Yun-Ru Lu, Tzy-Haw Wu, Yachung Jeng, Wen-Yuan Lee, Wei-Chih Hsu, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Shin-Liang Pan, Yen-Ching Chen, Sam Li-Sheng Chen, Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Horng-Huei Liou*.

Frontiers in Public Health 10:1005252 (January 2023). 

• NAFLD is associated with decreased BMD and an increased risk of osteoporosis or osteoporotic fractures (ethnic disparities)

  Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with decreased bone mineral density in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

   Ying-Hao Su, Kuo-Liong Chien, Shu-Hua Yang, Wei-Tso Chia, Jen-Hau Chen, Yen-Ching Chen*.

  Journal of Bone Mineral Research 38(8):1092-1103 (August 2023).

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• The first prediction model including serum phosphatase outperform traditional prediction models for osteoporosis in middle-aged women

  Predicting the risk of osteopenia for women aged 40–55 years.

  Jen-Hau Chen, Yen-Ching Chen, Min-Kuang Tsai, Jeng-Min Chiou, Wen-Chung Lee, Chwen-Keng Tsao, Keh-Sung Tsai , Wei-Chu Chie.

  Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 116(11): 888-896 (November 2017).

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  • Association between renal function, menopausal status and bone mineral density in middle-aged women

  Association of renal function and menopausal status with bone mineral density in middle-aged women.

  Yueh-Hsuan Sheng, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Keh-Sung Tsai, Yue-Yuan Lee, Chwen-Keng Tsao, Yen-Ching Chen*.

  Scientific Reports 5: 14956 (October 2015).

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• Association of a gene SPP1 related to both osteoblast and osteoclast with bone mineral density in middle-aged women

  Association between secreted phosphoprotein-1 (SPP1) polymorphisms and low bone mineral density in women.

  Jen-Hau Chen, Yen-Ching Chen, Chien-Lin Mao, Jeng-Min Chiou, Chwen Keng Tsao, Keh-Sung Tsai.

  PLOS ONE 9(5): e97428 (May 2014).

  台灣流行病學會 研究生論文獎

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• The first epidemiologic study explored metabolomics in relation to bone mineral density

  Association between the metabolome and low bone mineral density in Taiwanese women determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy.

  Ying-Shu You, Ching-Yu Lin, Hao-Jan Liang, Shen-Hung Lee, Keh-Sung Tsai, Jeng-Min Chiou, Yen-Ching Chen, Chwen-Keng Tsao, Jen-Hau Chen

  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 29(1): 212-22 (January 2014).

• Polymorphisms of an innate immune gene, toll-like receptor 4, and aggressive prostate cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Pei-Hsuan Weng, Yi-Ling Huang, John H. Page, Jen-Hau Chen, Jianfeng Xu, Stella Koutros, Sonja Berndt, Stephen Chanock, Meredith Yeager, John S. Witte, Rosalind A. Eeles, Douglas F. Easton, David E. Neal, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C. Hamdy, Kenneth R. Muir, Graham Giles, Gianluca Severi, Jeffrey R. Smith, Carmela R. Balistreri, Irene M. Shui, Yen-Ching Chen*.

  PLoS ONE 9(10): e110569 (October 2014).

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• Genetic polymorphisms of the glycine N-methyltransferase and prostate cancer risk in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

  Marcelo Chen, Yi-Ling Huang, Yu-Chuen Huang, Irene M. Shui, Edward Giovannucci, Yen-Ching Chen**, Yi-Ming Arthur Chen.

  PLOS ONE 9(5): e94683 (May 2014).

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• Prospective study of effect modification by toll-like receptor 4 variation on the association between Trichomonas vaginalis serostatus and prostate cancer.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Yi-Ling Huang, Elizabeth A. Platz, John F. Alderete, Lu Zheng, Jennifer R. Rider, Peter Kraft, Edward Giovannucci, Siobhan Sutcliffe.

  Cancer Causes Control 24(1): 175-180 (January 2013).

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• Cancer and inflammation: Promise for biological therapy.

  Sandra Demaria, Eli Pikarsky, Michael Karin, Lisa M. Coussens, Yen-Ching Chen, Emad M. El-Omar, Giorgio Trinchieri, Steven M. Dubinett, Jenny T. Mao, Eva Szabo, Arthur Krieg, George Weiner, Bernard A. Fox, George Coukos, Ena Wang, Robert T. Abraham, Michele Carbone, and Michael T. Lotze.

  Journal of Immunotherapy 33(4):335-51 (May 2010).

