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Shawn Chen

Shawn Chen

Shawn is a second-year master’s student. He always sits in front of the computer, seeming like the chair and keyboard have trapped him. If you see him stuck in some trouble, don’t worry; he’s doing it voluntarily.

Contact: Email   GitHub


Experience and Education

Time Institute Position
2024 – present National Taiwan University, Taiwan MSc in Agronomy
2023 – present Academia Sinica, Taiwan Scholarship in Biodiversity Research Center
Feb – Jun 2025 National Taiwan University, Taiwan TA in Statistics (Course ID: 601 20020)
2020 – 2024 National Taiwan University, Taiwan BSc in Agronomy
2023 Academia Sinica, Taiwan Internship in Biodiversity Research Center
2022 Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan Internship in Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station

Research project

I am currently engaged in an eDNA metabarcoding project that involves analyzing sequences collected from environmental samples using bioinformatic tools and simulating the eDNA sampling process to assess the performance of the proposed clustering-based species delimitation approach.

Presentations

2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference

Poster + 5min lightning talk: Exploring Fish eDNA Variability Using Metabarcoding

2025 11th Asian Crop Science Association Conference

Oral: Exploring Environmental DNA Variability for Species Delimitation using Metabarcoding

2024 Congress of Animal Behavior and Ecology

Poster: Exploring intra-specific variability using universal primers for eDNA metabarcoding

2022 Summer internship in BRCAS

Poster: Unveiling Ecological Dynamics off Kueishan Island through Soundscape & eDNA

Skills and Qualifications

Programming language:

  • Python, R

Diving:

  • PADI: Advanced Open Water Diver + Enriched Air Diver

  • TDI: Intro to Tech + Advanced Nitrox Diver + Decompression Procedures Diver + Deep Diver

Experience in Field Surveys

  • Underwater audio recorder replacement
  • Underwater camera visual survey
  • Kayak transect survey
  • Onboat recording