You are invited to attend the Keynote speech by Prof. Kenneth Kaushansky, Stony Brook University, USA.
Topic of presentation:
The Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Acquired Genetics and a Big Surprise
Speaker:
Prof. Kenneth Kaushansky
Distinguished Chair Professor, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University
Dean Emeritus, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, USA
Chair:
Prof. Ching-Ping Tseng
Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science
Chang Gung University
DATE: Oct. 31 (Friday), 2025
TIME: 14:50 - 17:00 PM (Check-in from 14:50 to 15:10)
Venue: First Chamber, 6th Floor, Engineering Building
Brief profile of Professor Kenneth Kaushansky:
Professor Kaushansky is a physician-scientist specializing in hematology and is known internationally for his research on the molecular biology of blood cell production. He and his research team cloned several of the genes important in the growth of differentiation of blood cells, including thrombopoietin (TPO), a key regulator of stem cell and platelet production.
Professor Kaushansky currently is the Distinguished Chair Professor of Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science (2024-present), Chang Gung University and acts as the Dean Emeritus of Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University (2021-present), He was the vice president and Dean of School of Medicine, Stony Brook University (2010-2021), Chair of the Department of Medicine and the Helen M. Ranney Professor at University of California-San Diego (2002-2010). He also contributes significantly to the scientific society by acting as the President in the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Society of Hematology.
Professor Kaushansky is the Master of American College of Physicians (2007), and the Fellow of National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Inventors, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American College of Physicians.