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• Family history of prostate and breast cancer and the risk of prostate cancer in the PSA era.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, John H. Page, Rong Chen, Edward Giovannucci

  The Prostate 68(14):1582-91 (October 2008).

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• Association between genetic polymorphisms of macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (MSR1) gene and risk of prostate cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter.

  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers& Prevention 17(4):1001-1003 (April 2008).

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• Sequence variants of elaC homolog 2 (Escherichia coli) (ELAC2) gene and susceptibility to prostate cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David Hunter.

  Carcinogenesis 29(5):999-1004 (May 2008).

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• Association between toll-like receptor gene cluster (TLR6, TLR1, and TLR10) and prostate cancer.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, Ross Lazarus, David J. Hunter.

  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 16(10):1982-1989 (October 2007).

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• Sequence variants of estrogen receptor β and risk of prostate cancer in the National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Peter Kraft, Philip Bretsky, Shamika Ketkar, David J. Hunter, Demetrius Albanes, David Altshuler, Gerald Andriole, Christine D. Berg, Heiner Boeing, Noel Burtt, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Howard Cann, Federico Canzian, Stephen Chanock, Alison Dunning, Heather S. Feigelson, Matthew Freedman, J. Michael Gaziano, Edward Giovannucci, Maria-Jose Sanchez, Christopher A. Haiman, Goran Hallmans, Richard B. Hayes, Brian E. Henderson, Joel Hirschhorn, Rudolf Kaaks, Timothy J. Key, Laurence N. Kolonel, Loic LeMarchand, Jing Ma, Kim Overvad, Domenico Palli, Paul Pharaoh, Malcolm Pike, Eliot Riboli, Carmen Rodriguez, V. Wendy Setiawan, Meir Stampfer, Daniel O. Stram, Gilles Thomas, Michael J. Thun, Ruth C. Travis, Jarmo Virtamo, Antonia Trichopoulou, Sholom Wacholder, Stephanie J. Weinstein.

  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 16 (10):1973-1981 (October 2007).

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• A candidate gene approach to searching for low-penetrance breast and prostate cancer genes- The National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium.

  David J. Hunter, Elio Riboli, Chris A. Haiman, Demetrius Albanes, David Altshuler, Stephen J. Chanock, Richard B. Hayes, Brain E. Henderson, Rudolf Kaaks, Daniel O. Stram, Gilles Thomas, Michael J. Thun(writing committee), Helene Blanche, Julie E. Buring, Noel P. Burtt, Eugenia E. Calle, Howard Cann, Federico Canzian, Yen-Ching Chen, Graham A. Colditz, David G. Cox, Alison M. Dunning, Heather S. Feigelson, Matthew L. Freedman, J. Michael Gaziano, Edward Giovannucci, Susan E. Hankinson, Joel N. Hirschhorn, Robert N. Hoover, Timothy Key, Laurence N. Kolonel, Peter Kraft Loic Le Marchand, Simin Liu, Jing Ma, Sandra Melinick, Paul Pharaoh, Malcolm C. Pike, Carmen Rodriguez, Wendy V. Setiawan, Meir J. Stampfer, Edward Trapido, Ruth Travis, Jorma Virtamo, Sholom Wacholder, Walter C. Willett.

  Nature Reviews Cancer 5(12): 977-985 (December 2005).

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• Sequence variations of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and susceptibility to prostate cancer.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Edward Giovannucci, Ross Lazarus, Peter Kraft, Shamika Ketkar, David Hunter.

  Cancer Research 65(24): 11771-11778 (December 2005).

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• Genetic variation in the HSD17B1 gene and risk of prostate cancer.

  Peter Kraft, Paul Pharoah, Stephen J. Chanock, Demetrius Albanes, Laurence N. Kolonel, Richard B. Hayes, David Altshuler, Gerald Andriole, Christine Berg, Heiner Boeing, Noel P. Burtt, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Eugenia E. Calle, Howard Cann, Federico Canzian, Yen-Ching Chen, David E. Crawford, Alison M. Dunning, Heather S. Feigelson, Matthew L. Freedman, John M. Gaziano, Ed Giovannucci, Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, Christopher A. Haiman, Goran Hallmans, Brian E. Henderson, Joel N. Hirschhorn, David J. Hunter, Rudolf Kaaks, Timothy Key, Loic Le Marchand, Jing Ma, Kim Overvad, Domenico Palli, Malcolm C. Pike, Elio Riboli, Carmen Rodriguez, Wendy V. Setiawan, Meir J. Stampfer, Daniel O. Stram, Gilles Thomas, Michael J. Thun, Ruth Travis, Antonia Trichopoulou, Jarmo Virtamo, Sholom Wacholder.

