Background
Ho, Chien was born on October 23, 1934 in Shanghai, China. Came to the United States, 1953. Son of Ping Yin and Chin Hwa (Chiu) Ho.
Ho, Chien was born on October 23, 1934 in Shanghai, China. Came to the United States, 1953. Son of Ping Yin and Chin Hwa (Chiu) Ho.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1961.
Research chemist, Linde Company, Union Carbide, Tonawanda, New York, 1960-1961;
research associate departments chemistry and biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1964;
assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1964-1967;
associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1967-1970;
professor biological science, U. Pittsburgh, 1971-1979;
professor and head department biological science, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1979-1986;
alumni professor biological science, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1985. Director Pittsburgh Nuclear magnetic resonance Center for biomedical Research, since 1986. Member of advisory committee National Science Foundation, Washington, 1980-1983.
Chairman Nuclear magnetic resonance advising committee Stanford (California) U., 1975-1982. Member biophysics and biophysics chemistry study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1978, member and chairman biotechnology resources review committee, 1979-1982, member cellular and molecular basis of disease review committee, 1987-1990.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biophysics Society, Academia Sinica, Society Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Protein Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy Tseng, December 21, 1963. Children: Jeanette, Carolyn.