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Biography

Dr. Lai is a chair professor in China Medical University, Taiwan. He received his M. D. Degree in 1968 from National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taiwan. Afterwards he completed his Ph. D in molecular biology in 1973 from University of California, Berkeley, California. He spent most of his academic career at University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California as a faculty member, culminating in his appointment as a Distinguished Professor in 2003. He later assumed various responsible positions in Taiwan, including Vice President, Academia Sinica (2003-2006) and President, National Cheng Kung University (2007-2011). His research covered coronavirus, hepatitis C and D viruses and more recently influenza virus. His profile is credited with a number of highly prestigious awards including Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (2009), Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Southern California (2008), Presidential Science Prize, Republic of China (2013) and appointment as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (1990-2003) and was elected an academician of Academia Sinica in 1992. He is also a fellow of American Academy of Microbiology and a Fellow of Third World Academy of Science.

Abstract

Abstract : Host factors for influenza virus replication