  PLoS Genetics 1(5): 603-613 (November 2005).

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• Sex steroid hormones and the androgen receptor gene CAG repeat and subsequent risk of prostate cancer in the PSA era.

  Elizabeth A. Platz, Michael F. Leitzmann, Nader Rifai, Philip W. Kantoff, Yen-Ching Chen, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett, and Edward Giovannucci.

  Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 14(5):1262-1269 (May 2005).

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• Early-life or lifetime sun exposure, sun reaction, and the risk of squamous cell carcinoma in an Asian population.

  Yen-Ching Chen, David C. Christiani, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Thomas J. Smith, Louise M. Ryan, Sheau-Chiou Chao, Julia Yu-Yun Lee, Yue-Liang Leon Guo.

  PLoS ONE 9(10): e110569 (October 2014).

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• Arsenic methyaltion, GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1 polymorphisms, and skin lesions.

  Kathleen M. McCarty, Yen-Ching Chen, Quazi Quamruzzaman, Mahmuder Rahman, Golam Mahiuddin, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Li Su, Thomas Smith, Louise Ryan, David C. Christiani.

  Environmental Health Perspectives 115(3): 341-345 (March 2007).

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• Interaction between environmental tobacco smoke and arsenic methylation ability on the risk of bladder cancer.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, E. Andres Houseman, David C. Christiani

  Cancer Causes & Control 16 (2): 75-81 (March 2005).

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• Polymorphisms in GSTT1 and p53 and urinary transitional cell carcinoma in south-western Taiwan: A preliminary study.

  Yen-Ching Chen*, Lilian Xu, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, Thomas J. Smith, Louise M. Ryan, Meei-Shyuan Lee, David C. Christiani.

  Biomarkers 9 (4-5): 386-394 (July-October 2004).

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• Arsenic methylation and bladder cancer risk in Taiwan.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Thomas J. Smith, Louise M. Ryan, Meei-Shyuan Lee, David C. Christiani.

  Cancer Causes & Control 14(4): 303-310 (May 2003).

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• Arsenic methylation and skin cancer risk in southwestern Taiwan.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Thomas J. Smith, Louise M. Ryan, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Sheau-Chiou Chao, Julia Yu-Yun Lee, David C. Christiani.

  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 45(3): 241-248 (March 2003).

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• Genetic polymorphism in p53 codon 72 and skin cancer in southwestern Taiwan.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Lilian Xu, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Thomas J. Smith, Louise M. Ryan, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Sheau-Chiou Chao, Julia Yu-Yun Lee, David C. Christiani.

  Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A (Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering) A38(1): 201-211 (January 2003).

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• Stability of arsenic species and insoluble arsenic in human urine.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Chitra J. Amarasiriwardena, Yu-Mei Hsueh, David C. Christiani.

  Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 11(11): 1427-1433 (November 2002).

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• Determination of total arsenic in groundwater and human urine by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrophotometry.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Hou-Chuan Wang, Shih-Yen Cheng, Chia-Hsin Yen, Mao-Sung Kuo.

  Journal of the Environmental Protection Society of the Republic of China 19(2): 14-29 (December 1996).

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• Use of germline polymorphisms in predicting concurrent chemoradiotherapy response in esophageal cancer.

  Pei-Chun Chen, Yen-Ching Chen**, Liang-Chuan Lai, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Shin-Kuang Chen, Pei-Wen Yang, Yung-Chie Lee, Chuhsing K. Hsiao, Jang-Ming Lee, Eric Y. Chuang.

  International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 82(5): 1996-2003 (April 2012).

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• Human papilloma virus and female lung adenocarcinoma.

  Yao-Jen Li, Yu-Chin Tsai, Yen-Ching Chen*, David C. Christiani.

  International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 82(5): 1996-2003 (April 2012).

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• Molecular epidemiology of cancer.

  Yen-Ching Chen, David J. Hunter.

  CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 55(1): 45-54 (January-February 2005).

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• Lung adenocarcinoma and human papillomavirus infection.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Kradin Richard, Pao-Yang Chen, David C. Christiani.

  Cancer 101(6): 1428-1436 (September 2004).

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• Chapter 2: Genetic Susceptibility to Second-Hand Smoke.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, David C Christiani.

  'Smoking and Health Research Frontiers' Calvin B. Fong (Ed.) Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY (2007) p.9-61. ISBN: 1-60021-480-0

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• Metabolomic analysis of platelets of patients with aspirin non-response.

