Background
Shen, Tsung Ying was born on September 28, 1924 in Beijing, China. Came to the United States, 1950. Son of Tsu-Wei and Sien-Wha (Nieu) Shen.
Shen, Tsung Ying was born on September 28, 1924 in Beijing, China. Came to the United States, 1950. Son of Tsu-Wei and Sien-Wha (Nieu) Shen.
Bachelor of Science, National Central University, Chongqing, China, 1946. Diploma, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Manchester, England, 1950.
Doctor of Science, University Manchester, England, 1978.
Research associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1950-1952;
research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952-1956;
senior research chemist, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1956-1965;
director synthetic chemical research, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1966-1976;
vice president membrane chemical research, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1976-1977;
vice president membrane and arthritis research, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1977-1986;
A. Burger professor medicinal chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1986-1996;
emeritus and research professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1996. Visiting professor University of California, Riverside, 1973, University of California, San Francisco, 1985, Harvard Medical School, 1986. Adjunct Professor Stevens Institute Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1982-1985.
Honorary professor Beijing Medical U., Chinese Academy Medical Science, Institute Material Medica, China Pharmaceutical U. Member science board CytoMed, since 1989, TCell Science, 1988-1993, Gene laboratories, 1989-1994, Osteo Arthritis Science, 1993-1995, Argonex, since 1994.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (1st Alfred Burger award in medicinal chemistry 1980, inaugural member, named to Hall of Fame, Division Medicinal Chemistry, 2007), New York Academy of Sciences, Academy Pharmaceutical Association (honorary), Chinese American Chemical Society (board directors 1995-1997), Academy Pharmaceutical Sciences (honorary).
Married Amy T.C. Lin, June 20, 1953. Children: Bernard, Hubert, Theodore, Leonard, Evelyn, Andrea.