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College of Medical Science and Technology
Chair Professor
Hsing-Jien Kung
Chair Professor
(02)2736-1611#7211
TMU Profile
Education
1976.01-1978.03 Research Associate; University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California (Drs. M. J. Bishop and H.E. Varmus)
1975 Ph.D. in Molecular Biology; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (Dr. N. Davidson's lab)
1969 B.S. in Chemistry; National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.


Experience
2018- Chair Professor, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2017.02-2017.09 Acting Director of Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
2012-2017 Distinguished Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
2012-2015 President, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
2008- Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, U. C. Davis, Medical School
1998-2012 Deputy Director and Director of Basic Research, U. C. Davis Cancer Center
1998-2008 Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, U. C. Davis, Medical School
1997-1998 Director of Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, ROC
1990-1998 Associate Director of Case Western Reserve University Cancer Center
1989-1998 Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
1988.07-1998.09 Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
1987-1988 Visiting Professor of Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC
1984.06-1988.07 Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
1982.07-1984.06 Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University
1978.03-1982.06 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, March
1976.01-1978.02 Postdoctoral Fellow of University of California at San Francisco Medical School


Awards
Distinguished Chair Professor, National Chiao Tung University, 2013-present
NIH Norman Salzman Lectureship, 2012
Distinguished Chair Professor of Taiwan Medical University, 2011-present
Distinguished Chair Professor of National Tsing-Hua University, 2010-present
Distinguished Chair Professor of Translational Medicine and Integrated Lab, Taipei, Medical University, 2010-present
Distinguished Chair Professor of College of Life Science, National Tsing-Hua University, 2009-present
Honorary Distinguished Fellow, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan, 2008-present
Auburn Community Cancer Endowed Chair in Basic Science, 2007
Joan Oettinger Memorial Award in Lung and Cancer Research, 2006
Society of American Asian Scientists in Cancer Research (SAASCR), recipient of annual award, 2006
UC Davis School of Medicine Faculty Research Award, 2005
CaP CURE Research Award, 1999
Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC, since 1998
Goodman-Blum Professor in Cancer Research, Case Western Reserve University, 1997
NCI MERIT Award, CA46613, 1993-2002
NCI MERIT Award, CA39207, 1991-2000
American Cancer Society Faculty Research Development Award, 1983-1988
Faculty Research Award, American Cancer Society, 1983-1987
Fellow of Leukemia Society of America, 1976-1977
Research Interests

Cancer Virology
Genetics
Epigenetics
Therapeutics