院士簡歷

Division of Life Sciences

Chien-Jen Chen 陳建仁
Election Year 1998
Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica
128, Academia Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
Tel: (02)2787-1270 / Fax: (02)2787-1278

Current Positions

Distinguished Research Fellow, Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica

Education

B.Sc., Department of Zoology, College of Science, National Taiwan University (1973)
M.P.H., Graduate Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (1977)
Sc.D., Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (1982)

Professional Experience

Professor, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taiwan (1986-2015)
Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1988-1994)
Director, Graduate Institute of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1993-1994)
Founding Director, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1994-1997)
Director General, Division of Life Sciences, National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (1997-1999)
Dean, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1999-2002)
Deputy Minister, National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2002-2003)
Minister, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2003-2005)
Minister, National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2006-2008)
Vice President, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2011-2015)
Vice President, the Republic of China (Taiwan) (2016-2020)
Premier, Executive Yuan, the Republic of China (Taiwan) (2023-2024)
Distinguished Research Fellow, Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2006-2015, 2020-2025)

Specialties

Epidemiology, Human Genetics, Public Health, Preventive Medicine

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council, Taiwan (1986-1996)
Fogarty International Research Fellowship, National Institute of Health, USA (1989)
Overseas Fellow (1989), Fellow (1993), American College of Epidemiology, USA
Medical Research Award, Ching-Hsing Medical Foundation, Taiwan (1990)
Medical Research Award, United Medical Foundation, Taiwan (1992)
Outstanding Teaching Award, Ministry of Education, Taiwan (1992)
Outstanding Scholar, Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship, Taiwan (1995-1999)
Health Medal (Second Rank), Department of Health, Taiwan (1996)
Academic Award, Ministry of Education, Taiwan (1997)
Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1998)
National Chair Professor, Ministry of Education, Taiwan (1999-2002)
Outstanding Anti-Cancer Research Award, Taiwan Cancer Foundation, Taiwan (1999)
Dr. T.-M. Tu Memorial Lectureship, Dr. T.-M. Tu Scholarship Foundation, Taiwan (2002)
Outstanding Research Fellow Award, National Science Council, Taiwan (2003)
Health Medal (First Rank), Department of Health, Taiwan (2005)
Achievement Medal (First Rank), Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2005)
Presidential Science Prize, Office of the President, Taiwan (2005)
Elected Member, World Academy of Sciences, Italy (2005)
Honorary Member, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Mongolia (2007)
Dr. D. V. Datta Memorial Orator, Indian National Association for Study of the Liver, India (2008)
Cutter Lecturer on Preventive Medicine, Harvard University, USA (2008)
Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques, Ministry of Education, France (2009)
Science and Engineering Achievement Award, Taiwanese-American Foundation, USA (2009)
Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA (2010)
Outstanding Academic Award, Wang Ming-Ning Memorial Foundation, Taiwan (2010)
Vikit Viranuvatti Lecturer, Gastroenterological Association of Thailand, Thailand (2011)
Science Profession Medal (First Prize), National Science Council, Taiwan (2012)
"Knowledge for the World" Award, Johns Hopkins University, USA (2012)
Outstanding Contribution in Science and Technology Award, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2013)
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, China Medical University, Taiwan (2014)
Prof. Juei-Low Sung Award, Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Association (2014)
Distinguished Service Medal, Academia Sinica (2016)
International member, National Academy of Sciences, USA (2017)
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan (2020)
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, National Sun Yet-Sen University, Taiwan (2020)
Order of Dr. Sun Yat-sen with Grand Cordon, Office of the President, Taiwan (2020)
Academician, Pontifical Academy of Science, Vatican (2021)
Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Office of the President, Taiwan (2024)