Speakers

Dr. Yin-Hsiu Chien is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at National Taiwan University and an Attending Physician in the Departments of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics at National Ta

Positions

• She completed her pediatric residency, followed by fellowship training in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, and advanced fellowship training in Medical Genetics and Metabolism.
• Dr. Chien serves as Director of the NTUH Newborn Screening Center, which screens approximately one-third of all newborns in Taiwan and serves as a major national hub for translational research.
• Her pioneering work in newborn screening has contributed to earlier diagnosis and pre-symptomatic treatment of disorders such as Pompe disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency, and others such as mucopolysaccharidosis (MPSs).
• Her current research focuses on integrating genomic medicine into newborn screening, advancing gene and RNA-based therapies, and evaluating the long-term outcomes of screen-identified patients to support evidence-based precision medicine and public health policy.

Areas of special interest

• Newborn Screening
• Medical Genetics and Precision Medicine
• Advanced and Cutting-Edge Therapies
• Pediatrics and Rare/Metabolic Diseases