Faculty

Faculty

Liu, Tsung-Yun / 劉宗榮

Institute of Food Safety and Health Risk Assessment

 02-2826-7000 #67266
 
 tyliu@vghtpe.gov.tw

Current Position

Professor, Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan


Office

Rm 310, 2nd Medical Building


Academic Degrees

Ph.D., the University of Iowa


Experience

Senior Specialist, Department of Health (1985-1986)
Principal Investigator, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (1986-2006)
President, Toxicology Society of Taiwan (TSTA) (2002 to 2008)

President, Taiwan Society of Quality Assurance (TSQA) (2008-2014)


Specialty

Toxicology, metabolomics, betel quid and oral cancer


Research Interests

The synergistic potential of betel quid components on cigarette containing carcinogens induced oral carcinogenesis. The role of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonated (PFOS) in patients with chronic kidney disease. The importance of oxidative DNA damage markers, such as 8-iso-PGF2 and acrolein protein/DNA adducts in patients with neuro degenerative diseases.


IHP Thesis Advisee

1. Tuan Dang Nguyen. An intervention study to reduce the faecal (E.coli) contamination of household drinking water in a mountainous area, Lao Cai province, Vietnam. 2011
2. Solongo Baatarkhuu. Workplace Exposure and Characteristics of Occupational Diseases among Miners in Mongolia. 2015 (Co-advisor)

 
Selected Publications

1. Huang, P.L., Chi, C.W., and Liu, T.Y.. Areca nut procyanidins ameliorate streptozocin-induced hyperglycemia by regulating gluconeogenesis. FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY 2013;55:137-143. 23333576
2. Chen, S.P., Chung Y.T., Liu, T.Y., Wang, Y.F., Fuh, J.L., and Wang, S.J.. Oxidative stress and increased formation of vasoconstricting F2-isoprostanes in patients with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2013;61:243-248. 23608464
3. Liu WS, Chung YT, Lin CC, Yang CY, Tsai KH, Yang WC, Chen TW, Lai YT, Li SY, Liu TY. Serum creatinine determined by Jaffe, Enzymatic method and isotope dilution-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in patients under hemodialysis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS 2012;26:204-214. 22628238
4. Han-Nan Liu, Tsung-Yun Liu, hih-Chiang Chen, Ding-Dar Lee and Yun-Ting Chang. Insights into the mechanism of Piper betle leaf-induced contact leukomelanosis using C57BL/6 mice as the animal model and tyrosinase assaysajd. AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY 2011;52(3):172-178. 21834811
5. Huang PL, Chin CW and Liu TY. Effects of Areca catechu L containing procyanidins on cyclooxygenase-2 expression in vitro and in vivo. FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY 2010;48:306-313. 19840828