The HSU Lab
Current Members
Principal investigator
Dr. Wei-Li Hsu, DVM, Ph.D (徐維莉)
Ph.D. in MRC Virology Unit, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Dr. Hsu established this lab in 2004. She is currently the Director of the Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health and a Distinguished Professor at National Chung Hsing University.
Wei-Li completed her D.V.M. and M.Sc. in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and the Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology at National Chung Hsing University. She then moved to Scotland to pursue her Ph.D. at the University of Glasgow under the supervision of Dr. Roger Everett. She subsequently completed her postdoctoral training in the laboratories of Dr. James R. Smiley and Dr. Laurence Tiley at the University of Alberta and the University of Cambridge.
Her research focuses on the molecular virology of several viruses and the development of diagnostic systems for multiple animal viruses.
Research assistant
Ching-Yu Allie Tseng (曾靜瑀)
MSc. in Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, NCHU, Taiwan
Allie completed her M.Sc. in 2018, where she focused on developing recombinant Orf virus as a viral vector in Hsu's lab. After graduation, she moved on to a research assistant position in the same lab and has been involved in multiple projects related to Orf virus, influenza, and clinical diagnostics.
Ph.D student
Ruei-Sheng Raiosn Tsai (蔡叡陞)
MSc. in Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, NCHU, Taiwan
Raison joined the Hsu lab for his master's studies in 2021, where he focused on comparative transcriptomic analysis of influenza viruses carrying different avian NS variants. He continued his Ph.D. studies in the Hsu lab, further advancing his research on influenza viruses with training in molecular virology. At the same time, he is also involved in multiple genomic analysis projects on veterinary viruses. Outside of research, he plays electric guitar and collects vinyl records, especially rock, funk, and heavy metal.
Undergraduate student
Yuan-Hao Edward Cheng(鄭元豪)
Department of Life science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
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Undergraduate student
Yu-Che Jay Shih(石宇哲)
Department of Life science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
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Undergraduate student
Pei-Ni Penny Huang (黃霈妮)
Department of Life science, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Hau-You Alex Tzeng (曾皓佑)
Ph.D in Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
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Master's student
Ching-Wei Carina Fang (房靖惟)
BSc in Department of Animal Healthcare, Hungkuang University, Taiwan
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Master's student
Wei-Lun William Deng (鄧葦倫)
BSc in Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
William, a second-year master student, joined Hsu’s laboratory in 2024. He received his bachelor of cellular biotechnology degree from Department of Life Science (now Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine), National Dong Hwa University (NDHU). He worked on Epstein Barr virus latent genes in NDHU. Now, his research of the master degree in Hsu’s laboratory is to develop recombinant influenza viruses carrying reporter genes for high-throughput screeing of antivirals. William spends his leisure time attending classical concerts or playing the piano.
Master's student
Yi-Chen Tommy Lin (林奕丞)
Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University
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Master's student
Cheng-You Jackson Chi (紀政佑)
D.V.M in Veternary Medicine, China Agricultural University, China
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Ph.D. student
Jun-Jie Johnson Hu (胡鈞傑)
MSc in Department of Food Science, National Quemoy University, Taiwan
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Master's student
Hsin-Jou Chloe Yang (楊欣柔)
B.S.E in Department of Enviromental Engerninning, National Yilan University,Taiwan
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Md. Din Islam
Ph.D in Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
Mr. Islam joined Hsu’s Virology Lab in January 2026 as part of an NSTC project focused on developing armed and disarmed ORF viruses as safe viral vectors for oncolytic therapy. His academic background includes a PhD from Japan, in September 2025, focused on protein purification and immune modulation using solubility-controlling peptide tags, and a Master’s from Bangladesh in June 2022, emphasizing anti-dengue strategies using viral envelope protein domain III. He is passionate about viral vector development and, outside the lab, enjoys reading or traveling.Mr. Islam joined Hsu’s Virology Lab in January 2026 as part of an NSTC project focused on developing armed and disarmed ORF viruses as safe viral vectors for oncolytic therapy. His academic background includes a PhD from Japan, in September 2025, focused on protein purification and immune modulation using solubility-controlling peptide tags, and a Master’s from Bangladesh in June 2022, emphasizing anti-dengue strategies using viral envelope protein domain III. He is passionate about viral vector development and, outside the lab, enjoys reading or traveling.