Education
Kyoto University; National Taiwan University.
杜聰明
Pharmacologist university professor
Kyoto University; National Taiwan University.
He received his doctorate degree from Kyoto Imperial University (now Kyoto University) in 1922. He became the first Taiwanese professor in Japan"s pre-1945 imperial university system, at Taihoku Imperial University (now National Taiwan University). His pharmacology research lab was the cradle of medical research in Taiwan.
The laboratory did pioneering research on methods to treat opium addiction, on the toxicology of snake venom, and on the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine.
In addition to participating in pharmacological and toxicological research, Tu also contributed to medical education. After the World World War II, he was the first dean of National Taiwan University Medical College.
In 1954, Tu founded Kaohsiung Medical College (now Kaohsiung Medical University) and became the first president of the College (1954–1966).