Biography:Mien-Chie Hung

Mien-Chie Hung 洪明奇
Born	(1950-09-04) September 4, 1950 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China United States
Awards	Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Research (1998) John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award (1998) Faculty Achievement Award in Education (1993) John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award (1992) John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award (1989)
Scientific career
Fields	Molecular cell biology Cancer biology Gene therapy of Cancer
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology MD Anderson Cancer Center Academia Sinica (Taiwan) Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University Hospital President, China Medical University

Mien-Chie Hung (Chinese: 洪明奇; born September 4, 1950) is a Taiwanese-born American molecular biologist and cancer researcher. He is a Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

He was elected as a member of the Taiwan's Academia Sinica in 2002.

Hung received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Chemistry and biochemistry from National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. In 1983, Hung earned his PhD degree in biochemistry from Brandeis University, in the United States . In 1984, he worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, under the supervision of world-renowned molecular biologist, Dr. Robert A. Weinberg.

In 2006, Hung became the honorary director of Center for Molecular Medicine of China Medical University Hospital and a distinguished professor.

In 2019, Hung became the president of China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

References

• MD Anderson Cancer Center - Mien-Chie Hung, Ph.D.