Nan-Shan Chang
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Biography
Nan-Shan Chang is currently the Professor and Director of the Molecular Medicine Institute, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan, and the Adjunct Professor with the SUNY Upstate Medical University and the NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, New York. Dr. Chang is most noted for his discovery of tumor suppressor WWOX in 2000. Recent Awards: Breast cancer and neurofibromatosis research awards from the Department of Defense, USA, in 2008 and 2010; NCKU Distinguished Professor Award 2010, 2013 and 2016; Distinguished Scientist Award 2011 from the Society of Experimental Biology & Medicine, USA.