Mien-Chie Hung

Mien-Chie Hung (Chinese: 洪明奇; born September 4, 1950) is a Taiwanese-born American molecular biologist and cancer researcher. He is a Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Mien-Chie Hung
洪明奇
Born (1950-09-04) September 4, 1950
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China United States
Awards
  • Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Research (1998)
  • John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award (1998)
  • Faculty Achievement Award in Education (1993)
  • John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award (1992)
  • John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award (1989)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

He was elected as a member of the Taiwan's Academia Sinica in 2002.

Hung received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Chemistry and biochemistry from National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. In 1983, Hung earned his Ph.D degree in biochemistry from Brandeis University, in the United States. In 1984, he worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, under the supervision of world-renowned molecular biologist, Dr. Robert A. Weinberg.

In 2006, Hung became the honorary director of Center for Molecular Medicine of China Medical University Hospital and a distinguished professor.

In 2019, Hung will become the president of China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.[1][2]

References
  1. "中國醫藥大學全球資訊網 最新公告 China Medical University, Taiwan". www.cmu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. "Invitation card".
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