Background
Chen, Kirk Ching Shyong was born on November 30, 1941 in Taichung, Taiwan. Came to the United States, 1968. Son of Chi-Nan and Yen-Yang (Pang) Chen.
researcher biomedical engineer
Chen, Kirk Ching Shyong was born on November 30, 1941 in Taichung, Taiwan. Came to the United States, 1968. Son of Chi-Nan and Yen-Yang (Pang) Chen.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1965. Master of Science in Biochemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1972.
Postdoctoral fellow, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1972-1975; postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, England, 1975-1976; from assistant professor to associate professor department pathobiology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1987; president, MedTex laboratories, Inc., Seattle, since 1988.
Second lieutenant Chinese Army, 1965-1966. Member American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Married Cindy C.Y. Wang, March 18, 1972. Children: Lucy, Megan.