Background
Hou, Jian-Cun was born on June 16, 1923 in Hwai-yuan, An-hwei, China. Son of Pao-Chang Hou and Wen-Ying Liao.
Hou, Jian-Cun was born on June 16, 1923 in Hwai-yuan, An-hwei, China. Son of Pao-Chang Hou and Wen-Ying Liao.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Nanking U., Chengtu, China, 1946; postgraduate, West China Union U., Chengtu, 1946; Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Doctor of Medicine, Hong Kong U., 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology, London U., 1960.
Demonstrator physiology and biochemistry, Hong Kong U., 1951-1952; junior lecturer pathology, Hong Kong U., 1956-1957; research associate, Chinese Academy Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1953-1956; university demonstrator pathology, London U., 1958-1960; postdoctoral researcher, Karolinska Institute Cell Research, Stockholm senior lecturer, Chinese U. College Medicine, Beijing, 196-77; professor associate, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy Medical Science, Beijing, 1978-1985; professor, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy Medical Science, Beijing, since 1985. Deputy director World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research in Immunology, Chinese Academy Medical Science, Beijing, 1978-1990. Research fellow Institute Basic Medical Science, Chinese Academy Medical Science, Beijing, since 1985.
Member national committee Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, 1988-1998. Member China Association Social Economics Cultural Exchange (vice president since 1993), New York Academy Sciences.
Married Dong-Sen Liu, December 24, 1952. Two children.