Kuo Nan Kao

Background

Kao, Kuo Nan was born on April 5, 1934 in Jen Yee, Republic of China. Son of Pang Tsing Kao and Jin Wu Hwu.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Taiwan National Chung-Hsing University, Republic of China, 1956; Modern Sciences and Arts, U. Guelph, Canada, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1968.

Career

Research assistant, Taiwan Provincial Agricultural Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, 1958; teaching assistant, National Chung-Hsing University U., Taichung, Taiwan, 1958-1962; postdoctoral fellow, U. Guelph, 1968-1969; postdoctoral fellow, Plant Biotechnology Institute (Prairie Regional Laboratory), National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, 1969-1970; assistant research officer, Plant Biotechnology Institute (Prairie Research Laboratory), National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, 1970-1974; associate research officer, Plant Biotechnology Institute (Prairie Research Laboratory), National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, 1974-1980; senior research officer, Plant Biotechnology Institute (Prairie Research Laboratory), National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon, since 1980. Adjunct Professor U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, since 1984.

Achievements

• Kuo Nan Kao has been listed as a noteworthy Plant biology researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member Tissue Culture Association, Genetics Society Canada, International Association Plant Tissue Culture, New York Academy Sciences.

Connections

Married Wen-jou Wang, January 4, 1933. Children: Anna Ching-Chi, Valeria Ching Mei.

Father:

Pang Tsing Kao

Mother:

Jin Wu Hwu

Spouse:

Wen-jou Wang

child:

Anna Ching-Chi Kao

child:

Valeria Ching Mei Kao