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Chi-Huey Wong awarded Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis

Wong’s discoveries and technologies have fundamentally shaped our understanding of complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, as well as uncovered new therapeutic strategies to treat major diseases

Grant and Award Announcement

SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

LA JOLLA, CA—Scripps Research Professor Chi-Huey Wong, PhD, has been awarded the 2022 Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis for his pioneering work in glycoscience—or, more familiarly, the study of complex sugars and their role in physiology and disease biology. 

Established in 1980, the Tetrahedron Prize is granted each year to a chemist who has made significant original contributions to the organic, biological or medicinal chemistry field. The prize includes a gold medal, certificate and $15,000 award. Wong is among a list of additional renowned chemists and groundbreaking scientists who have received the Tetrahedron Prize—including Scripps Research President and CEO Peter Schultz, PhD (2019); Professor Dale Boger, PhD (2020); and Professor K. Barry Sharpless, PhD (1993).

“It is an incredible honor to be awarded this year’s Tetrahedron Prize, as well as to be recognized for our studies in glycosylation chemistry and biology,” says Wong. “My research is only made possible by the inspiring scientists and collaborators who I have worked alongside over the years, as we continue to unravel how biological glycosylation impacts disease and ultimately therapeutically intervene in these conditions.”

At Scripps Research, Wong’s lab is focused on developing tools that illuminate the role that glycosylation plays in our bodies. Specifically, his discoveries and technologies are revealing how these complex sugars impact everything from cancer progression to bacterial and viral infections to neurodegenerative disorders. The overarching goal of Wong’s research is to translate these scientific insights into therapeutics, such as universal vaccines, antibodies and inhibitors involved in key glycosylation pathways.

Wong is currently the Scripps Family Chair Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research and holds a joint appointment as Distinguished Professor at Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as his MS in Biochemical Sciences from National Taiwan University. He is also an elected member of Academia Sinica, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the European Molecular Organization and the National Academy of Inventors.

In addition to the Tetrahedron Prize, Wong has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors for his research, including the American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award (2022), the Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry (2021), The Royal Society of Chemistry Robert Robinson Award (2015), The Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2014), and the ACS Arthur C. Cope Award (2012).

The Tetrahedron Prize will be presented to Wong during the 2023 Fall National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco.

About Scripps Research

Scripps Research is an independent, nonprofit biomedical institute ranked the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation by Nature Index. We are advancing human health through profound discoveries that address pressing medical concerns around the globe. Our drug discovery and development division, Calibr, works hand-in-hand with scientists across disciplines to bring new medicines to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible, while teams at Scripps Research Translational Institute harness genomics, digital medicine and cutting-edge informatics to understand individual health and render more effective healthcare. Scripps Research also trains the next generation of leading scientists at our Skaggs Graduate School, consistently named among the top 10 US programs for chemistry and biological sciences. Learn more at www.scripps.edu.

IMAGE: CHI-HUEY WONG WAS AWARDED THE TETRAHEDRON PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS.

CREDIT: SCRIPPS RESEARCH

 

 

翁啟惠再獲有機化學界重要獎項「Tetrahedron Prize」

2022-07-23 14:04 經濟日報／ 記者謝柏宏／即時報導

 

前中研院院長翁啟惠在國際有機化學界再獲重要獎項，根據美國媒體22日報導，美國斯克里普斯研究院（The Scripps Research Institute）講座教授翁啟惠因為 醣科學在生理學和疾病生物學中的研究貢獻，獲得今年度有機化學界重要獎項「Tetrahedron Prize」。

根據美國媒體報導指出，翁啟惠的發現和技術根本上塑造了人類對複雜碳水化合物和醣蛋白的理解，並揭示了治療重大疾病的新治療策略。這次翁啟惠獲得Tetrahedron Prize，主要是表彰他在醣科學方面的開創性工作，或者更熟悉的研究複雜醣及其在生理學和疾病生物學中的作用。

