Chang Chuan-chiung
Chang Chuan-chiung | |
|---|---|
張傳烱 | |
| Born | 23 October 1928 |
| Died | 1 February 2024 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Education | Doctoral degree |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University University of Tokyo |
| Employer | National Taiwan University |
Chang Chuan-chiung (Chinese: 張傳烱; 23 October 1928 – 1 February 2024) was 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 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]
Chang died on 1 February 2024, at the age of 95.[4]
References
- ^ "Chuan-Chiung Chang". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Chuan-Chiung Chang". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Lin, Chia-nan (5 December 2019). "Influential Taiwan journal turns 25". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "中研院士張傳烱辭世享耆壽96歲 專精藥理學曾獲邀至美國務院發表論文". Up Media. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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