Andrew H. J. Wang

Andrew Wang or Wang Hui-jun (Chinese: 王惠鈞; pinyin: Wáng Huìjūn; born 29 November 1945), usually cited as Andrew H. J. Wang, is a Taiwanese biochemist who had served as the vice president of Academia Sinica from 2006 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2016.

Andrew Wang Wang Hui-jun
王惠鈞
Official portrait, 2016
Vice President of the Academia Sinica
In office 1 December 2015 – 1 September 2016 Serving with Wang Fan-sen and Wang Yu
President	Chi-Huey Wong Wang Fan-sen (acting)
Preceded by	Chen Chien-jen
Succeeded by	Fu-Tong Liu
In office 19 October 2006 – 18 October 2011
President	Chi-Huey Wong
Preceded by	Michael M. C. Lai
Succeeded by	Chen Chien-jen
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-29) 29 November 1945 (age 78)
Nationality	Taiwan
Education	National Taiwan University (BS, MS) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (PhD)

Biography

Wang was raised in Chiayi,^[1] and earned a bachelor's and master's degree from National Taiwan University in 1967 and 1970, respectively. He then pursued a doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 1974 and 1988, when he returned to UIUC as a faculty member. Wang returned to Taiwan in 2000 for a position at Academia Sinica.^[2] Wang is noted for his research into PTPN3-protein kinase 12 complex and has identified ICP11 as a DNA mimic protein.^[3][4]

Wang was elected a fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and American Institute of Chemists in 1987. The next year, Wang was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Wang's election as a member of Academia Sinica took place in 2000,^[5] and he became a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2005.^[6]

Wang served as president of the Taiwan Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology between 2001 and 2004, the Biophysical Society of the Republic of China from 2001 to 2007, and the Taiwan Proteomics Society from 2003 and 2006. Wang was appointed one of three vice presidents of Academia Sinica under Wong Chi-huey in 2006.^[2][7] He was president of the Federation of Asian Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists between 2011 and 2013,^[8] and took office as president of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2018.^[9] In October 2018, Wang was appointed inaugural director of the National Biotechnology Research Park, a position he took in an acting capacity.^[10] Wang was nominated for a Presidential Science Prize [zh] in 2021.^[1]

References

1. "Academician Dr. Andrew H.-J. Wang". National Science and Technology Council. 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. "Andrew H.-J. Wang VISITING SCHOLAR". Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. Lu, Meggie (26 February 2009). "WSSV may fight cancer". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
4. Lin, Sean (1 November 2014). "Academia Sinica reveals cancer research findings". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. "Andrew H.-J. Wang". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
6. "WANG Andrew H.-J". The World Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
7. "Academia Sinica welcomes new institute president". Taipei Times. 20 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
8. Nagley, Phillip (24 December 2015). "Retirement of Professor Andrew Wang as Past-President of FAOBMB". Federation of Asian Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
9. "Andrew H. J. Wang Is Elected the President of IUBMB, Collaborations with Tang Prize Foundation to Further Biotechnology Research". Tang Prize. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
10. Lin, Chia-nan (16 October 2018). "Tsai inaugurates biotech research park". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.