Shi-Ming Samuel Chou 周烒明

Dr. Chou was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1930. He is a graduate of National Taiwan University, and he received his MD from Wisconsin University. He was head of the Neuropathology Section of Cleveland Clinic foundation, Cleveland, Ohio and professor and head of Neuropathology at West Virginia University Medical School, Morgantown, West Virginia. He is currently Director of Basic Research at ALS & Neuromuscular Research Foundation, California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.

Special Achievement

Dr. Chou is an internationally known neuropathologist. His pioneering works have laid foundation for recent understanding of viral infections in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders. He is a devoted scientist who has written more than 300 papers and has been invited to give more than 50 talks about his research around the world. He won the Matthew T Moore Award from the American Association of Neuropathologists in 1971 and was a runner-up for the Weil Award in 1981. As an active researcher, he was elected Vice President of the American Association of Neuropathologist in 1987 and served on several national and international committees. In addition to his scientific achievements, he earnestly participates in American Taiwanese society activities, and was founder and president of the North America Taiwanese Medical Association and the North America Taiwanese Professor Association.