2014- Project assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, the University of Tokyo 2014- Guest researcher, Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University 2011-2014 Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University 2008-2011 Doctor of Science, Department of Chemistry, the University of Tokyo 2006-2008 Master of Science, Molecular Nano- and Bio-photonics for Telecommunications and Biotechnologies, Erasmus Mundus Masters Course 2004-2005 Corporal, Compulsory Military Service, Political Warefare Regiment 2000-2004 Bachelor of Science, Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University Awards: 2012 Koichi Suzuki Memorial Award, the 85th Annual Meeting of the JBS 2011 Koichi Suzuki Memorial Award, the 84th Annual Meeting of the JBS 2010 The Best Oral Presentation in Young Scientist Competition, LALS 2010 2008-2011 University of Tokyo Fellowship 2006-2008 Erasmus Mundus Grant

Bioimaging/Raman spectroscopy/Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

The chemical analysis of living organisms with optical techniques

Liang-da Chiu, Almar Palonpon, Nicholas Smith, Satoshi Kawata, Mikiko Sodeoka and Katsumasa Fujita Dual-Polarization Raman Spectral Imaging to Extract Overlapping Molecular Fingerprints of Living Cells, J. Biophotonics, Early View Aya Hashimoto, Liang-da Chiu, Keigo Sawada, Tomohiko Ikeuchi, Katsumasa Fujita, Masahide Takedachi, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Satoshi Kawata, Shinya Murakami, Eiichi Tamiya In situ Raman Imaging of Osteoblastic Mineralization, J. Raman Spectrosc., 2014, 45, 157-161. Taro Ichimura, Liang-da Chiu, Katsumasa Fujita, Satoshi Kawata, Tomonobu Watanabe, Toshio Yanagida and Hideaki Fujita Visualizing Cell State Transition Using Raman Spectroscopy, PLoS One, 2014, 9(1): e84478. Liang-da Chiu, Almar F. Palonpon, Keisaku Hamada, Satoshi Kawata, Mikiko Sodeoka, Katsumasa Fujita Polarised Raman imaging of living cells for chemical contrast manipulation, Proc. SPIE, 2013, 8587, 858720 Liang-da Chiu, Françoise Hullin-Matsuda, Toshihide Kobayashi, Hajime Torii, Hiro-o Hamaguchi On the Origin of the 1602 cm-1 Raman band of yeasts; Contribution of Ergosterol, J. Biophotonics, 2012, 5, 724-728 Liang-da Chiu, Liang Su, Stefanie Reichelt and Brad Amos Use of a White-light Supercontinuum Laser for Confocal Interference-reflection Microscopy, J. Microsc. 2012, 246, 153-159 Liang-da Chiu and Hiro-o Hamaguchi The "Raman Spectroscopic Signature of Life" is Closely Related to Haem Function in Budding Yeasts, J. Biophotonics. 2011, 4, 30-33 Liang-da Chiu, Masahiro Ando and Hiro-o Hamaguchi

Study of the "Raman Spectroscopic Signature of Life" in Mitochondria Isolated from Budding Yeast, J. Raman Spectrosc. 2010, 41, 2–3