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1973 BS, Pre-Med National Taiwan University
1978 MD in Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei
1981 PhD in Exp. Pathology University of California, San Francisco
1984 Residency in Ophthalmology Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
1986 Fellowship in Cornea & Ext. Dis. Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston
1986 Assistant Professor Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,
University of Miami
1992 Associate Professor Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,
University of Miami
1998-01 Charlotte Breyer Rodgers
Chair Professor
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute,
University of Miami
2000-04 President International Ocular Surface Society
2000- Adjunct Investigator Division of Medical Engineering, National Health Research Institute (NHRI), Taipei, Taiwan;
2001- Medical Director & Consultant Bio-Tissue, Inc.
  2001- Director, Research & Development Bio-Lipid, Inc.
  2002- Director, Research & Development TissueTech, Inc.
  2002- Research Director Ocular Surface Foundation
  2002 Ad Hoc Member VISA Study Section, NIH, NEI
2002- Editorial Board The Ocular Surface
2003 Ad Hoc Member Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neurosciences, NHI
2003- Editorial Board Cornea
  2004 Ad Hoc Member RO3 Study Section, NIH, NEI
  2004- Member Expert panel for Interagency Coordinating Committee on Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)
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Academic
a) National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan; Internship; 1977-78
b) Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; Ophthalmology Residency, 1981-84.
c) Cornea Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Cornea/External Disease Fellowship; 1984-86.
d) Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts; Staff Associate,
1984-85.
e) Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts; Assistant Scientist, 1985-86.
f) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Assistant Professor; 1986-1992.
g) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Associate Professor (Tenured); 1992-1998.
h) Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, Associate Professor (joint appointment); 1995-present.
i) Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Professor (Tenured), Charlotte Breyer Rodgers Chair in Ophthalmology; 1998-2001.
j) Adjunct Investigator, Division of Medical Engineering, National Health Research Institute (NHRI), Taipei, Taiwan; 2000-present
k) Visiting Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College, Japan
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Non-Academic
a) International Ocular Surface Society, President; 2000-2004
b) Ocular Surface Center, Director; 2002-present
c) Ocular Surface Research & Education Foundation, Research Director; 2001-present
d) Bio-Tissue, Inc., Medical Director and Consultant, 2001-present
e) Bio-Lipid, Inc., Director of Research & Development, 2001-present
f) TissueTech, Inc., Director of Research & Development, 2002-present
g) MedNet, Inc., Board Director, 2003-2004
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  Reviewer for the following journals:

 

Feb Lett
  International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Ophthalmic Research
Tissue and Cell
 
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Reviewer for the following grants:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK
OeNB`s Anniversary Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research and Teaching (Jubiläumsfonds zur Förderung der Forschungs- und Lehraufgaben der Wissenschaft)
Taiwan Academia Sinica
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Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduate (ECFMG) No. 291-691-4, May 1980
Federal License Exam (FLEX) No. 01546, December 1980
Board Certification by American Board of Ophthalmology, October 1985
Massachusetts Medical License No. 52199 (Inactive)
Florida Medical License ME 0049674 (Active)
Impression Cytology Laboratory License: State of Florida (No. 800017632)
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment 1998) (No.10D1004176)
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