LEADER 03418nam 22005894a 450 001 9910450694803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-88116-3 010 $a9786611881160 010 $a981-270-096-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000334260 035 $a(EBL)296247 035 $a(OCoLC)476064506 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000244587 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11228773 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000244587 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10171289 035 $a(PQKB)10214049 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC296247 035 $a(WSP)00000738 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL296247 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10173927 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL188116 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000334260 100 $a20050607d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSeveral worlds$b[electronic resource] $ereminiscences and reflections of a Chinese-American physician /$fMonto Ho 210 $aHackensack, NJ $cWorld Scientific$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (349 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-256-409-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 Department 327 $aChapter 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; Index 330 $aThis 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 606 $aChinese American physicians$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChinese American physicians 676 $a610/.92 676 $aB 700 $aHo$b Monto$0882613 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450694803321 996 $aSeveral worlds$91971623 997 $aUNINA