Chang Chuan-chiung | |
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張傳烱 | |
| Born | (1928-10-23)23 October 1928 |
| Died | 1 February 2024(2024-02-01) (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Tokyo (PhD) |
| Employer | National Taiwan University |
Chang Chuan-chiung (Chinese:張傳烱; 23 October 1928 – 1 February 2024) was a Taiwanese pharmacologist and professor emeritus ofpharmacology atNational Taiwan University.[1] He is best known for having isolatedbungarotoxin, a still-important agent in neurobiological research.
He earned a B.S. from National Taiwan University in 1950, and a Ph.D. at theUniversity of Tokyo in 1965. He later taught at National Taiwan University.
Chang Chuan-chiung was elected a member ofAcademia Sinica in 1976,[2] within the division of life sciences, for his research into the isolation ofbungarotoxin. He was the founding editor of theJournal of Biomedical Science, established by Taiwan'sNational Science Council in January 1994.[3]
Chang died on 1 February 2024, at the age of 95.[4]
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