Background
Lin, Jen-Kun was born on December 4, 1935 in Chia-Yi, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Lin, Jen-Kun was born on December 4, 1935 in Chia-Yi, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, 1958. Master of Science in Biochemistry, National Taiwan University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Oncology, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1968.
Member of faculty, National Taiwan U., Taipei, Republic of China, since 1962;
professor biochemistry, National Taiwan U., since 1973. Research associate University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1968-1969, visiting professor, Forgaty International fellow, 1975-1976. Visiting scientist Laboratory Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Institute-National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland., 1984.
Director students College Medicine, National Taiwan U., 1979-1983.
Member Formosan Medical Association (outstanding thesis award 1963, 72), Chinese biomedical Society (president 1987-1988), Chinese Oncol. Society, Chinese Toxicol. Society (president 1991-1994), American Association Cancer Research, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Taita Tennis (Taipei).
Parents: You-Chuen and Sha (Ho) Chen. Married Shoei-Yn Lin-Shiau, November 2, 1962. Children: Jung-Shin, Cheng-Yen, Tsu-Wei.