Mien-Chie Hung (; 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. 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 Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

in Taipei,

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. In 1983, Hung earned his PhD degree in

from

Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , ...

, in the

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. In 1984, he worked at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

, 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.

References

MD Anderson Cancer Center - Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D.
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