{"id":972,"date":"2025-05-06T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/%e5%be%ae%e5%85%8d%e6%89%80%e4%bb%8b%e7%b4%b9\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:06:00","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/en\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1556414730\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bg4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-656217208\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-656217208 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3021826839\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h1><strong>About the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3021826839 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1556414730 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#section_1556414730 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.779);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_524244037\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1568113265\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1502700089\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner box-shadow-2 box-shadow-5-hover\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t     width=\"1000\"\n\t\t\t     height=\"667\"\n\t\t\t     src=\"https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u95dc\u65bc\u5fae\u514d\u6240\u7167\u7247\u5fae\u514d\u624030\u9031\u5e74.jpg\"\n\t\t\t     class=\"attachment-original size-original\"\n\t\t\t     alt=\"\u5fae\u514d\u624030\u9031\u5e74\u6d3b\u52d5\u7167\u7247\"\n\t\t\t     srcset=\"https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u95dc\u65bc\u5fae\u514d\u6240\u7167\u7247\u5fae\u514d\u624030\u9031\u5e74.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u95dc\u65bc\u5fae\u514d\u6240\u7167\u7247\u5fae\u514d\u624030\u9031\u5e74-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imi.nycu.edu.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u95dc\u65bc\u5fae\u514d\u6240\u7167\u7247\u5fae\u514d\u624030\u9031\u5e74-768x512.jpg 768w\"\n\t\t\t     sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1502700089 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-792380656\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1617083635\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>The Department of Microbiology within the School of Medicine was established in 1977, initially responsible for undergraduate teaching across the programs of Medicine, Dentistry, Medical Technology, and Nursing. In 1981, the master\u2019s program of the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (hereafter referred to as IMI) was founded, followed by the establishment of the University\u2019s first doctoral program in 1984 (now the IMI Doctoral Program \u2013 Track A), with the goal of cultivating advanced interdisciplinary research talent in microbiology and immunology.<\/p>\n<p>To keep pace with the growing emphasis on interdisciplinary research, the Institute collaborated with Academia Sinica in 2003 to establish the Molecular Medicine Program (now part of National Yang Ming University\u2019s Molecular Medicine Program). In 2005, another collaboration with Academia Sinica\u2019s Genomics Research Center led to the establishment of the Genomic Sciences Program (now the Doctoral Program \u2013 Track B). In 2013, the Institute launched its In-Service Doctoral Program (now the Doctoral Program \u2013 Track C).<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Institute has 10 full-time faculty members, 2 jointly appointed faculty members, 1 emeritus professor, and 5 adjunct faculty members, supported by 1 administrative officer and 2 deputy administrators.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1617083635 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_524244037 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_888013314\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-1609390721\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1181342285\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  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B).<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009<\/strong> \u2013 The International PhD Program for foreign students was launched.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong> \u2013 The Master\u2019s Program for overseas Chinese students (including students from Hong Kong and Macau) was launched.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong> \u2013 The In-service Doctoral Program of the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology (PhD Program, Track C) was established.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1181342285 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 30px 20px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-202844127\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Vision for Development<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>To become a leading educational institution in the life sciences, cultivating top-tier researchers and educators who will serve as the backbone of national academic and industrial advancement.<\/li>\n<li>To establish ourselves as a premier research institute in the biomedical sciences, achieving international competitiveness and gaining recognition from global peers.<\/li>\n<li>To nurture future leaders across industry, government, academia, and research sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-202844127 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 30px 20px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1552683499\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Strategies for Achievement<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<p>To achieve the program objectives, the Institute adopts the following strategies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emphasize a comprehensive understanding of life sciences alongside rigorous professional training in microbiology and immunology.<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate students\u2019 self-directed learning abilities and foster habits and competencies for lifelong learning.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen students\u2019 capacity to identify research problems and develop effective solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Implement learning outcome\u2013oriented teaching and assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance logical reasoning and analytical skills, enabling students to independently design and conduct experiments.<\/li>\n<li>Develop strong oral communication and scientific writing skills.<\/li>\n<li>Train students to efficiently utilize limited human resources, materials, and time in experimental research, while fostering a strong sense of teamwork and collaborative research.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage the integration of basic and (clinical) applied research, as well as interdisciplinary research and development.<\/li>\n<li>Promote the selection of high-impact research topics and emphasize 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