Prof. Liang-Kung Chen

Director · Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming University · company speakers →

Prof. Liang-Kung Chen obtained his MD from National Yang-Ming University in 1996 and went on to a PhD focused on aging and public policy. In 2005, he was appointed a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Clinical Gerontology at the University of Oxford, UK. In 2006, Prof. Chen became the Director of the Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, where he developed innovative solutions for older people’s healthcare needs. In 2014, he was appointed as the Director of the Aging and Health Research Center at National Yang Ming University, which was later renamed as the Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences. Prof. Chen has published nearly 450 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals. His research covers frailty and sarcopenia, aging and metabolism, age-friendly healthcare, smart healthcare and artificial intelligence. Prof. Chen is actively engaged in international collaborations for research and healthcare reforms for older people and serves as an editor for several prestigious international academic journals.

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