Honors and Awards
National Taiwan University Scholarship for Distinguished Academic Performance 1981-1984
Member of The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society 1984
Best Thesis Award on Immunology, Immunology Association of Republic of China 1989
The RP Foundation/George Gund Foundation Award 1994
Cornell Scholar, Weill Medical College of Cornell University 1994
Career Development Award, Research To Prevent Blindness 1995-1999
Foundation Fighting Blindness Grant 1996-1999
Dolly Green Scholar Award, Research To Prevent Blindness 1999
Foundation Fighting Blindness Grant 1999-2002
RPB Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award, Research To Prevent Blindness 2002
Keith R. Porter Fellow, Keith R. Porter Endowment for Cell Biology 2002-2005
Research Award, Ruth and Milton Steinbach Macular Degeneration Foundation 2001-2004
Career Scientist Award, Irma T. Hrschl Trust 2002-2006
Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Grant, Starr Foundation 2006-2009
Empire State Stem Cell Research Grant 2008-2009
Distinguished Alumni Award, Yang Ming University, Taiwan 2010
Senior Investigator Award, Research to Prevent Blindness 2010