Hsi-Chun Chao

Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2084
Phone: (765) 494-5271
FAX: (765) 494-0239
Email: chao21@purdue.edu


Education
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN              2017-Present
PhD Student, Chemistry

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan            2013-2015
Master of Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan            2009-2013
Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy

Research
National Taiwan University    2011-2017
- Development of lipidomic profiling platforms to analyze different biosamples through LC-MS/MS.
- Development of analytical methods for the PK/PD studies of a new drug used for schizophrenia treatment.
- Preliminary data processing with R software.
- Development of quantitative platforms for protein drugs through CE and LC-MS/MS.
- Development of the Concentration Normalization Method for Cellular Lipidomic Studies and Sphingolipidomic Investigation of Ischemia Induced Neuron Injury
- Phthalates plasticizers analysis project using capillary electrophoresis including CZE / MEKC-sweeping / MEEKC-sweeping.

Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center, Taipei, Taiwan    2012
- Formulation manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical products such as fluid-bed for tablets, lyophilization for injection powder, and liposomes.

Teaching
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN               Fall 2017
  General Chemistry 115
- National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan        2014-2015
  Pharmacognosy Laboratory
- National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan        2013-2014
  Pharmaceutics Laboratory I and II

Awards and Honors
- Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award       2017
  College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Humanities and Medicine Experience Scholarship       2014
  Museum of Medical Humanities, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- College Student Research Scholarship        2012-2013
  The Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award        2013
  College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award for Taiwanese Pharmacy Students   2013
  Taiwan Pharmacist Association, Taiwan