翁啟惠的實驗室專注於開發能夠闡明醣基化在人體內所起作用的工具，具體來說，他的發現和技術揭示了這些複雜的醣如何影響從癌症進展到細菌和病毒感染，再到神經退化性疾病的一切。 翁啟惠研究的首要目標是將這些科學見解轉化為治療方法，例如涉及關鍵醣基化途徑的通用疫苗、抗體和抑製劑。

Tetrahedron Prize獎項自1980年創立，每年表揚在有機化學有重要創新發現跟貢獻的學者，得主可獲得一面獎牌、證書，還有15,000美元的獎金；歷屆得主中伊萊亞斯．科里、野依良治、Robert Howard Grubbs、Fraser Stoddart等獲得該獎肯定後不久，又獲得諾貝爾獎肯定。過去獲該獎肯定的亞洲學者只有日本人，翁啟惠是獲該獎項肯定的第1位台灣人，該獎預計於2023年美國化學學會全國會議頒發。

翁啟惠研發一鍋式酵素合成法、程式化一鍋合成法等，讓醣分子的研究取得突破且飛躍式的進展，是全球首位發展多醣體自動化合成、以酵素方法量產醣分子及醣蛋白的科學家，Tetrahedron Prize獎項介紹，翁啟惠醣分子的科學研究，改變大眾對醣分子的認知，相關發明更廣泛運用到疫苗、抗體與癌症治療等。

翁啟惠屢獲國際重要獎項肯定，包含今年也獲得美國化學家協會的「化學先驅獎」，去年獲得威爾許獎肯定，2014年獲得沃爾夫獎，2015年也獲得英國皇家畫學會羅賓遜獎。

翁啟惠曾獲選美國藝術與科學院院士（1996）、美國國家科學院院士（2002）、世界科學院院士（2007）、歐洲分子生物組織外籍會士（2010）、美國國家發明學院院士（2014）等；在台灣方面，於1994年當選中央研究院院士、2020年當選工業技術研究院院士，現在也是中研院基因體研究中心與美國斯克里普斯研究院的合聘特聘研究員。

 

 

Chi-Huey Wong selected for 2022 Chemical Pioneer Award

Chi-Huey Wong selected for 2022 Chemical Pioneer Award | Scripps Research

Wong is recognized for his outstanding contributions that have had significant impact in the chemical sciences in both academia and industry.

March 31, 2022

LA JOLLA, CA—Chi-Huey Wong, PhD, professor and Scripps Family Chair, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Chemical Pioneer Award from The American Institute of Chemists.

The award recognizes chemists, chemical engineers or their associates who have made outstanding contributions, resulting in major advances in chemical science and industry, as well as on the chemical profession.

Wong is credited with pioneering a wide a range of tools for synthesizing and studying glycans (complex sugars) and molecules with glycans attached to them, laying the groundwork for the burgeoning field of “glycobiology.”

“This award is a recognition of the work done by the group over the years and I thank them for their contribution,” says Wong.

By removing the barriers to studying how sugars operate in the body, Wong paved the way to discoveries on everything from how sugars control how proteins are manufactured in cells to the development of vaccines and drugs for diseases, such as influenza, cancer, COVID-19 and HIV.

Wong joins several other extraordinary Scripps Research chemists who have previously won the award, including Benjamin Cravatt, PhD (2021); Jeffery Kelly, PhD (2017); Donna Blackmond, PhD (2016); Julius Rebek, Jr., PhD (2002); and K. Barry Sharpless, PhD (1988). 

 

In addition to the Chemical Pioneer Award, Wong has been the recipient of several prestigious honors spanning 40 years of work. Notable examples include The Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry (2021), The Royal Society of Chemistry Robert Robinson Award (2015), The American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Award (2012), and The Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2014). Wong is also an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

 

 

翁啟惠致力醣分子研究 獲頒美國化學家協會「化學先驅獎」

翁啟惠獲美國化學家協會「化學先驅獎」肯定｜社團法人國家生技醫療產業策進會 (taiwan-healthcare.org)

2022/4/12 10:33（4/12 10:52 更新）

（中央社記者吳欣紜台北12日電）中央研究院院士翁啟惠學術成就享譽國際獲獎無數，中研院表示，翁啟惠也在3月31日獲頒美國化學家協會的「化學先驅獎」，表彰其在化學領域的傑出貢獻。

