C. Photos of 1965-1990's--work colleagues, Sapporo visit, Roche rounds

 

This lab was in the East Orange VA Hospital.  I was working as a research fellow in the Liver Disease Section of Dr. Carrol M. Leevy, 1968-1969.  Mom brought Felix to visit me when I had to work on my lymphocyte experiment on weekends.  From my investigation that year, I published my first paper, on the lymphocyte inhibition by cirrhotic plasma, that was cited for more than 100 times over 20 years (it was a new observation).

Tens of bloominng epiphyllum (曇花) at home, (night blooming cereus).  This flower sheds within a couple of hours, and is rarely caught blooming.  To have this flower full blown is considered a good omen.

1971. When I went back to Taiwan for the first time since I left for USA in 1965.   Mother was healthy then.

We were living in Fairlawn, NJ, then.

Grammar schoolmates and NTUMC classmates, Chan Teh-sheng (詹德勝) couple and Dr. Lu Wen-shiong （盧文雄） couple, with Aunt Ding Shu-mei (丁淑美 in brown), a professor in pharmacology.  Visited us at Fairlawn Apt., 1970 or 1971.

Aunt Ding Shu-li （丁肅麗）, whom we asked to help me by looking after Felix at the lobby of the Columbia Univ. Medical Center, while I entered into the ward to pick up mom and the newly born Ben.  1970-2-15.

My mother was sick with lymphoma and came to Chicago for therapy in 1973.  My father visited the Northwestern Unversity Medical Center in downtown Chicago, E. Superior Street.  The medical school building and the whole area are totally unrecognizable now because of new constructions.  Mother passed away in Detroit on September 3, 1973.

1980.  My lymphocyte research was noted by some Japanese researchers, Dr. Yachi et al, in Sapporo. We met at a convention in USA. He extended invitation to visit his school.  I went and also visited my Aunt #6 （） and Uncle #3 （陳逸雄）, who were living in Tokyo.  They have passed away now. 

Aunt #6, the youngest sister of my mother.

Professor Wada of the Sapporo Medical School. He was the boss of Dr. Yachi.   He hosted a dinner for me, with dancers.  I gave a talk on the lymphocyte research that I was doing.  I talked in Japanese, that surprised the audience.  They called me Dr. Shu and thought it was written as Dr. 周 (pronounced shu in Japanese).

There was a Hokkaido University Medical School in Sapporo.  I visited the cancer researchers there as well.  They told me what they were doing, but I did not give a talk there.

Dr. Yachi's associate, Dr. Akahonai brought me to tour the place, in Sapporo, where Ice sculpture show was being prepared by a team of soldiers.

In Tokyo, I met with the Tokyo University research group.  They invited me to a dinner.  Those people worked in the lab till 9-10 PM every night !!

Dr. Yachi (谷口） and Dr. Akahonai.   I went to Tokyo wth Dr. Yachi who brought me to a medical (GI) convention held in a famous financial institution (Keidanren, 經團練）which he said was a very important or respected building in Japan; and that it was my good fortune to be able to enter on that occasion.  He introduced me to some prominent researchers there.

My middle school and NTUMC classmate Zhau4 Zhen4-Da4 趙振大.  He passed away at age 46? from hepatoma, in Boston.  His wife, 汪宗奇, a dentist, is now a devoted missionary in China.

Dr. Pruzanski, a PhD working for Dr. Roy Patterson, a famous allergy specialist, and the chief of medicine of the NUMS.  His name is frequently mixed up with my infectious disease section chief, Dr. Philip Paterson.

Both Bensons were my fellow second year residents at Boston City Hospital.  We met on the Board Walk in the Atlantic City, while attending a FASEB meeting.  It was mid 1970's and I was very active in my researdch then.

Stan Rabinowitz of our ID Section.

Mike Massanari was a research fellow of the ID section when I joined the Northwestern U. Med. Sch.  He went to West Coast and was doing clinical infection control.  I met him at a convention later, and he asked me, "you found MRSA carriers to be high in nursing home patients??", referring to my paper published in Arch. Internal Medicine, 1988.  That report was well cited and reported even in the medical redio station.

My lab technologists, Andrea Fell and Amy Sedore.