  Jiun-Yang Chiang, Sheng-Han Lee, Yen-Ching Chen, Cho-Kai Wu, Huei-Ming Yeh, Shih-Fan S. Yeh, Cheng-An Hsu, Bin-Bin Lin, Pi-Chu Chang, Chih-Hsin Chang, Hao-Jan Liang, Fu-Tien Chiang, Chin-Yu Lin, Jyh-Ming J. Juang.

  Front Pharmacol. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01107 (August 2019).

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• Switching antipsychotic treatment to aripiprazole in psychotic patients with neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia: a 24-week follow-up study.

  Chia-Hsiang Chan, Hung-Yu Chan, Yen-Ching Chen*.

  Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 33(3):155-162 (May 2018).

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• Vegetarian diet, food substitution, and nonalcoholic fatty liver.

  Tina H. Chiu, Ming-Nan Lin, Wen-Harn Pan, Yen-Ching Chen, Chin-Lon Lin.

  Tzu Chi Medical Journal. 30(2):102-109 (April 2018).

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• Interplay between superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma polymorphisms on the risk of end-Stage renal disease among Han Chinese patients.

  Chia-Ter Chao, Yen-Ching Chen, Chih-Kang Chiang, Jenq-Wen Huang, Cheng-Chung Fang, Chen-Chih Chang and Chung-Jen Yen.

  Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. Volume 2016, Article ID 8516748, 7 pages (January 2016).

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• Sequence variants of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma gene and the clinical courses of patients with end-stage renal disease

  Chia-Ter Chao, Yen-Ching Chen**, Chih-Kang Chiang, Jenq-Wen Huang, Fu-Chang Hu, Cheng-Chung Fang, Chen-Chih Chang and Chung-Jen Yen

  Disease Markers. Article ID 763459 (February 2015).

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• Genetic variability in serotonin receptor and transporter genes may influence risk for tardive dyskinesia in chronic schizophrenia.

  Ching-Jow Hsieh, Yen-Ching Chen, Mei-Shu Lai, Chen-Jee Hong, Kuo-Liong Chien.

  Psychiatry Res. 188(1): 175-6 (June 2011).

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• Common sequence variants in pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic pathway-related genes conferring LDL cholesterol response to statins.

  Kuo-Liong Chien, Kuei-Chen Wang, Yen-Ching Chen, Chia-Lung Chao, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Ming-Fong Chen & Wei J Chen.

  Pharmacogenomics 11: 309-317 (March 2010).

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• Pediatric empyema: Outcome analysis of thoracoscopic management.

  Jin-Shing Chen, Kai-Chieh Huang, Yen-Ching Chen, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Pei-Ming Huang, Jan-Ming Lee, Yung-Chie Lee.

  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 137(5): 1195-1199, (May 2009).

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• A comparative study of formaldehyde levels in industrial waste water by colorimetric, GC, and HPLC methods.

  Yen-Ching Chen, Mao-Sung Kuo.

  Journal of Environmental Protection Society of the Republic of China. 18(2): 24-38 (December 1995).

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• Determination of total selenium in human urine and serum by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrophotometry with palladium-nickel-ammonium nitrates as a matrix modifier.

  Chih-Ming Kao, Yunn-Jing Cherng ( Yen-Ching Chen) , Ming-Hong Wung, Pi-Yuan Tsao, Mao-Sung Kuo.

  Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 40(1): 33-39 (January-February 1993).

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association, Indoor Air Quality of Taiwan 2019 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Sep. 26-28, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Poster: Min-Kuang Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Yen-Ching Chen. Association of physical activity, gait speed and cognitive function in non-demented elderly cohort in the community.

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 (July 14-18, 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

  Oral presentation: I-Wen Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Yen-Ching Chen (presenter). Association between the Olfactory Identification Ability and Cognitive Function in Non-Demented Elderly.

  Poster: Tao-Chun Peng, Yen-Ching Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen. Association between Sarcopenia and Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

  Poster: Yi-Chieh Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Yen-Ching Chen. The Association between Stressful Life Events and Cognitive Performance in the Community-Dwelling Elderly.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association, Taiwan Cancer Registry, Taiwan Health Insurance Association 2018 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 13-14, 2018, Taichung, Taiwan)

  Invited speaker: Symposium of Taiwan Epidemiology Association, 2018

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• Taiwan Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Jun. 10, 2018, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Oral presentation: Yao-Lin Liu, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Ta-Fu Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Min-Kuang Tsai, Yen-Ching Chen, Jen-Hau Chen (presenter). Macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) thickness: a potential biomarker in cognitive impairment in the community-dwelling elderly.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association, Taiwan Cancer Registry, Indoor Air Quality of Taiwan 2017 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium(Oct. 28-29, 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan) –Sustainable development and public health

  Oral presentation: Yen-Ching Chen, Chien-Cheng Jung, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, and Meei-Shyuan Lee. Association of Dietary Patterns with Global and Domain-Specific Cognitive Decline in Chinese Elderly.

