On July 10, 2025, Professor Arthur D. Lander, Director of the Center for Complex Biological Systems at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), was invited to deliver the inaugural lecture at the first Professor Feng-Chou Hsieh Memorial Lecture and Symposium, co-hosted by the Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the College of Medicine at National Taiwan University (NTU).

The symposium brought together four international speakers and sixteen scholars from Taiwan, engaging in lively discussions with over seventy attendees, including faculty, students, and clinical physicians. Topics spanned stem cell research, regenerative medicine, artificial intelligence, biophysics, medical ethics, and education policy—reflecting Professor Hsieh’s enduring commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration.

A student poster competition was also held during the event. Professor Lander praised NTU students for their creativity and scientific acumen, stating, “Their passion and talent not only inspired me but also challenged the other international speakers to rethink and refine our own presentations—it was so engaging, we lost track of time.”

As a long-time advocate for interdisciplinary integration in science, Professor Lander expressed strong admiration for NTU’s continued dedication to Professor Hsieh’s academic legacy, as exemplified by the university’s robust network of research centers, including the Center for Neural and Cognitive Science, the Center for Systems Biology, the Center for Developmental Biology, and the Center for Bioethics. He commended their outstanding integrative capacity and forward-looking research vision.

In closing, Professor Lander conveyed his keen interest in establishing deeper collaborations with NTU in the future and voiced his support for the memorial lecture series to grow into an annual global platform for academic exchange and innovation.