Jing-Hsiung James Ou 歐競雄 Election Year 2016 Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
2011 Zonal Avenue, HMR-401, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA Tel: (323) 442-1720
Current Positions
Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Education
B.S., Zoology, National Taiwan University (1976)
Ph.D., Biology, California Institute of Technology (1982)
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Hormone Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco (1982-86)
University of Southern California Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology:
Assistant Professor (1986-92), Associate Professor (1992-99), Professor (1999-present), Fletcher Jones Foundation Chair (2020-present)
Visiting Professor, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica (2001)
Specialties
Virology, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis, Autophagy
Awards and Honors
Graduate Fellowship, California Institute of Technology (1977-82)
Li Ming Graduate Research Achievement Award, California Institute of Technology (1979)
USC Faculty Research and Innovation Award (1987)
Robert E. and May R. Wright Foundation Research Award (1987, 1989, 1995)
Cathay Hepatitis Research Achievement Award, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (1992)
Certificate in Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, The Class of 1997 and the Associated Students, USC School of Medicine.
Member, Merit Review Subcommittee of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs (1995-98)
Member, NIH VIRA Study Section (2008-12)
Member, NIH HBPP Study Section (2015-21)
Editorial board member:
Hepatology (2004-06)
Arch. Virol. (2004-09)
J. Biol. Chem. (2008-13)
J. Virology (2004-14)
Virology (2001-present)
J. Infectious Diseases (2006-present).
Top Peer Reviewers, Journal of Virology (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014)
PLoS Pathogens, Associate Editor (2009-10)
Section Editor (2011-2022)
J. Virology, Editor (2014-24)
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (2011)
Dr. Cheng-wen Wu Lectureship, Chinese Society for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Pingtung, Taiwan (2017)
Bruce Witte Distinguished Lectureship, Hepatitis B Foundation and Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, Pennsylvania (2017)
University of Southern California Stevens Center for Innovation Commercialization Award (2017)