Background
Lin, Ruey-Shiung was born on December 17, 1940 in Tainan, Taiwan, China. Son of Chang-Ta and Chin (Liu) Lin.
Lin, Ruey-Shiung was born on December 17, 1940 in Tainan, Taiwan, China. Son of Chang-Ta and Chin (Liu) Lin.
Doctor of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1965. Master in Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1968. Doctor of Medicine, Heidelberg (Germany) University, 1970.
Doctor in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1977.
Visiting associate professor College Medicine, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1970-1972;
associate professor Institute Public Health, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1973-1975;
visiting professor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1986-1987;
professor and director Institute Public Health, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1987-1993;
professor and dean College Public Health, National Taiwan U., Taipei, since 1993;
assistant professor, U. Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 1977-1978;
assistant professor, U. Maryland. School Medicine, Baltimore, 1978-1980;
epidemiologist, Maryland. State Health Department, Baltimore, 1980-1986.
Board directors Asia-Pacific Academy Consortium Public Health, Hawaii/Bangkok.
Member American Public Health Association, Association Public Health China (president 1989-1991), International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Bioelectromagnetic Society, Society for Risk Analysis, Society for Epidemiologic Research.
Married Feng-Ying Chiu, August 15, 1970. Children: Jenny, Sherry, Frank.