03418nam 22005894a 450 991045069480332120200520144314.01-281-88116-39786611881160981-270-096-X(CKB)1000000000334260(EBL)296247(OCoLC)476064506(SSID)ssj0000244587(PQKBManifestationID)11228773(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000244587(PQKBWorkID)10171289(PQKB)10214049(MiAaPQ)EBC296247(WSP)00000738 (Au-PeEL)EBL296247(CaPaEBR)ebr10173927(CaONFJC)MIL188116(EXLCZ)99100000000033426020050607d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSeveral worlds[electronic resource] reminiscences and reflections of a Chinese-American physician /Monto HoHackensack, NJ World Scientificc20051 online resource (349 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-256-409-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Foreword by Calvin M. Kunin; Preface by John A. Armstrong; Author's Preface; Part I Peripatetic Youth; Chapter 1 My Childhood (1927-1937); Chapter 2 Going to Foreign Schools (1937-1941); Chapter 3 Return to China (1941-1947); Chapter 4 Remembering Father: Feng-Shan Ho; Part II Adulthood and Career; Chapter 5 From Philosophy to Medicine; Chapter 6 My Life Long Companion - Carol; Chapter 7 Fellowship: From Endotoxin to Interferon; Chapter 8 Research on Interferon; Chapter 9 The Viral Fifth Columnists; Chapter 10 Academic Medicine; Chapter 11 The Ups and Downs of a DepartmentChapter 12 An Assessment of My CareerPart III Experience in Taiwan; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 13 Academia Sinica; Chapter 14 What's in a Name?; Chapter 15 Research and Advocacy in Antibiotic Resistance; Chapter 16 Improving Taiwan's Medical Training and Medical Education; Part IV Thoughts and Re.ections; Chapter 17 Reflections in Taiwan; Chapter 18 Traditional Chinese Medicine; Chapter 19 Religions and Spirituality; Chapter 20 America; Appendix; References and Notes; Significant Papers 1958-2004 (out of 285); Chronology of the Life of Monto Ho; IndexThis fascinating book comprises the autobiographical reminiscences and reflections of Monto Ho, M.D., a Chinese-born, American physician and widely recognized infectious disease specialist. It presents a remarkable opportunity to understand his personal history, the development of his scholarly qualities, and the logic of his scientific and cultural passions. A leader in the field over the past half a century, the author was a pioneer investigator of interferon. He made major contributions to the pathogenesis of virus infections in the immunocompromised host, especially of cytomegalovirus and Chinese American physiciansBiographyElectronic books.Chinese American physicians610/.92BHo Monto882613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450694803321Several worlds1971623UNINA