James C. Liao

Synthetic biologist and metabolic engineer
Person human Q19668148
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Summary

James C. Liao is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kaohsiung[2]. He was born on 1958[3]. He worked as a researcher[4], university teacher[5], and biochemist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kaohsiung[2].
  • James C. Liao was born on 1958[3].
  • James C. Liao held citizenship in Taiwan[8].
  • James C. Liao held citizenship in United States[9].
  • James C. Liao's professions included researcher[4].
  • James C. Liao worked as a university teacher[5].
  • James C. Liao's professions included biochemist[6].
  • Among James C. Liao's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • James C. Liao was employed by Academia Sinica[11].
  • James C. Liao was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12].
  • James C. Liao's education included a stint at National Taiwan University[13].
  • James C. Liao was educated at Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School[14].
  • James C. Liao received the Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[15].
  • James C. Liao received the NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science[16].
  • James C. Liao received the EMBO Membership[17].
  • James C. Liao was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • James C. Liao is recorded as male[19].
  • James C. Liao's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • James C. Liao's Commons category is recorded as James C. Liao[21].
  • James C. Liao earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[22].
  • James C. Liao's family name is recorded as Liao[23].
  • James C. Liao's given name is recorded as James[24].
  • James C. Liao's given name is recorded as Jùnzhì[25].

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Origins and Family

James C. Liao's place of birth was Kaohsiung[2]. He was born on 1958[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], a public research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1848[28]; National Taiwan University[13], a national university[29], in Taiwan[30], founded in 1928[31]; and Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School[14], a high school[32], in Taiwan[33], founded in 1898[34]. James C. Liao earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[4], university teacher[5], and biochemist[6]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[10], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1919[37], headquartered in Los Angeles[38] and Academia Sinica[11], an academy of sciences[39], in Taiwan[40], founded in 1928[41], headquartered in Nangang District[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[15]; NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science[16], a science award[43], founded in 1990[44]; and EMBO Membership[17], a fellowship award[45].

Why It Matters

James C. Liao ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was James C. Liao born?

James C. Liao was born in Kaohsiung[2].

What did James C. Liao do for work?

James C. Liao worked as researcher[4], university teacher[5], and biochemist[6].

Where did James C. Liao go to school?

James C. Liao was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], National Taiwan University[13], and Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School[14].

What awards did James C. Liao receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[15], NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science[16], and EMBO Membership[17].

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  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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