I was recruited by Dr. Philip Paterson and brought the lymphocyte culture technique to NUMS in 1972.

The next year, 1973, I started working on the lymphocyte surface markers that distinguished T and B cells:  immunofluorescent staining of the Surface immunoglobulins on B-cells, and E-rosette formation by T-cells.  Fluorescent microscope was my tool.  Within a year, I found that leukemic T-cells could generate surface immunoglobulins (the B-cell marker).  The report caused a sensation!  About 10 years later, flow cytometer replaced the fluorescent microscope.  I had no access to that new machine, and, with some other additional factors, I switched my course to clinical infectious diseases.  My income improved.

Drug company's seminars are frequently a joyful gathering of hundreds of specialists from all around the country.  This was one of the Roche Rounds (in Palm Spring?).  The one in white shirt was Steve Kalish, a research fellow in the ID section then.

The bearded fellow was Steve Steinberg (came to Columbus Hospital after finishing his ID fellowship), and the mustache was Boris Reisberg, an excellent ID man of our section.  He passed away from AMI while playing tennis in 1990's.

Yui-li and the snake charmer.  Wives were also invited to the Roche Rounds that were always held in 5-star resort hotels.  Between drug seminars (on Rocephin!), there were circus, athletic meet for fun, and various shows.  It was one of the most memorable time while in US.  Now this kind of seminars hosted by pharmaceutical companies for MDs are no longer allowed!  I attended 2 or 3 of the 6 Roche Rounds.

Dr. Bob Seidel who gave me the best training as a physician when I went to Jersey City Medical Center as Straight Medical Intern.  He was my second year resident for 3 months in 1965, from July to Sept..  We met later only on those seminars.

Dr. and Mrs. Liu Chien (劉鈐) and Yui-li, in Roche Rounds in 1981  We attended National Development Seminar in 1983, (on the topic of infectious diseases), held annually by Taiwan's KMT government.  I further attended once more in 1989 on the topic of the health of elderly.  My understanding of the Taiwan's health bureau and hospital systems during these visits helped me to decide to work in Taiwan after 1990 .

1985.  We boys were all black-belt in Tae-Kwon-do.  I drove whole family to the Mr. Hong-sup Kim's Dojo and practiced average of 3 times a week.  That was the happiest period of time in my life.

In 1978, I was told to work at Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Medical Center in Chicago as the chief of infectious disease service.  It was 4-5 miles from my own lymphocyte research lab that was in downtown campus, on E. Superior Street, Chicago.  The next year, as I was getting off the shuttle bus from the NUMS to the Columbus hospital, I slipped, fell and sustained trimalleolar fracture of the right leg.  Later, I noted back pain due to the shortening of the leg.  High blood pressure was also noted.  These physical downturn prompted me to start going to Mr. Kim's martial art Dojo to strengthen my body.  That was the best decision I have ever made in my life.  I was already 44 years old then.

It was quite difficult to photograph the right moment of the action.  I had to kick many times and the picture taken repeatedly to get this well stretched and powerful kick.

1983-6-14.  Mom got the Master of Science Degree from the Graduate School of the College of Engineering, Northwestern University.  Mom lost all her hearing in 1977, and decided to receive further education in computer science despite the handicap!!!   She was accepted to work by VA Information Service after the graduation, and has been working till now (the job title is information technologist).  She will be 71 and is still going strong!

Mom, Felix, and Ben all went to Northwestern University, because there was 80% deduction in tuition for the faculty member's family.  It was a one of the best universities in the Midwest.  Some departments  of NU was ranked the first in the US.

Maternal grandmother.

Mother had passed away, but the clan got together, on the occasion of Uncle #3's return to Taiwan from Tokyo. (The one in grey shirt.)

From right, Uncle #2 （陳逸村）, #3 （陳逸雄）, and #4（陳純真）.  Only #2 is surviving.

From left, me, younger brother Chris, cousin DanDan (Zhang-yang 陳彰洋), and cousin Tatsuo (Dafu楊達夫).

Dr. Elliot Osserman of Columbia University, and his 3 reseach associates, me, Dr. Isobe Takashi (磯部), and Dr. Mehdi Fahrangi, in 1970 at a convention.

1985-04-11.  At Osserman symposium (to be detailed in the next photo album.)
From right, Dr. Waldenstrom (Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia) from Ssweden?, Dr. Osserman, me, and ??.

