Chen Pei-jer
Taiwanese hepatologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chen Pei-jer (Chinese: 陳培哲; pinyin: Chén Péizhé; born 1955) is a Taiwanese hepatologist and an academician of Academia Sinica.
Chen Pei-jer | |
|---|---|
陳培哲 | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Education | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hepatology |
| Institutions | |
Chen Pei-jer was raised by his grandparents in Shalu, Taichung, while his parents worked in northern Taiwan. He and his three siblings had a strict routine, awakening at 6:00 am daily to exercise and do chores alongside their grandfather, followed by Chinese calligraphy practice.[1][2] Chen earned a medical degree from National Taiwan University in 1981, and he completed a doctorate at University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1987.[3]
Upon completing his doctorate, Chen returned to National Taiwan University as a postdoctoral researcher, later joining the faculty in 1987.[4][3] He was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 2006, and into The World Academy of Sciences in 2011.[5][6]
Chen specializes in hepatitis research.[7][8][3] He helped treat patients during the 2003 SARS outbreak,[9][10] and was invited to a SARS-related seminar hosted by the World Health Organization,[11] but did not attend because he was unable to isolate sufficiently after treating SARS patients, per the regulations in force for that meeting.[9][12] Chen was invited to the 2009 World Health Assembly as part of the Chinese Taipei delegation.[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Chen served on the vaccine review committee until late May 2021.[14] Upon announcing his resignation from the body in June, Chen stated that the committee would struggle to remain neutral when reviewing Taiwanese-made vaccines.[15]
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