Chien-Jen Chen ScD, PhD, Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan); Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences; USA

As an epidemiologist and public health practitioner, Prof. Chen has dedicated over 35 years to molecular and genomic epidemiological research on chronic arsenic poisoning and virus-induced cancers. His discoveries of multiple health hazards of arsenic in drinking water has led to the global awareness and prevention of the largest environmental calamity, and his research on end-stage liver disease risk prediction of chronic hepatitis B has pioneered the viral load paradigm in its clinical management.

Prof. Chen was elected as the Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan) in 2016.

He served as a Vice President of Academia Sinica in 2011-2015, the Minister of National Science Council in 2006-2008, the Minister of Department of Health in 2003-2005, the Dean of College of Public Health of National Taiwan University in 1999-2002, and the Founding Director of Epidemiology of National Taiwan University (1994-1997).

Prof. Chen has received numerous awards and medals for his contributions. He was elected as an academician of Academia Sinica, a member of World Academy of Sciences, and a Foreign Associate of National Academy of Sciences, USA. Prof. Chen has published over 720 scientific articles and over 70 books/chapters, which have been cited for over 77,000 times (Google Scholar) with an H-index over 130.