Fu-Tong Liu 劉扶東 Election Year 2012 Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Taipei 11529, Taiwan Tel: (02) 2652-3056 / Fax: (02) 2651-0774
Current Positions
Corresponding Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Professor of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Education
B.S., Chemistry, National Taiwan University (1970)
Ph.D., Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Illinois (1976)
M.D., The University of Miami School of Medicine (1987)
Professional Experience
Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, The University of Illinois (1975-77)
Research Fellow (1977-79); Assistant Member (1979-82), Department of Cellular and Developmental Immunology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic
Associate Member (1982-87), Member (1987-90), Medical Biology Institute
Associate Member/Head, Allergy Research Section, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute (1990-96)
Member/Head, Division of Allergy, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (1996-2001)
Professor and Chair (2001-11), Distinguished Professor and Chair (2011-12), Distinguished Professor Emeritus (2012-present), Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Distinguished Research Fellow (2010-18) and Director (2010-17), Corresponding Research Fellow (2018-present), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Immunology (2011-2021)
Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology (2011-2023)
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, College of Medicine (2011-2023)
Academia Sinica Translational Medicine Degree Program Associate Director (2012-16), Director (2016-2022)
Program Director, Taiwan Biobank (2012-2018)
Taiwanese Society for Investigative Dermatology, Board of Directors (2012-present), Chairman of the Board (2015-2018)
Chinese Cell and Molecular Biology Society, Board of Directors (2011-2022)
Director, Ministry of Science and Technology Glycoscience Program (2014-2018)
National Research Program for Biopharmaceuticals, Co-director, International Collaborations Office (2015-17); Director, Program Office, Resource Centers (2016-17)
Chinese Society of Immunology, Board of Directors (2015-2021), Chairman of the Board (2018-2021)
National Health Research Institutes, Board of Directors (2016-2021)
Vice President, Academia Sinica (2016-2022)
Member, Council of Academia Sinica (2023-present)
Professor of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC (2023-present)
Specialties
Allergy, Immunology, Glycobiology, Dermatology
Awards and Honors
NIH Allergy and Immunology Study Section (1985-89)
Elected to Membership, American Society for Clinical Investigation (1988-present)
NIH Immunology and Transplantation Research Committee (1993-97)
Elected to Membership, Association of American Physicians (2004-present)
Member, American Skin Association Medical/Scientific Advisory Committee (2004-present)
Joan Oettinger Memorial Award (Cancer and Pulmonary Research), UC Davis (2005)
Lu Yau-Chin Memorial Lectureship, Taiwanese Dermatological Association (2006)
Elected to membership, American Dermatologic Association (2011-present)
Honorary member, Taiwanese Dermatological Association (2011-present)
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013-present)
Chair Professor, Kaohsiung Medical University (2013-present)
Chair Professor, China Medical University (2014-present)
Chair Professor, Tzu Chi University (2015-present)
Khwarizmi International Award (2015)
President Shih-Liang Chien Lectureship, Academia Sinica (2016)
Adjunct Distinguished Chair Professor, I-Shou University (2017-2023)
Outstanding Achievement Award, The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China (2017)
Outstanding Scholar Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (2018-2021)
Chair Professor, Taipei Medical University (2019-present)
IUBMB Jubilee Lecturer at the Glyco 25 International Symposium (2019)
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2019-present)
Asia Pacific Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI) Hsieh Memorial Award (2022)
Editorial Boards:
Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation (1993-97)
Section Editor, Journal of Dermatological Science (2005-18)
Editorial Board, Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology (2005-present)
Editorial Board, Journal of Medicinal Food (2007-present)
Reviewer Board, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2008-present)
Editorial Board, Experimental Dermatology (2013-2022)
Editorial Board, Glycobiology (2016-present)