Professor Wendy Hsiao, obtained her Ph.D. Degree from Columbia University in 1985, is an expert in cancer molecular biology, Wnt and MAPK signaling, with recent research focus on anti-cancer, cancer preventive, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperlipidemia herbal medicines. She has published more than 70 articles in major journals including Science, Nature, Cell, Molecular Cellular Biology, Oncogene, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Carcinogenesis, J Pathology, J Natural Products. 

Currently, Professor Hsiao is carrying out several major research projects in her laboratory that include a Collaborative Research Project on "Discovery and development of biomarkers for evidence-based Chinese medicines using the proteomic technology platform" and a General Research Grant working on the anticancer effects and the underlying mechanism of a medicinal herb, Jia-gu-lan. Prof. Hsiao holds patents in US, Europe and China. In addition to her effort in TCM research, she also devotes a major fraction of her time in promoting TCM education.