High school friend's wedding, 謝寬仁, who passed away in St. Louis (2006) from some infection acquired in South America.

Classmate Liu Wen-Bin's (劉文彬) photo (for right).  His father was my father's good friend and his mother was my mother's classmate!!  WB and his wife Dr. Tsai Yang-chin's （蔡洋青 son, Goodwin Liu, is an outstanding lawyer, constitution scholar in the US, named an appellate court judge by President Obama.

Scott Wang (王世宗) and his wife Lih-ching (麗卿), my middle school pal, Fairlawn Apt neighbor. He entered NTU College of Engineering, without entrance exam (because of good scores in the school!), and is still working in NJ.  Hudson river is on the right.

Dr. Ma Tsuo-Tsong (馬作忠). One year my senior at NTUMC.  My fellow intern at the Jersey City Medical Center in 1965-1966.  I do not know where they are now.   In front of my Fairlawn Apt.  That means the picture was taken between 1969-1972.

I only remember that he was a relative on my mother's side, an allergy specialist.

1973 in Chicago ??

My Hualien pal, Ob-gyne Kuo Teh-zhang 郭德彰and pathology professor from Alabama Ho Kang-Jieh 何康潔.  Taken in early 1990's.

Early 1990's In Taipei. From left: 呂光薰、何康潔、林芳仁、郭成統、我、李治學（已故）、蔡錫堯

Early 1990's In Taipei.  Women from left: 郭太太（Sue）、林太太(Kay)、蔡太太(李？)、何太太  

Class reunion in Taiwan. 洪賢明、陳啟銘、陳太太、我、玉麗、張長喜太太（Huei） 
 

Dr. Choi couple 崔世鏘, pediatrician in Toronto.  His pretty young wife is from China.  He passed away last year (2009) from AMI. 

These were my seniors I and father invited to a dinner when I went back to Taiwan in 1990.

 

Five of us (謝炎堯--NTUMC, cardiology professor 、陳怡祥--U of I 血液學、我、陳學潛--U of I 植物系教授、楊勝亮--U of C 婦產科) formed Taiwanese Biology Society in 1976 in my home. We gathered and gave one talk every 3 months on our research, together with families, in member's houses on rotation.  One new member was recruited every time we gathered.  After 12 or 13 members were gathered, we decided to form a registered society formally, and elected the most senior new member from U of C, Liau4 Shu4-tsong 廖述宗 as the first President of the Society.  I never imagined, the first thing he did after he was elected was to call everyone up and informed us that he would disband the TBS!!!!!!  In a month,  I learned that he organized N. American Taiwanese Professor's Society with people in Kansas.  I was not invited!!!  I had all the records of the dates of TBS meetings, new members' topics of speech, etc. in a bag.  I was going to record the short-lived history of TBS in detail.  However I seemed to have lost the bag.  When there was something disgusting, one wishes to forget it, I suppose.  I forgot the names of some of those prominent professors' names.  One was Lin Chong-yuan 林重遠, U of C anesthsiology prof.

At a N. Am. TW Professors Assoc. Meeting in Tennessee, I and Dr. Wu Kun-yu4 (伍琨玉center, also our TBS member. An authority in platelet research. Became the head of Taiwan's National Health Research Institute.) were invited speakers. The one far right was Dr. Hsieh Shwang-yuan2 （謝雙源）, a classmate of my elder brother at Jien4-Zhong.

The one talking to me was Zhang Deh2-mng2 (張德銘監察委員，Chen-gong Middle Schoolmate) whom I asked to help me investigate the antibiotic scandal in Taiwan. 康寧詳looking at the camera.

Classmates gathered at Wang2 Jin3-shiang2's （王錦祥）home when he was critically ill.  He passed away at age 44? from colon cancer.  The one sitting next to me was Dr. Wang's wife.  Wang was my grammar schoolmate and junior middle schoolate.

OB-Gyne Chen Chi3-ming2 (陳啟銘，James) family in Buffalo.

Chen2 Hong2-mo2 couple 陳宏模 (surgeon, my 4-5 years senior) and his wife  陳喜美（mom's classmate） Psychiatrist 鍾德誠 in the center.