Chen Pei-jer | |
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陳培哲 | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Education | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Hepatology |
Institutions |
Chen Pei-jer ( Chinese: 陳培哲; pinyin: Chén Péizhé; born 1955) is a Taiwanese hepatologist and an academician of Academia Sinica.
Chen Pei-jer was raised by his grandparents in Shalu, Taichung, while his parents worked in northern Taiwan. He and his three siblings had a strict routine, awakening at 6:00 am daily to exercise and do chores alongside their grandfather, followed by Chinese calligraphy practice. [1] [2] Chen earned a medical degree from National Taiwan University in 1981, and he completed a doctorate at University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1987. [3]
Upon completing his doctorate, Chen returned to National Taiwan University as a postdoctoral researcher, later joining the faculty in 1987. [4] [3] He was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 2006, and into The World Academy of Sciences in 2011. [5] [6]
Chen specializes in hepatitis research. [7] [8] [3] He helped treat patients during the 2003 SARS outbreak, [9] [10] and was invited to a SARS-related seminar hosted by the World Health Organization, [11] but did not attend because he was unable to isolate sufficiently after treating SARS patients, per the regulations in force for that meeting. [9] [12] Chen was invited to the 2009 World Health Assembly as part of the Chinese Taipei delegation. [13] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Chen served on the vaccine review committee until late May 2021. [14] Upon announcing his resignation from the body in June, Chen stated that the committee would struggle to remain neutral when reviewing Taiwanese-made vaccines. [15]
Chen Pei-jer | |
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陳培哲 | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Education | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Hepatology |
Institutions |
Chen Pei-jer ( Chinese: 陳培哲; pinyin: Chén Péizhé; born 1955) is a Taiwanese hepatologist and an academician of Academia Sinica.
Chen Pei-jer was raised by his grandparents in Shalu, Taichung, while his parents worked in northern Taiwan. He and his three siblings had a strict routine, awakening at 6:00 am daily to exercise and do chores alongside their grandfather, followed by Chinese calligraphy practice. [1] [2] Chen earned a medical degree from National Taiwan University in 1981, and he completed a doctorate at University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1987. [3]
Upon completing his doctorate, Chen returned to National Taiwan University as a postdoctoral researcher, later joining the faculty in 1987. [4] [3] He was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 2006, and into The World Academy of Sciences in 2011. [5] [6]
Chen specializes in hepatitis research. [7] [8] [3] He helped treat patients during the 2003 SARS outbreak, [9] [10] and was invited to a SARS-related seminar hosted by the World Health Organization, [11] but did not attend because he was unable to isolate sufficiently after treating SARS patients, per the regulations in force for that meeting. [9] [12] Chen was invited to the 2009 World Health Assembly as part of the Chinese Taipei delegation. [13] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Chen served on the vaccine review committee until late May 2021. [14] Upon announcing his resignation from the body in June, Chen stated that the committee would struggle to remain neutral when reviewing Taiwanese-made vaccines. [15]