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Academician Cheng-Wen Wu's Personal Profiles

Education:

• M.D., College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1964
• Ph.D., Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, USA, 1969

Professional Experience:

• Distinguished Chair Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2008－)
• Corresponding Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (2008－)
• Honorary Chair Professor, National Defence Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan (2008－)
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1996-2008)
• Distinguished Investigator, National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (1996-2008)
• Founding President & Distinguished Investigator, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (1996-2005)
• Founding Director, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (1992-1995)
• Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1992-2008)
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2001-2008)
• Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Life, National Defence Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan (1990-2008)
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1996-2008)
• Professor for Cancer Research, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA (1980-1990)
• Assistant, Associate & Full Professor, Department of Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA (1972-1978)

Specialties:

• Biophysics
• Biochemistry
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Medical Genetics
• Oncology

Awards and Honors:

• ROC Presidential Science Prize (Life Science, 2011)
• Honorary Doctor of Science, National Yang Ming University, 2003
• Case Western Reserve University President's Award for Distinguished Alumni, 2002
• Achievement Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2001
• Vallee Visiting Professor, Harvard University, 2001
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2000 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, the Chinese American Professionals Association, 1998
• Honorary Professor, Beijing University, 1998
• Lifetime Achievement Award, the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America, 1997
• Science & Technology Award, Taiwanese-American Foundation, 1993
• Honorary Member, Chinese Society of Genetics, 1990
• Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1988
• Scholar in Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, 1988
• Fellow, American Institute of Chemists, 1986
• Academician, Academia Sinica, 1984
• Catacosinos Professor Award for Cancer Research, 1980
• French-American Scholar Award, 1979
• Philippe Foundation Award, 1978
• Irma T. Hirschl Scientific Award, 1977
• NIH Career Development Award, 1972
• NIH Special Fellowship, 1972
• Sigma Xi Award, 1969

Current Positions:

• Honorary Investigator, Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes
• Corresponding Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
• Distinguished Chair Professor, National Yang-Ming University