院士簡歷

Division of Life Sciences

Cheng-Wen Wu 吳成文
Election Year 1984
Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Academia Sinica
128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Taipei 11529, Taiwan
Tel: (02) 2652-3015 / Fax: (02) 2652-3075

Current Positions

Distinguished Chair Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Chairman, Forum, National Health Research Institutes
Honorary Investigator, Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes
Academician, Academia Sinica

Education

M.D., National Taiwan University (1964)
Ph.D. (Biochemistry), Case Western Reserve University (1969)

Professional Experience

Honorary Distinguished Chair Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2018-present)
Distinguished Chair Professor, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2008-2018)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2001-2008)
Corresponding Investigator, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (2008-present)
Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (1992-2008)
Founding Director, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (1992-1995)
Director and Special Medical Research Chair, Preparatory Office, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (1988-1992)
Chairman, Forum, National Health Research Institutes Zhunan, Taiwan (2014-present)
Distinguished Investigator Emeritus, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan (2008-present)
Founding President, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan (1996-2005)
Distinguished Investigator, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan (1996-2008)
Director, Planning Office of National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan (1991-1995)
Distinguished Research Chair Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (2009-present)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1996-2008)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1988-1996)
Sun Yun-suan Chair Professor, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan (2009-present)
K.T.Li Chair Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan (2010-present)
Honorary Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan (2009-2010)
Honorary Chair Professor, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan (2008-present)
Honorary Director, Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2010-present)
Honorary Chair Professor, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2008-present)
Mu-Shan Biomedical Distinguished Chair Professor, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan (2010-present)
Honorary Professor, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2009-present)
Honorary Chair Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University (2010-present)
Professor, Bert L&N Kuggie Vallee Foundation (2001-present)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, USA (1991-1996)
Catacosinos Professor for Cancer Research, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook, New York, USA (1980-1990)
Visiting Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France (1979-1980)
Professor, Departments of Biochemistry, Developmental Biology and Cancer, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA (1978-1980)
Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA (1972-1978)

Specialties

Translational Studies of Lung Cancer
Cancer Stemness
Gene Regulation and Cancer
Cancer Metastasis
Molecular Biology and Epidemiology of Viral Infection
Molecular Mechanism of Gene Transcription
Nucleic Acid Protein Interactions
Structure and Function of Nuclear Proteins
Fast Reactions of Biological Systems
Spectroscopic Studies of Macromolecules

Awards and Honors

CSMOT Prize for Management of Technology (2016)
Honorary Chairman, Taiwan Association for Cell Therapy (2016)
Presidential Science Prize (2011)
FAOBMB Award for Research Excellence (2011)
Honorary Director, Institute of Life Sciences National Defense Medical Center (2010)
Honorary Founding President, Fujian Cross- Strait Institute of Bioscience (2010)
Honorary Chair Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University (2010)
K.T. Li Chair Professor Award (2010)
TWAS Regional Prize for Building Scientific Institutions (2009)
Distinguished Research Chair Professor, National Taiwan University (2009)
Sun Yun-suan Chair Professor, National Tsing-Hua University (2009)
Honorary Professor, Kaohsiung Medical University (2009)
Honorary Professor , National Cheng Kung University (2009)
Honorary Chair Professor, National Chung Hsing University (2008)
Honorary Chair Professor, National Defense Medical Center (2008)
Honorary Doctor of Science, National Yang Ming University (2003)
Case Western Reserve University President's Award for Distinguished Alumni (2002)
Achievement Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers (2001)
Vallee Visiting Professor, Harvard University (2001)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2000)
Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, the Chinese American Professionals Association (1998)
Honorary Professor, Beijing University (1998)
Lifetime Achievement Award, the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (1997)
Career Achievement Award, Taiwanese-American Foundation (1993)
Honorary Member, Chinese Society of Genetics (1990)
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1988)
Scholar in Cancer Research, American Cancer Society (1988)
Fellow, American Institute of Chemists (1986)
Academician, Academia Sinica (1984)
Catacosinos Professor Award for Cancer Research (1980)
French-American Scholar Award (1979)
Philippe Foundation Award (1978)
Irma T. Hirschl Scientific Award (1977)
NIH Career Development Award (1972)
NIH Special Fellowship (1972)
Sigma Xi Award (1969)