species and over Life
| (1) Yen-Sheng Chiang
(2) Ta-Chien Chan
(2) Sheng-Feng Shen (2) Hsuan-Wei Lee
(2) Wei-Chung Liu
(2) Tso-Jung Yen (2) Yi-Chien Liu | Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica Department of Neurology, Cardinal Tien Hospital |
AS-TP-112-H04 | Literary Visions of Cities in East Asian Cultural Exchange
| (1) Chao-Heng Liao
(2) Siao-Chen Hu
(2) Shiuh-Feng Liu
(2) Che-Chia Chang (2) Hung-Yueh Lan
(2) Lo-Feng I
(2) Li-Yun Huang
(2) Kuei-Ju Lin
| Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica Department of Chinese, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore School of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts Department of Chinese Literature, National Chengchi University |
AS-TP-112-H05 | Media Market and Cultural Politics in Colonial Taiwan during the 1930s and 1940s: An In-depth Interpretation Project of the Newly Found Daily Taiwan Shin Minpao
| (1) Sheng-Chuan Chuang (2) Rwei-Ren Wu
(2) Wei-Chi Chen
| Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica |
AS-TP-112-H06 | Well-being and Major Life Events: A Comparative Study of Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, the US, the UK and Germany
| (1) Ming-Chang Tsai
(2) Ruoh-Rong Yu
(2) Fengbin Chang
(2) Hung-Lin Tao
(2) Pei-Shan Liao
| Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica Department of Sociology, National Chengchi University Department of Economics, Soochow University Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica |
2023 Academia Sinica Grand Challenge Program
A total of 16 applications were submitted for the 2023 Grand Challenge Program: 7 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 8 from the Division of Life Sciences; 1 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 5 were awarded, including 3 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2 from the Division of Life Sciences and 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (3 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period |
AS-GCP-112-M01 | Innovating cQED Architecture for High-Performance Qubits | (1)ChiiDong Chen
(2)Chung-Ting Ke
(2)Cen-Shawn Wu | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Department and Graduate Institute of Physics, National Changhua University of Education | 4+1 |
AS-GCP-112-M02 | Harnessing the energy of the Kuroshio Current | (1)Chau-Ron Wu
(2)Fuh-Kwo Shiah
(2)Yi-Chia Hsin
(2)Jen-Hua Tai | Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica | 4+1 |
AS-GCP-112-M03 | Development of digital twin for climate change | (1)Huang-Hsiung Hsu
(2)Wei-Liang Lee
(2)I-Chun Tsai
(2)Chia-Ying Tu
(2)Chein-Jung Shiu
(2)Yi-Chi Wang | Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica | 2 |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（2 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period |
AS-GCP-112-L01 | The stochastic storm in the brain | (1)Ya-Hui Chou
(2)Wen-Liang Hwang (2)Su-Yun Huang | Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica
| 4+1 |
AS-GCP-112-L02 | Unlocking the mystery of coral spawning synchronization: molecular mechanisms and implications for the effect of light pollution on coral sustainability | (1)Yoko Nozawa (2)Benny Chan
(2)John Wang
(2)Yin-Ru Chiang | Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica | 4+1
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2023 Grand Challenge Program Seed Grant
2 Grand Challenge Program applications were additionally funded as Grand Challenge Program seed grant.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (2 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period |
AS-GCS-112-M01 | Unveil the mystery of breath: how facilitated oxygen transport occurs in the alveolus | (1)Chin-Lin Guo
(2)Yi-Chung Tung
(2)Huei-Wen Chen
(2)Sheng-Fang Su
(2)Poling Kuo
(2)Thai-Yen Ling | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine | 2 |
AS-GCS-112-M02 | Cellular logic gate and cellular memory device | (1)Ji-Yen Cheng
(2)Pei-Kuen Wei (2)Peilin Chen
(2)Yi-Chung Tung (2)Jung-Hsin Lin
(2)Bi-Chang Chen
(2)Fu-Liang Yang | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica | 2 |
