Pei-Jer Chen

Pei-Jer Chen (Chinese: 陳培哲; born 1955) is a Taiwanese hepatologist.

He earned a medical degree from National Taiwan University in 1981, and completed a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. He returned to NTU as a postdoctoral researcher, then joined the faculty in 1987.[1][2] He was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 2006, and into The World Academy of Sciences in 2011.[3]

Chen specializes in hepatitis research.[4][5] He helped treat patients during the 2003 SARS outbreak,[6][7] and has attended several functions of the World Health Organization.[8][9]

References
  1. "Pei-Jer Chen, MD., Ph.D." (PDF). National Dong Hwa University. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. "Pei-Jer Chen, M.D., Ph.D." (PDF). National Health Research Institutes. April 2016.
  3. "Pei-Jer Chen" (PDF). Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation. 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. Hsu, Stacy (6 December 2014). "Risk of Hepatitis A from raw shellfish, CDC says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. Hsiao, Alison (4 June 2013). "NTU to develop new cure for HBV". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. Chen, Melody (16 June 2003). "SARS team ready for WHO meet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. Wu, Debby (4 June 2003). "Researchers develop new test for SARS". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. "DOH keeps up pressure on the WHO". Taipei Times. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling; Hsu, Jenny W. (30 April 2009). "WHO invites 'Chinese Taipei' to WHA". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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