The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Education
B.Sc., National Taiwan University (1958)
Ph.D. (Biochemistry), Iowa State University (1965)
Professional Experience
Member of the Physiological Chemistry Study Section, National Institutes of Health (1980-84)
Member of the Editorial Board, Cell Calcium (1981-92)
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry (1982-87)
Member of the MRC Biochemistry Grants Committee (1982-85)
Professor (AHFMR Medical Scientist), Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (1982-95)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Gairdner Foundation (1984-91)
Director, MRC Group in Signal Transduction MRC (1990-95)
Professor (1994-2002), Professor and Head (1995-2000), Professor Emeritus (2002—), Department of Biochemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Specialties
Cell Signaling, cell regulation, enzymology, protein kinases and protein phosphatases, and cell calcium
Awards and Honors
1973 John Zubek Memorial Award for Excellence in Research, University of Manitoba
1978 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Iowa State University
1979 Rh. Institute Medical Research Award, University of Manitoba
1981 Gairdner International Award, Gairdner Foundation
1982 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Scientist Award
1984 Elected Member of the Royal Society of Canada
1987 Japan Society for Promoting Sciences Fellowship
1992 Honorary Doctorate, Kagawa Medical University Kagaway
1994 ASTech Award for Leadership in Alberta Science
2000 Distinguished Achievement Citation, Iowa State University