Biography

Prof. Chien-Jen Chen got his Sc.D. in epidemiology and human genetics from the Johns Hopkins University. He was a professor of National Taiwan University and a research fellow of Academia Sinica. He was appointed as the director of Graduate Institute of Public Health, the founding director the Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, and the dean of College of Public Health in National Taiwan University. He became a distinguished research fellow and vice president in Academia Sinica. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of National Science Council, Premier, and the 14th Vice President of Taiwan. He is currently an academician and distinguished professor at Genomics Research Center of Academia Sinica.

For over 40 years, Prof. Chen has advanced molecular and genomic epidemiology, particularly in chronic arsenic poisoning and virus-induced cancers. His research on arsenic contamination spurred global mitigation efforts, and his work on hepatitis B shaped the viral load paradigm in clinical management. He has authored 820+ scientific articles and 75+ books/chapters, with 137,000+ citations (H-index: 162). He is an academician of Academia Sinica and a member of World Academy of Sciences, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, US National Academy of Sciences, and Pontifical Academy of Sciences.