  Oral presentation: Chih-Hao Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Ming-Jang Chiu, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Huan Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Chung-Jen Yen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, and Yen-Ching Chen. Effect of kidney dysfunction on cerebral cortical thinning in elderly population.

  Oral presentation: Min-Kuang Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, and Yen-Ching Chen. The Association of Physical Activity, self-reported sleep disturbances with Cognitive Decline.

  Oral presentation: Shu-Mei Yang, Shao-Chi Chu, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Sun Yu, Li-Li Wen, and Yen-Ching Chen. Consumption of coffee or tea, vascular risk factors and the risk of dementia in the elderly.

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017 ( July 16-20, 2017, London, England)

  Poster: Shu-Mei Yang, Yuan-Chien Lin, Hwa-Lung Yu, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Ping-Keung Yip, Yen-Ching Chen. Association between PM₁₀ exposure, coffee or tea consumption, and dementia risk in the elderly.

  Poster: Min-Kuang Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, Ming-Jang Chiu, Yen-Ching Chen. Self-reported sleep disturbances and cognitive decline in the elderly- Attenuating the risk by physical activity.

  Poster: Chih-Hao Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Ming-Jang Chiu, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Huan Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Chung-Jen Yen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, Yen-Ching Chen. Effect of kidney dysfunction on cerebral cortical thinning in elderly population.

  Poster: Yi-chun Chou, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Yen-Ching Chen. Diet quality, vegetable variety and risk of cognitive decline in Chinese elderly.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association, Taiwan Cancer Registry, Indoor Air Quality of Taiwan 2016 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 15-16, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan)–Invest healthier future – healthy people, healthy citizen

  Oral presentation: Chien-Cheng Jung, Yuan-Chien Lin, Hwa-Lung Yu, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Ping-Keung Yip, Yen-Ching Chen. Association between PM₁₀ exposure, vascular risk factors, and dementia risk in the elderly.

  Oral presentation: Min-Kuang Tsai, Chien-Cheng Jung, Jen-Han Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ming-Jang Chiu, Yen-Ching Chen. The association between physical activity and cognitive decline by APOE ε4 status in the elderly.

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2016 ( July 24-28, 2016, Toronto, Canada)

  Poster: Jen-Hau Chen, Chien-Cheng Jung, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Min-Kuang Tsai, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, Ming-Jang Chiu, Yen-Ching Chen. Chinese dietary patterns and domain-specific cognitive decline in the elderly.

  Poster: Chien-Cheng Jung, Shao-Chi Chu, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Sun Yu, Li-Li Wen, Yen-Ching Chen. Consumption of coffee or tea, vascular risk factors and the risk of dementia in the elderly.

  Poster: Min-Kuang Tsai, Jen-Han Chen, Chien-Cheng Jung, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, Ming-Jang Chiu, Yen-Ching Chen. Physical activity, potential confounders and cognitive decline in the elderly.

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Chi-Jung Hsiao, Chien-Cheng Jung, Hui-Han Hu, Jen-Hau Chen, Wen-Chung Lee, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Chien-Jen Chen, Hwai-I Yang. Application of clinical-based indices on identification of genetic markers for Late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association, Taiwan Cancer Registry, Indoor Air Quality of Taiwan 2015 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 17-18, 2015, Taipei, Taiwan) – Health in All Policies

  Oral presentation: Ming-Luan Han, Jen-Hau Chen, Jyh-Ming Liou, Ta-Fu Chen, Yen-Ching Chen. Association between H. Pylori infection and cognition in the elderly.

  Oral presentation: Yu-Chun Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yen-Ching Chen. Association between physical activities and cognition in Taiwanese elderly.

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• The 3^rd Emerging Information and Technology Association (EITA)-Bio Conference, Taipei, Taiwan (October 24-25, 2015)

  Workshop: Machine learning and big data, biostatistics, in silico research and biomedical informatics.

  Invited speaker: Genetic Association Studies on Alzheimer’s Disease in Taiwan Elderly.

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2015 (July 18-23, 2015, Washington, D.C., USA)

  Poster: Pei-Hsuan Weng, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen. Interactions between APOE ε4 status and hypercholesteremia on response to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in Alzheimer’s disease.

