理學院

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理學院設有數學系、物理學系、化學系、生命科學系、地球科學系、資訊工程學系6個系(均含學士、碩士及博士課程),及科學教育研究所、環境教育研究所、光電科技研究所及海洋環境科技就所4個獨立研究所,另設有生物多樣性國際研究生博士學位學程。全學院專任教師約180人,陣容十分堅強,無論師資、學術長現、社會貢獻與影響力均居全國之首。

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理學院位在國立臺灣師範大學分部校區內,座落於臺北市公館,佔地約10公頃,是個小而美的校園,內含國際會議廳、圖書館、實驗室、天文臺等完善設施。

理學院創院已逾六十年,在此堅固基礎上,理學院不僅在基礎科學上有豐碩的表現,更在臺灣許多研究中獨占鰲頭,曾孕育出五位中研院院士。近年來,更致力於跨領域研究,並在應用科技上加強與業界合作,院內教師每年均取得多項專利,所開發之商品廣泛應用於醫、藥、化妝品、食品加工業、農業、環保、資訊、教育產業及日常生活中。

在科學教育研究上,臺灣師大理學院之排名更高居世界第一,此外更有獨步全臺的科學教育中心,該中心就中學科學課程、科學教與學等方面從事研究與推廣服務;是全國人力最充足,設備最完善,具有良好服務品質的中心。

在理學院紮實、多元的研究基礎下,學生可依其性向、興趣做出寬廣之選擇,無論對其未來進入學術研究領域、教育界或工業界工作,均是絕佳選擇。

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    Polymorphisms of the dopaminergic pathway in relation to memory in a healthy Chinese population
    (2011-09-17) Yeh, T. K.; Hu, C. Y.; Lin, P. J.; Cho, Y. C.; Chang, C. Y.
    Dopamine signaling in the striatum, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex has been established to play a critical role in the regulating memory. This study explored the association between memory and specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway in a sample of healthy individuals. One hundred and thirty four Taiwanese undergraduate volunteers were recruited. WMS Chinese versions were employed to evaluate subjects’ memory. Auditory memory was associated significantly with the DRD3 (dopamine D3 receptor) Ser9Gly polymorphism. Our study suggests the possible involvement of genetic polymorphisms in DRD3 in the regulation of auditory memory. Future replicated studies with larger sample sizes and studies that take different ethnic groups into consideration are encouraged.
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    Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism and cognition, BMI, blood pressure, and uric acid in a Chinese cohort
    (2010-09-04) Yeh, T. K.; Chang, C. Y.; Hu, C.Y.; Lin, P. J.; Yeh, T. C.
    The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is an intracellular methylation enzyme that catalyzes degradation pathway and inactivates the function of catecholamines and estrogens, both of which are of known importance for cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity and hypertension. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), a G to A transition in exon 4 of the COMT gene resulting in a valine to methionine substitution at residue 158, has been found to be associated with differential COMT activity. We hypothesized that this polymorphism might play a possible contribution for diversity physiology due to the COMT widespread over the organs and tissues. Totally, 711 volunteers, aged 16–17 years old, all physically healthy Han Chinese descendants were recruited. Subjects underwent extensive anthropometric, clinical and biochemical assessment. The result reveals that subjects with Met/Met homozygous displayed higher BMI, diastolic pressure, and uric acid significantly. This finding may suggest a possible risk factor of COMT in obesity, hypertension, and hyperuricemia.
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    Association of polymorphisms in BDNF, MTHFR, and genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway with memory in a healthy Chinese population
    (Elsevier, 2012-11-01) Yeh, T. K.; Hu, C. Y.; Yeh, T. C.; Lin, P. J.; Wu, C. H.; Lee, P. L.; Chang, C. Y.
    The contribution of genetic factors to the memory is widely acknowledged. Research suggests that these factors include genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway, as well as the genes for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). The activity of the products of these genes is affected by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the genes. This study investigates the association between memory and SNPs in genes involved in the dopaminergic pathway, as well as in the BDNF and MTHFR genes, in a sample of healthy individuals. The sample includes 134 Taiwanese undergraduate volunteers of similar cognitive ability. The Chinese versions of the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-III) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III) were employed. Our findings indicate that the BDNF Met66Val polymorphism and dopamine receptor D3 (DRD3) Ser9Gly polymorphism are associated significantly with long-term auditory memory. Further analysis detects no significant associations in the other polymorphisms and indices. Future replicated studies with larger sample sizes, and studies that consider different ethnic groups, are encouraged.