Chang Chuan-chiung

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Chang Chuan-chiung
張傳烱
Born(1928-10-23)23 October 1928
Died1 February 2024(2024-02-01) (aged 95)
Nationality
Doctoral degree
Alma materNational Taiwan University
University of Tokyo
EmployerNational Taiwan University

Chang Chuan-chiung (Chinese: 張傳烱; 23 October 1928 – 1 February 2024) was a Taiwanese pharmacologist and professor emeritus of pharmacology at National Taiwan University.[1] He is best known for having isolated bungarotoxin, a still-important agent in neurobiological research. He earned a B.S. from National Taiwan University in 1950, and a Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo in 1965. He later taught at National Taiwan University.

Chang Chuan-chiung was elected a member of

National Science Council in January 1994.[3]

Chang died on 1 February 2024, at the age of 95.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Chuan-Chiung Chang". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Chuan-Chiung Chang". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (5 December 2019). "Influential Taiwan journal turns 25". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ "中研院士張傳烱辭世享耆壽96歲 專精藥理學曾獲邀至美國務院發表論文". Up Media. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.