  Poster: Kai-Ting Chang, Jen-Hau Chen, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Jeng-Min Chiou, Ta-Fu Chen, Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Shin-Joe Yeh, Yen-Ching Chen. Association between dietary patterns and cognitive impairment in the elderly.

  Poster: Ming-Lun Han, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yen-Ching Chen. Relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and cognitive performance in the elders.

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• Symposium on Brain and Nutrition, 2014 International Conference of Korean Nutrition Society, Jeju, Korea (November 5-11, 2014, Jeju, Korea)

  Session: Dietary pattern and cognitive function in the elderly.

  Invited speaker: Association between dietary pattern and cognitive function in the elderly.

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2014 (July 12-17, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark)

  Poster: Pei-Hsuan Weng, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Ping-Keung Yip, Yen-Ching Chen. Caffeine intake and cognitive response to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Alzheimer’s disease.

  Poster: Jen-Hau Chen, Ching-Jow Hsieh, Yi-Ling Huang, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen. Genetic polymorphisms of lipid metabolism gene SAR1 homolog B and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.

  Poster: Yun Chun Wu, Yuan-Chien Lin, Hwa-Lung Yu, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen. The spatial relationship between air pollutants and the risk of dementia.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association, Taiwan Cancer Registry, Indoor Air Quality of Taiwan 2013 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 19-20, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan) – Integration of Health and Well-being Chair of symposium on “ Research and Challenges of Common Disease in the Elderly”

  Poster: Pei-Sung Hsu, Mei-Hsuan Lee, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen, Keh-Sung Tsai, Yen-Ching Chen. Association of dietary pattern and bone mineral density in Taiwanese. women.

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• Taiwan Osteoporosis Association 2013 Annual Meeting (August 25, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Poster: Ying-Shu You, Ching-Yu Lin, Keh-Sung Tsai, Jeng-Min Chiou, Yen-Ching Chen, Chwen-Keng Tsao, Jen-Hau Chen. Association between metabolome and bone mineral density in Taiwanese women.

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• 28^th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International(April 18-20, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan) – Dementia: Action for global change

  Oral presentation: The association between cognitive function and fall risk in the elderly. (Presenter: Helen Fu)

  Oral presentation: Meta-Analysis: smoking as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. (Presenter: Dr. Pei-Hsuan Weng)

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association 2012 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 6-7, 2012, Taichung, Taiwan) – Aging Society: Challenges that Public Health Face

  Chair of symposium on “Dementia Research and Challenges”

  Oral presentation: Cigarette smoking, genotype of apolipoprotein e4 and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. (Presenter: Dr. Wan-Ching Liao)

  Oral presentation: Association between age of menopause, genetic polymorphisms of lipid metabolism-related genes, and the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. (Presenter: Dr. Jui-Wen Fang)

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (July 14-19, 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

  Poster: Chia-Chih Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Effect modification by APOE e4 status on the association of potential confounders and the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

  Poster: Jen-Hau Chen, Shen-Yin Yang, Shih-Yuan Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Leisure activities, APOE e4 status, and Alzheimer's disease.

  Poster: Shih-Yuan Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Hua-Hsiang Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Sequence variants of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene and the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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• Osteoporosis and Bone Conference 2012 (July 1-4, 2012, Manchester, UK)

  Poster: Yue-Yuan Lee, Yen-Ching Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Keh-Sung Tsai, Jen-Hau Chen*. Associations between metabolic syndrome, menopausal status and low bone mineral density in Taiwanese women.

  Poster: Yueh-Hsuan Sheng, Jen-Hau Chen, Jeng-Min Chiou, Keh-Sung Tsai, Yue-Yuan Lee, Yen-Ching Chen*. Association of lipid prfoile, menopausal status with bone mineral density in Taiwanese women.

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• Symposium on Challenges in the Analysis of -omics Data (March 30, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan) Coordinator and Master of ceremony.

  Poster: Chien-Lin Mao, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen, Yen-Ching Chen*. Association of SPP1 polymorphisms and bone mineral density.