中研院表示，翁啟惠長年致力於化學生物及醣分子的科學研究，是全球首位發展多醣體自動化合成、以酵素方法量產醣分子及醣蛋白的科學家，他也持續將醣科學應用於癌症疫苗、醣晶片、醣探針、對抗病毒及細菌藥物研究。

除了獲頒化學先驅獎，翁啟慧先後榮獲多項學術榮譽，包含美國總統年青化學家獎（1986）、國際醣化學獎（1994）、美國化學會哈德遜醣化學獎（1999）、國際酵素化學獎（1999）、美國總統綠色化學獎（2000）、美國化學會合成有機化學獎（2005）、德國宏博資深科學家獎（2006）、傑出化學研究卡頓獎章（2008）、美國化學會亞瑟科博獎（2012）、日經亞洲科技創新（2012）、沃爾夫化學獎（2014）、英國皇家化學會羅賓遜獎（2015），以及美國威爾許化學獎（2021）等。

翁啟惠曾獲選美國藝術與科學院院士（1996）、美國國家科學院院士（2002）、世界科學院院士（2007）、歐洲分子生物組織外籍會士（2010）、美國國家發明學院院士（2014）等；在台灣方面，於1994年當選中央研究院院士、2020年當選工業技術研究院院士，現在也是中研院基因體研究中心與美國斯克里普斯研究院（The Scripps Research Institute）的合聘特聘研究員。

美國化學家協會創立於1923年，宗旨為促進及推廣化學科學發展，以此增進社會福祉，協會在1966年首度頒發化學先驅獎，表彰對化學科學學術或產業取得重要進展及貢獻的化學家、化學工程師或相關從業人員。（編輯：陳清芳）1110412

中央研究院院士翁啟惠獲頒美國化學家協會的「化學先驅獎」。（中央社檔案照片）

 

 

 

翁啓恵榮獲美國威爾許化學獎 (Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry Recipient)

https://welch1.org/awards/welch-award-in-chemistry

 

 

 

Chorng-Huey Wong, PhD, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

Dr. Wong has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the field of economics

Recruited by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to serve as an economist in 1970, Dr. Wong was the first ever Taiwanese person to be selected for a position with the organization directly out of college. An international organization founded in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, DC, it consists of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Remaining with the IMF his entire career, Dr. Wong retired in 2005, concluding his 35-year career as a deputy director of the IMF Institute (now known as the IMF Institute for Capacity Development), the training department of the IMF.

Fortunate to have enjoyed such a great deal of progression in such a short amount of time, during Dr. Wong's tenure at IMF, he served in various capacities, including senior budget manager, senior personnel manager and, on occasion, acting director. As senior staff member in the IMF Institute, he dealt with budgetary and personnel issues, as well as the strategic aspects of the IMF Institute curriculum. While working in the Asian Department and the Central Asia Department, Dr. Wong served as the chief of the IMF missions and gave policy advices to, and negotiated economic adjustment programs for, several member countries. Dr. Wong has conducted training courses and high-level seminars for numerous government officials and central bankers across the globe. After retiring from the IMF, he has continued to act as a consultant and visiting scholar and has participated in the IMF Institute's training activities between 2005 and 2017.

Dr Wong has authored a number of articles in scholarly journals, including the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Journal of Finance, the Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, and the IMF Staff Papers (now known as IMF Economic Review.) One of his more recent articles, "Adjustment and the Internal-External Balance," was cited in a book published through the IMF and has since been used as training material in the Institute's regular training programs. Dr. Wong has served as an editor for four books published through the IMF as well: "Macroeconomic Management: Programs and Policies," "Trade Policy Issues," "Coordinating Stabilization and Structural Reform," and "Approaches to Exchange Rate Policy." Most of his research and publicat focused on the topics of monetary and exchange rate policies, financial programming and the prevention and management of financial crisis.

