Hsiang (Shawn) is an M.D./Ph.D. trainee at National Taiwan University and a visiting scholar in Dr. David D. Ho’s lab in the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University. His research specializes in translational virology and immunology, with a focus on antibody discovery, viral evolution, and the development of immunomodulating antiviral therapeutics. Advised by David Ho and co-mentored by Ian, his ongoing Ph.D. thesis explores emerging pathogen surveillance, antigenic tracking, and therapeutic development for viral diseases including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV.

Outside of medicine and science, Hsiang can usually be found on a volleyball court, exploring coffee shops and restaurants across NYC, or drinking matcha with a book in the park.