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• Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology (March 3-4, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Poster: Yue-Yuan Lee, Jen-Hau Chen, Keh-Sung Tsai, Jeng-Min Chiou, Yen-Ching Chen*. Association between menopausal status and metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese women.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association 2011 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 15-16, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Best Master Thesis Award: Genetic polymorphisms of a novel vascular susceptibility gene, ninjurin2 (NINJ2), are associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease (Awardee: Dr. Kun-Pei Lin)

  Chair of Symposium on “Aging Epidemiology”

  Oral presentation: Genetic polymorphisms ofinterleukin-6 (IL-6) are associated with risk of Alzheimer's disease. (Presenter: Dr. Shih-Yuan Chen)

  Oral presentation: Genetic polymorphisms of CHRNA7 Gene and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. (Presenter: Dr. Pei-Hsuan Weng)

  Oral presentation: The risk factors for the aging males' symptoms. (Presenter: Dr. I-Ching Lee)

  Oral presentation: Association between metabolic syndrome and change of bone mineral density in Taiwanese women. (Presenter: Dr. Yue-Yuan Lee)

  Oral presentation: Secreted phosphoprotein-1 (SPP1) polymorphisms were associated with bone mineral density change rate in Taiwanese women. (Presenter: Chien-Lin Mao)

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• Taiwan Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (June 5, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Poster: Weng PH, Chen JH, Chen HH, Chen SY, Chen TF, Sun Yu, Yip PK, Li-Li Wen LL, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Interactions between APOE genotype and hypercholesteremia modify the response to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in Alzheimer’s disease.

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• Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (AAICAD), (July 16-21, 2011, Paris, France)

  Poster: Pei-Hsuan Weng, Jen-Hau Chen, Shih-Yuan Chen, Hua-Hsiang Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Ping-Keung Yip, Li-Li Wen, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Baseline cognition and education level as predictors for response to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in Alzheimer’s disease.

  Poster: Ming-Shan Huang, Yi-Ling Huang, Jen-Hau Chen, Ying-Ping Chen, Yen-Ling Lin, Hui-Chi Cheng, Kun-Pei Lin, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Evaluating epistatic interactions in Alzheimer's disease using multifactor dimensionality reduction and entropy-based estimation.

  Poster: Ching-Jow Hsieh, Shih-Yuan Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Hua-Hsiang Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Ping-Keung Yip, Li-Li Wen, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Sequence variants of CISD2 gene and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

  Poster: Shih-Yuan Chen, Jen-Hau Chen,, Hua-Hsiang Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen*. Sequence variants of interleukin 6 (IL-6) gene and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

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• The 102^nd American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (April 2-6, 2011, Orlando, FL, USA) ]

  Poster: Yi-Ling Huang, John H. Page, Jen-Hau Chen, Shih-Yuan Chen, Yen-Ling Lin, Jianfeng Xu, Stella Koutros, Sonja Berndt, Stephen Chanock, John S. Witte, Yen-Ching Chen*. Genetic polymorphisms of an innate immune gene, toll-like receptor 4, and aggressive prostate cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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• Taiwan Public Health Association, Taiwan Epidemiology Association, Taiwanese Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Association 2010 Joint Annual Meeting and Symposium (Oct. 2-3, 2010, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Chair of Symposium on “Dementia Epidemiology”

  Oral presentation: Genetic polymorphisms of clusterin (CLU) gene and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. (Presenter: Yen-Ling Lin)

  Oral presentation: Genetic polymorphisms of nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR) gene and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. (Presenter: Hui-Chi Cheng)

  Oral presentation: Genetic polymorphisms of ninjurin2 (NINJ2) gene and the risk of dementia. (Presenter: Dr. Kun-Pei Lin)

  Oral presentation: Association between leisure activity and the risk of dementia. (Presenter: Sheng-Ying Yang)

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• 2010 American Geriatric Society Annual Scientific Meeting (May 12-15, 2010, Orlando, FL, USA)

  Poster: Jen-Hau Chen, Yi-Ling Huang, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Chi-Yin Hu, Yi-Min Chu, Yen-Ching Chen. BMI at different ages, BMI changes and risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.

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• The 101^st American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (April 17-21, 2010, Washington DC, USA)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Yi-Ling Huang, Elizabeth A. Platz, Lu Zheng, John F. Alderete, Edward Giovannucci, Siobhan Sutcliffe. Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms modify the association between T. vaginalis serostatus and prostate cancer risk.

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• The 41^st Asia-Pacific-Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference (Dec. 3-6, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan)

  Oral presentation: Kun-Pei Lin, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Chen-Shuo Hong Chi-Yin Hu, Yen-Ching Chen. Association between religion and dementia. (Presenter: Dr. Kun-Pei Lin)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Chi-Yin Hu. Association between body mass index at different age and the risk of dementia.

  Oral presentation: Yen-Ling Lin, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yen-Ching Chen. Cigarette smoke affected the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia. (Presenter: Yen-Ling Lin)

  Poster: Hui-Chi Cheng, Jen-Hau Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yen-Ching Chen. Interaction between type 2 diabetes mellitus and the consumption of tea or coffee on the risk of dementia.

