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BioDr. Jia-Horung Hung is an ophthalmologist and a retina and glaucoma specialist. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist and an active member of several professional societies, including The Ophthalmological Society of Taiwan, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Taiwan Retinal Society, and Taiwan Ocular Inflammation Society (TOIS), where he served as the Secretary General from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Hung’s research is dedicated to developing innovative treatments for ocular diseases, with a focus on ocular inflammation and infection, innovative surgical techniques, inhereditary ocular diseases, and ophthalmic big-data analysis. He has received numerous teaching awards since becoming a clinical assistant professor at National Cheng Kung University in 2021. His award includes Young investigator research award in clinical medicine of School of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University; Best Presentations in different academic meetings; Best Teaching Faculty in the University; Gold Medal and Best Hardware of the 2020 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. His laboratory study mainly focuses on age-related macular degeneration, inhereditary ocular diseases, and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for eye infections. Dr. Jia-Horung Hung is a visiting scholar at Professor Quan Dong Nguyen’s lab in Stanford University since November 2023, where he is receiving training on ocular inflammatory diseases and working as an affiliate of Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials.