Chang Chuan-chiung

Chang Chuan-chiung (Chinese: 張傳烱; born 23 October 1928) is a Taiwanese pharmacologist and professor emeritus of pharmacology at National Taiwan University.[1] He is best known for having isolated bungarotoxin, a still-important agent in neurobiological research. He earned a B.S. from National Taiwan University in 1950, and a Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo in 1965. He later taught at National Taiwan University.

Chang Chuan-chiung
張傳烱
Born (1928-10-23) 23 October 1928
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationDoctoral degree
Alma materNational Taiwan University
University of Tokyo
EmployerNational Taiwan University

Chang Chuan-chiung was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 1976,[2] within the division of life sciences, for his research into the isolation of bungarotoxin. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Biomedical Science, established by Taiwan's National Science Council in January 1994.[3]

References

  1. "Chuan-Chiung Chang". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. "Chuan-Chiung Chang". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. Lin, Chia-nan (5 December 2019). "Influential Taiwan journal turns 25". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.


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