Born in Taiwan, Dr. Wong graduated from Tainan First High School in 1958. He was later honored with an Outstanding Alumni Award by the school in 2011. He then received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from National Taiwan University in Taipei City, Taiwan, in 1962. Continuing with graduate studies in economics on campus for one year, he was then offered a full scholarship to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in economics in 1970. Dr. Wong is an active member of the American Economic Association. A celebrated Marquis listee, he is featured in the 23rd edition of the Who's Who in the East.

In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Wong has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.

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Chorng-Huey Wong（翁崇惠）博士獲得Marquis Who's Who頒發的Albert Nelson Marquis終身成就獎。

翁博士已被Marquis Who's Who認可為經濟學領域的領導者

BETHESDA,MD，2019年7月17日/ 24-7PressRelease / - Marquis Who's Who，世界首屈一指的傳記資料出版者，很榮幸向Chorng-Huey Wong博士頒發Albert Nelson Marquis終身成就獎。作為一名有成就的列於Marquis名人錄者，翁博士在其專業網絡中被讚美多年的經驗，並以其成就，領導素質以及他在該領域積累的資歷和成功而聞名。與所有Marquis Who's Who傳記卷一樣，個人簡介是根據當前參考價值選定的。在選擇過程中，所有因素包括地位，值得注意的成就，顯著性，和在一個領域的突出性等都加以考慮。

被國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）在1970年延攬擔任經濟學家，翁博士是第一個從大學博士班畢業後直接被選中擔任該職位的台灣人。這是一個成立於1944年的國際組織，總部設在華盛頓特區，由189個國家組成，致力於促進全球貨幣合作，確保金融穩定，促進國際貿易，增進高就業和可持續經濟成長，並減少世界各地的貧困。翁博士在整個職業生涯中一直留在國際貨幣基金組織，於2005年退休，結束了他35年職業生涯。退休前他的職位是國際貨幣基金組織培訓部門國際貨幣基金學院（現稱IMF能力發展學院）副院長。

幸運的是，在這麼短的時間內，翁博士即享有如此大的進展，在國際貨幣基金組織任職期間他曾擔任各種職務，包括高級預算經理，高級人事經理，有時還有代理院長。作為國際貨幣基金學院的高級工作人員，他負責處理預算和人事問題，以及國際貨幣基金學院課程的策略方面。在亞洲部和中亞部工作期間，翁博士擔任國際貨幣基金組織代表團團長，並為幾個成員國提供政策建議和談判經濟調整方案。翁博士為全球眾多政府和央行官員提供培訓課程和高級研討會。從國際貨幣基金組織退休後，他繼續擔任顧問和訪問學者，並參與了2005年至2017年期間國際貨幣基金學院的培訓活動。

翁博士在學術期刊上撰寫了多篇文章，包括“貨幣經濟學雜誌”，“金融期刊”，“世界經濟論壇”和“國際貨幣基金組織職員論文”（現稱IMF經濟評論）。他最近的一篇文章，“調整和內部 - 外部平衡”，登在國際貨幣基金組織出版的一本書中，並被用作該學院定期培訓課程的教材。翁博士還擔任過國際貨幣基金組織出版的四本書的編輯：“宏觀經濟管理：計劃與政策”，“貿易政策問題”，“協調穩定與結構改革”，和“匯率政策的採用方法”。他的大部分研究和出版物都集中在貨幣和匯率政策，金融規劃以及金融危機的預防和管理等主題上。

翁博士出生於台灣，於1958年畢業於台南第一中學。後來於2011年獲得該校傑出校友獎。他隨後於1962年獲得台灣台北市國立台灣大學經濟學文學士學位，他繼續在校內經濟學研究所學習一年，隨後獲得了明尼阿波利斯明尼蘇達大學的全額獎學金，並於1970年獲得了經濟學哲學博士學位。翁博士是美國經濟協會的積極成員。作為一位著名的列入Marquis傳記者，他也出現在第23版“東方名人錄”中。 為表彰他對專業和Marquis Who's Who社區的傑出貢獻，翁博士在Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement網站上獲得了特殊的登載。有關此榮譽的更多信息，請訪問www.ltachievers.com。

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