Education / Professional Experience

Education

1992/08 - 2001/07

Ph.D., Graduate School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

1975/08 - 1982/07

M.D., Medical School, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan

1984 - 1988

B.S., Biology, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Current Position

2008 - present

Investigator and Deputy Director, National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

2008 - present

Professor, Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine

2008 - present

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine

2008 - present

Associate Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine

2006/01 - present

Investigator and Senior attending physician, National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

2005 - present

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

1988 - present

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Taiwan

Professional

Experience

2014/08 - present

Distinguished Investigator/Director, National Institute of Cacer Research, National Health Research Institiutes

2012/09 - present

Professor, Taipei Medical University

2008/03 - 2014/07

Deputy Director, National Institute of Cacer Research, National Health Research Institiutes

2007/07 - present

Attending Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan

2006/08 - 2007/07

Adjunct Attending Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Triservice General Hospital, Taipei

2006/01 - 2014/07

Investigator, National Institute of Cacer Research, National Health Research  Institiutes

2005/10 - 2005/11

Visiting Investigator, Cancer Therapy Evaluational Program (CTEP), National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA

2005/02 - present

Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University

2002/08 - 2006/01

Associate Investigator, National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institiutes

1995/08 - present

Attending Physician, National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes

1995/08 - 2009/09

Adjunct Attending Physician, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei

1995/08 - 2006/07

Adjunct Attending Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Veteran General Hospital, Taipei

1988/08 - present

Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung

1988/04 - 1990/03

Fellowship, Medical Oncology Training Program Institute of Biomedical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei

1987/08 - 1988/07

Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital

1984/08 - 1987/07

Residency training, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital

1981/08 - 1982/07

Internship, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital

Expertise /Research Interests

treating prevalent gastrointestinal tract (including, hepatobiliary and pancreas) cancers and translational research

Research Interests

As a qualified gastroenterologist and oncologist, Dr. Chen focuses on the development of innovative strategies for treating prevalent gastrointestinal tract (including, hepatobiliary and pancreas) cancers in Taiwan, through conducting clinical trials and trial-related translational research

Honors & Awards

2010

NHRI Outstanding Research Achievement Award

2009

Distinguished Scholar Award, National Health Research Insitutes

2009

Thesis advisor Award of College Student Research, National Science Concil

2006

Outstanding research award, Chien-Ten Hsu Cancer Research Foundation

2003

Outstanding research award, Chien-Ten Hsu Cancer Research Foundation

2003

Clinical Research Award, the 8th Annual Meeting of Joint Taiwan Oncology

Societies."Medical therapy in gastrointestinal cancer: the NHRI studies", Taipei, Taiwan

2001

Excellent Award of Poster Presentation, 6th Annual Jointed Meeting of Taiwan Oncology

Societies."Phase I and PK study of thalidomide in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma"

2000

Excellent Award of Poster Presentation, 5th Annual Jointed Meeting of Taiwan Oncology

Societies."Anti-Helicobater pylori therapy in early-stage low-grade & high-grade MALT lymphoma of the stomach"

1999

Excellent Award of Poster Presenation, 4th Annual Joined Meeting of Taiwan Oncology Societies. "Dose-escalation study of weekly docetaxel plus cisplatin and 24-hour infusion of high-dose fluorouracil and leucovorin in advanced gastric cancer"