Min-Fu Tsan

Background

Tsan, Min-Fu was born on January 27, 1942 in Tainan, Taiwan. Son of Tswan-De and De-Han (Huang) Tsan. arrived in the United States, 1968. Naturalized, 1977.

Education

Doctor of Medicine summa cum laude, National Taiwan U., 1967; Master of Arts in Physiology, Harvard University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1971.

Career

Medical intern, Boston Veterans Administration Hospital., 1971-1972; fellow in medicine, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1972-1973; fellow in hematology department medicine, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1973-1975; assistant resident in medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1972-1973; member of staff medicine and radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1975-1982; assistant professor medicine radiology and environmental health science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1975-1979; associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1979-1982; associate chief of staff for Research and Development, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, since 1982; professor medicine, physiology and cell biology, Albany Medical College, since 1982; president, Albany Research Institute, since 1989. Ad hoc member National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1979. Member site visit team National Institute Heart, Lung and Blood, St. Louis and West Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1980.

Member of advisory panel VA, 1981. Member research grant review National Institute Dental Research, 1982, Department Energy, 1982. Member of advisory committee New York.State Science and Technology Foundation, 1988-1990, also technical and disability program.

Member pulmonary disease study section tobacco-related disease Research.program University of California, 1993, 94.

Achievements

• Minister-Fu Tsan has been listed as a noteworthy Medical research executive, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Hematology, American Physiological Society, Chinese American Society Nuclear Medicine, Chinese Medical and Health Association, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Linda W. Chen, May 24, 1975. Children: Gloria, Grace.

Father:

Tswan-De Tsan

Mother:

De-Han (Huang) Tsan

Spouse:

Linda W. Chen

child:

Grace Tsan

child:

Gloria Tsan