Ming T. Tsuang 莊明哲

Dr. Tsuang was born in Tainan Taiwan in 1931. He obtained his medical education and a MD from National Taiwan University, and later graduated from the University of London with a Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Doctor of Science. He was an associate professor at National Taiwan University, a professor at University of Iowa University and Brown University and professor and Head at Harvard Department of Psychiatry at Brockton/West Roxbury VA Medical Center. He is currently a professor and Head of Harvard Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Director of Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics, and a Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Special Achievement

Dr. Tsuang is internationally recognized as a scholar and a leader in psychiatric genetics and epidemiology. He is especially known for his contributions in the genetic studies of schizophrenia. When he worked in Iowa, he headed "The Iowa 500" project which leads to numerous valuable publications and in-depth studies of the genetics of schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases. He has more than two hundred publications, including ten books, and has served as a member of the advisory board, an editor or consultant of the "Schizophrenia Bulletin" and numerous other national or internal panels and journals. Beside his outstanding achievements in research and teaching, he is a devoted community worker and volunteer. Before he left Taiwan, he volunteered to provide medical services at mountain and fishing villages. After he earned his MD from National Taiwan University, he chose to stay in Taidong as a doctor to serve the poor and set up the first Suicide-Prevention Clinic at MacKay Hospital in Taipei. In the US, he spends his spare time with the second generation Taiwanese at Harvard University and MIT and teaches them everything ranging from career planning to the politics in Taiwan. He has made every effort to preserve Taiwan culture and tradition. He has also implemented a scholar and student exchange plan between Harvard Medical School and National Taiwan University.