  Oral presentation: Ching-Jow Hsieh, Yen-Ching Chen, Mei-Shu Lai, Chen-Jee Hong, Kuo-Liong Chien. Association study of serotonin receptor and transporter polymorphisms with tardive dyskinesia in chronic schizophrenia. (Dr. Ching-Jow Hsieh)

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• The 100^th American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (April 18-22, 2009, Denver, CO, USA).

  Poster: Pei-Chun Chen, Yen-Ching Chen, Liang-Chuan Lai , Mong-Hsun Tsai, Shin-Kuang Chen, Pei-Wen Yang, Yung-Chie Lee, Jang-Ming Lee, Eric Y. Chuang Identification of novel susceptibility loci for predicting concurrent chemoradiotherapy response in esophageal cancer using a two-stage genome-wide association approach.

  Poster: Tzu-Pin Lu, Jang-Ming Lee, Chung-Ping Hsu, Chao-Jun Lin, Shin-Kuang Chen, Chiung-Ying Fang, Hung-I Harry Chen, Chien-Hung Kuo, Pei-Chun Chen, Yen-Ching Chen, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Eric Y Chuang, Liang-Chuan Lai. Genome-wide screening of genomic alterations and transcriptional modulation in non-smoking female lung cancer in Taiwan.

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• The 23^rd International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc) Annual Meeting and Associated Programs (October 29- November 2, 2008, San Diego, CA, USA)

  Co-Chair & invited speaker of Workshop on “Cancer inflammation: Promise for biological therapy”, Science Session Genetic polymorphisms and factors which modulate inflammation and cancer.

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• American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference: The Role of Telomeres and Telomerase in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (December 6-9, 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter. Sequence variants of elaC homolog 2 (E. coli) (ELAC2) gene and susceptibility to prostate cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

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• The 5^th International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, American Association for Cancer Research (Nov. 12-15, 2006, Boston, MA, USA)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter. Association between genetic polymorphisms of macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (MSR1) gene and risk of prostate cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

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• The 97^th American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (April 1-5, 2006, Washington DC, USA).

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, Ross Lazarus, David J. Hunter. Association between toll-like receptor gene cluster (TLR6, TLR1, and TLR10) and susceptibility to prostate cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

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• Poster and Exhibit Day, Harvard School of Public Health (March 31, 2005, Boston, MA, USA)

  Invited poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter. Sequence variants of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and susceptibility to prostate cancer.

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• The 2^nd Annual Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) Poster Session, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (February 25, 2005, Cambridge, MA, USA)

  Invited poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter. Sequence variants of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and susceptibility to prostate cancer.

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• The Oncogenomics 2005: Dissecting Cancer through Genome Research, American Association for Cancer Research (February 2-6, 2005, San Diego, CA, USA)

  Award-winning poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Edward Giovannucci, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter. Sequence variants of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and susceptibility to prostate cancer.

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• The 12^th Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis (ISEA) and the 14th International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEA/ISEE)-2002 Conference (August 11-15, 2002, Vancouer, BC, Canada)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Chitra J. Amarasiriwardena, Yu-Mei Hsueh, David C. Christiani. Stability of arsenic species and insoluble arsenic in human urine.

  Oral Presentation: Yen-Ching Chen, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, Yu-Mei Hsueh, Thomas J. Smith, Louise M. Ryan, Meei-Shyuan Lee, David C. Christiani. Arsenic methylation and bladder cancer risk.

  Invited Chair of the oral section "Environmental and occupational risk factors for cancer".

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• The Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) Annual Meeting, NIH (Dec. 12-14, 2000, Chapel Hill, NC)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Yu-Liang Leon Guo, Huey-Jen Jenny Su, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Yu-Mei Hsueh, David C. Christiani. The association between arsenic methylation ability and the risk of skin cancer in southwestern Taiwan.

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• The 12^th International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Conference (August 19-23, 2000, Buffalo, NY)

  Contributed Paper: Yen-Ching Chen, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Huie-Jen Su, Yu-Lian Guo, Yu-Mei Hsueh, David C. Christiani. The association between arsenic methylation ability and the risk of bladder cancer in blackfoot disease endemic area in Taiwan.

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• The 4^th International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) (June 19-22, 2000, San Diego, CA)

  Poster: Yen-Ching Chen, Chitra Amarasiriwardena, Nicola Lupoli, Davdi C. Christiani. Speciation of arsenic species in urine by using HPLC-ICP-MS – Stability and transformation of arsenic species.