Medicinal chemistry, bioactive natural products, new drug discovery and development, and Chinese medicine

• B.S., 1961, Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan
• M.S., 1965, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan
• Ph.D., 1968, Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Faculty Member, 1970, Medicinal Chemistry Division, UNC School of Pharmacy
• Director, Natural Products Research Laboratories, 1983
• Kenan Professor, Endowed Chair, 1992
• Over 600 research articles, 50 patent applications, 350 invited lectures and presentations
  
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for 18 journals
• Numerous honors and awards including
• The Lifu Academic Award for Chinese Medicine, 1994
• Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1994
• Academician, Academia Sinica, 1996
• Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, 1999

• Taiwanese-American Foundation Outstanding Achievement Award in Science and Engineering, USA, 2003

• Kitasato Microbial Chemistry Medal, Japan, 2005