Chen Pei-jer

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
陳培哲
Born1955 (age 67–68)
NationalityRepublic of China
Education
Scientific career
FieldsHepatology
Institutions

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

References
  1. "2020 第二十七屆東元獎：陳炳煇 先生" (PDF) (in Traditional Chinese). 東元科技文教基金會. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. 謝宏媛 (15 February 2000). "享受工作、活得自在". 遠見雜誌 (in Chinese). 遠見天下文化. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. "Pei-Jer Chen, M.D., Ph.D" (PDF). 2020 Biomedical Research Symposium of National Health Research Institutes (in Traditional Chinese). National Health Research Institutes. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. "Pei-Jer Chen, MD., Ph.D." (PDF). National Dong Hwa University. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "Pei-Jer Chen" (PDF). Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation. 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. "Pei-Jer Chen". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. Hsu, Stacy (6 December 2014). "Risk of Hepatitis A from raw shellfish, CDC says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. Hsiao, Alison (4 June 2013). "NTU to develop new cure for HBV". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. Chen, Melody (16 June 2003). "SARS team ready for WHO meet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. Wu, Debby (4 June 2003). "Researchers develop new test for SARS". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. "DOH keeps up pressure on the WHO". Taipei Times. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  12. Chen, Melody (17 June 2003). "PFP lawmaker to sit by China's side". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling; Hsu, Jenny W. (30 April 2009). "WHO invites 'Chinese Taipei' to WHA". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  14. Hsiao, Sherry (9 June 2021). "COVID-19: Government intolerant of diverse opinions: KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. Pan, Jason (10 June 2021). "Former vaccine committee member accused of working at Chinese firm". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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