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Work History
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Patent
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JHIH-WEI JIAN

JHIH-WEI JIAN

New Taipei City

Summary

Seasoned professional with over 10 years of experience in biomedical research and management, specializing in protein function prediction, synthetic antibody library design, and next-generation sequencing data analysis for single-cell RNAseq and cancer genomics. Demonstrated excellence in team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, committed to optimizing antibody design and enhancing R&D efficiency through AI technology. Successfully designed more than ten synthetic antibody libraries based on different frameworks, significantly improving antibody discovery efficiency.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Manager, Biomedical AI Division

AnTaimmu BioMed
1 2022 - Current
  • Lead team in developing machine learning and deep learning models for VHH paratope prediction, improving prediction accuracy by 20%
  • Ongoing project for applying protein language models and AlphaFold technology to optimize antibody affinity and related developability issues.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work

Deputy Manager, Biomedical AI Division

AnTaimmu BioMed
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Established single-cell RNAseq analysis pipeline, successfully applied to blood cancer patient samples
  • Guided team in designing and implementing multiple synthetic antibody library projects, covering scFv and VHH formats.

Researcher

AnTaimmu BioMed
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Spearheaded the design of fully synthetic antibody libraries for scFv and VHH formats
  • Utilized bioinformatics and structural-based information to develop multiple synthetic libraries based on different frameworks
  • Contributed to the optimization of antibody discovery process through innovative library design approaches.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica
07.2018 - 12.2018
  • Continued research on computational methods for antibody design and protein-protein interactions.

Assistant Researcher

CDC, Ministry of Health and Welfare
10.2003 - 06.2008
  • Led the establishment of Taiwan Pathogenic Microorganism Genomic Database, a subproject of National Research Program for Genomic Medicine, Taiwan
  • Developed a web-based database application integrating genomic and epidemiological data for important pathogens including viruses and bacteria
  • Conducted genetic and epidemiological analysis of influenza virus epidemics in Taiwan and published two papers.

Education

Ph.D. -

National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, TPE
06.2018

M.S. in Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetics -

National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, TPE
07.2003

B.S. in Computer Science and Information Engineering -

National Taiwan University
Taipei, TPE
06.2001

Skills

Protein function prediction and antibody design

Next-generation sequencing data analysis

Machine learning and deep learning (CNN, RNN, VAE, GAN, SVM, ANN)

Programming languages: Python, R, C/C, Perl, Delphi, PHP, ASP, Java, Matlab, Javascript

Database systems: MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle

Operating systems: Windows, Linux, Unix

Web design frameworks: Laravel

Certification

Basic Big Data Analyst Certification, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dec 7, 2019

Patent

Phage-displayed single-chain variable fragment libraries and uses thereof, Yang AS, Jian JW et al., US Patent 10415033, 2019

Selected publications

  • Computational Prediction of Nanobody Paratope with Ensemble Classifiers and Diverse Sequence Features (In preparation), Yu JC, Saptashwa Datta, Jian JW, Chen CT
  • Synthetic antibody library designs for antibody-protein recognitions through diverse epitopes, Jian JW, Chen HS, Chiu YK, Peng HP, Tung CP, Chen IC, Yu CM, Tso YL, Kuo WY, Hsu HJ, Yang AS, MAbs, 11, 2, 373-387, 2019
  • Wang YA*, Jian JW*, Hung CF, Peng HP, Yang CF, Cheng HC, Yang AS. (2018). Germline breast cancer susceptibility gene mutations and breast cancer outcomes. BMC Cancer, 18(1), 315. (*Co-first author)
  • Predicting Ligand Binding Sites on Protein Surfaces by 3-Dimensional Probability Density Distributions of Interacting Atoms, Jian JW, Elumalai P, Pitti T, Wu CY, Tsai KC, Chang JY, Peng HP, Yang AS, PLoS One, 11, 8, e0160315, 2016
  • Genetic analysis and evaluation of the reassortment of influenza B viruses isolated in Taiwan during the 2004-2005 and 2006-2007 epidemics, Jian JW, Lai CT, Kuo CY, Kuo SH, Hsu LC, Chen PJ, Wu HS, Liu MT, Virus Res, 131, 2, 243-9, 2008
  • Genetic and epidemiological analysis of influenza virus epidemics in Taiwan during 2003 to 2006, Jian JW, Chen GW, Lai CT, Hsu LC, Chen PJ, Kuo SH, Wu HS, Shih SR, J Clin Microbiol, 46, 4, 1426-34, 2008
  • For a complete list of publications, including co-authored papers, please visit my Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com.tw/citations?user=zVq3S7kAAAAJ&hl=zh-TW

Projects

  • Using protein language model for antibody optimization and refinement, 2023/10-Present
  • Using Machine learning and deep learning for VHH paratope prediction, 2022/10-2024/3
  • Using single-cell RNAseq for studying blood cancer, 2021/3-2022/7
  • Fully synthetic antibody library design for scFv and VHH format, 2019/1-2023/7
  • Establishment of Taiwan Pathogenic Microorganism Genomic Database, 2003/10-2008/6

Timeline

Deputy Manager, Biomedical AI Division

AnTaimmu BioMed
01.2021 - 01.2022

Researcher

AnTaimmu BioMed
01.2019 - 12.2020

Postdoctoral Researcher

Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica
07.2018 - 12.2018

Assistant Researcher

CDC, Ministry of Health and Welfare
10.2003 - 06.2008

Manager, Biomedical AI Division

AnTaimmu BioMed
1 2022 - Current

Ph.D. -

National Yang-Ming University

M.S. in Bioinformatics, Institute of Genetics -

National Yang-Ming University

B.S. in Computer Science and Information Engineering -

National Taiwan University
JHIH-WEI JIAN