Our university's "Health Innovation Center" focuses on Microbiota-related diseases as its research core, with a particular emphasis on digestive system cancers, metabolic syndrome, rare metabolic disorders in children, and other diseases. The center aims to develop personalized Precision Health as its core approach, integrating research on Microbiota, genomics, multiomics, phenomics, environmental factors, wearable device data, and other related areas. The goal is to develop personalized disease prediction models and intervention strategies.
The establishment of the "Health Innovation Center" aims to create an internationally renowned health innovation hub that connects industry, government, academia, and research to enhance the translation and value-added application of health innovation research. It seeks to facilitate the clinical translation and application development of biomedical technologies based on the research outcomes. The research teams within the center are organized into three groups: Microbiota, Big Data and Multiomics, and Smart Healthcare. Each group focuses on different aspects such as basic research, clinical research, and population studies to construct disease prediction and prevention methods. They then conduct practical translational research in the field of healthcare to effectively promote the application of research outcomes in concrete ways.
The key focuses of the Health Innovation Center are as follows：
I. Investigate the role of the microbiota in digestive system cancers, metabolic syndrome, and rare metabolic disorders, as well as their pathogenic mechanisms. Develop microbiota-centered biomarkers and intervention strategies.
II. Using the microbiota as the core, conduct multiomics and phenomics research on the mentioned diseases and their sub-healthy populations. Establish their digital avatars for disease prediction and prevention.
III. The research mentioned above aims to develop a precision health research and development ecosystem that encompasses industry, academia, and research. This will expand the value of research and innovation from basic to clinical, from laboratory to patient care in hospital wards, and from hospitals to the community.
The strategies for promoting the Health Innovation Center are as follows：
I. Team and Resource Integration：The center will integrate the relevant doctoral training programs established by its members in the past two years, as well as existing integrated national research projects and resources. This integration will establish interdisciplinary research teams and actively nurture talents.
II. Industry-Academia Collaboration and Environment Creation：The center will establish a close collaboration environment with the industry to develop relevant biomarkers, intervention strategies, disease prevention, and predictive models. Concrete applications in various fields will be pursued to bridge the gap between research and practical application.
III. Deepening international cooperation: The center will deepen cooperation with top international research institutions, jointly cultivate talents, form research teams, and jointly undertake large-scale research projects, making the center an important center for Asia-Pacific research.