The Laboratory of  Microbiological Optical Control and Detection

 

  Contact Information
  Professo
r Arthur Chiou
  Institute of Biophotonics
  National Yang-Ming University
  155, Li-Non St. Sec. 2,
  112 Taipei, Taiwan
R.O.C.

   Phone: 886-2-28267000#5762
   Fax: 886-2-28236314
   E-mail: aechiou@ym.edu.tw
   Homepage: photoms.ym.edu.tw

 

 

    Date and Place of Birth: January 16, 1947; Burma (Myanma)

    Marital/Family Status: Married (one daughter)

    Current Position: The dean of the Professor, Industitute of Biophotonics Engineering

    National Yang-Ming University,

 

    Education:

  • B.Sc. in Physics, Rangoon Arts & Science University, Burma, 1968
     

  • MS in Physics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1972
     

  • Ph.D. in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, USA, 1983.

 

    Professional Experiences:

    •Lecturer, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan (09/72 to 06/74)

    • Part-time Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena (10/80 to 09/82)

    • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, IBM San Jose Research Laboratory (10/82 to 09/84)

    • Member of Technical Staff, Program Manager, and Senior Scientist,Rockwell

      International Science Center (09/84 to 01/97)

    • National Science Council (NSC) Research Chair Professor, Institute of Electro-
   
      Optical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (02/97 to 09/97)

 

   Technical Interest

The optical platforms described above have been applied to many biomedical applications in our lab including:


1. ConA Lectin-Glycoprotein Interactions

2.The influence of Extract of Reshi Polysaccharides (EORP) on the interactions of lipopolysaccharide with membrane receptors on macrophage cells

3. Hu Protein-Lon Interactions

4.RecA Protein-DNA Interactions

5.Optical Trap-and-Stretch and Real-Time Deformation Measurement of Red Blood Cell

6.The Interactions of individual E. Coli with its surrounding 3-D substrate

   Paper:

  • M. -T. Wei, K. -T. Yang, A. Karmenyan, and A. Chiou*, “Three-dimensional optical force field on a Chinese hamster ovary cell in a fiber-optical dual-beam trap”, Opt. Express 2006; 14, 3056-3064 .(SCI)(Rank-Optics)

  • Shang-Ling Liu, Artashes Karmenyan, Ming-Tzo Wei, Chun-Chieh Huang, Chi-Hung Lin, and Arthur Chiou*, “Optical forced oscillation for the study of lectin-glycoprotein interaction at the cellular membrane of a Chinese hamster ovary cell”, Optics Express 2007, Vol. 15, Issue 5, pp. 2713-2723 (SCI) (Rank-Optics)

  • Ming-Tzo Wei, Kuo-Feng Hua, Jowey Hsu, Artashes Karmenyan, Kai-Yu Tseng, Chi-Huey Wong, Hsien-Yeh Hsu, and Arthur Chiou*, “The interaction of lipopolysaccharide membrane receptors on macrophages pretreated with extract of Reishi polysaccharides measured by optical tweezers”, Optics Express 2007, 20 August 2007, Vol. 15, No. 17, p.11020-11032. (SCI) (Rank-Optics)

  • Guan-Bo Liao, Paul B. Bareil, Yunlong Sheng, and Arthur Chiou*,“ One dimensional jumping optical tweezers for optical stretching of bi-concave human red blood cells“, Optics Express 2008, 16 Feb.2008, Vol. 16, No. 3, p.1996-2004 (SCI)(Rank-Optics)

  • Lien, CH; Wei, MT; Tseng, TY, and A. Chiou* ,“Probing the dynamic differential stiffness of dsDNA interacting with RecA in the enthalpic regime ”, Optics Express 2009, OCT 26 2009, Vol. 17 No. 22 p. 20376-20385(SCI)(Rank-Optics)

  • Jiahn-Haur Liao Yu-Ching Lin, Jowey Hsu, Alan Yueh-Luen Lee Tse-An Chen Chun-Hua Hsu,k Jiun-Ly Chir, Kuo-Feng Hua, Tzu-Hua Wu, Li-Jenn Hong, Pei-Wen Yen ,Arthur Chiou, and Shih-Hsiung Wu," Binding and Cleavage of E. coli HUb by the E. coli Lon Protease", Biophysical Journal Volume 98 January 2010 129–137

 

   Honor and Awards

1. NASA "Recognition for Innovative Technical Achievement" Award, 1982
2. SPIE’s 1989 Rudolph Kingslake Medal & Award, 1990
3. Senior Member, IEEE, since 1992
4. Fellow, Optical Society of America(OSA), since 1993
5. Fellow, SPIE, since 1993
6. Fellow, Photonics Society of Chinese Americans, since 1997
7. National Science Council(NSC)Visiting Chair Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan(02/97 to 07/97)
8. Optical Engineering Award, ROC Optical Engineering Society (2008)

  Professional Services


1. President, Photonics Society of Chinese-Americans (1993)
2. Chairman of the Board, Photonics Society of Chinese-Americans (1994)
3. Symposium Co-Chair, SPIE’s Photonics China (1998)
4. Board of Director, SPIE - International Society of Optical Engineering (2000, 2002 to 2004)
5. Symposium Co-Chair, SPIE’s Photonics Asia (2004)
6. Strategic Planning Committee, SPIE (2002, 2006)
7. Presidential Advisory Committee, SPIE (2004 to date)
8. Fellowship Committee, SPIE(2006 to date)
9. President, Optical Society of America (OSA) Taiwan Chapter (2002, 2003)
10. Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Center for Micro-Protonics, International Advisory Committee(2003 to date)
11. 中華民國物理學會理事(2000至2004)

12. 中華民國光學工程學會常務理事 (2003至今)

 

   Hobby:
 

      Swimming, Basketball, Ballroom Dancing, Public Speaking