Journey of a Thousand Miles : an Extraordinary Life / Dr. Ruey J. Yu with Kate Jaimet ; with a foreword by Eugene J. Van Scott, and an afterword by Scott Simon.
Par : Yu, Ruey J.
Collaborateur(s) : Jaimet, Kate.
Collection : Biographies and memoirs. Éditeur : Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2017Édition : 1st ed.Description :x, 164 p. : ill. (some col.), portraits ; 23 cm.ISBN : 9780776625676 (pbk); 9780776625683 (ebook).Sujet(s) : Yu, Ruey J. 1932- | Dermatologists -- United States -- Biography | Dermatologues -- États-Unis -- Biographies | Pharmacologists -- United States -- Biography | Pharmacologues -- États-Unis -- BiographiesGenre/Forme :Autobiographies.Ressources en ligne : Publisher's Website. | Check the UO Library catalog.| Type de document | Site actuel | Collection | Cote | Numéro de copie | Statut | Date d'échéance | Code à barres |
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"This is the inspiring rags-to-riches story of a Taiwanese youngster, Ruey Yu, born into a ravaged and occupied country, who went on to co-found and build a multi-million-dollar American skin care empire: NeoStrata.
Born into poverty in Japanese-occupied Taiwan, Ruey Yu overcame near-starvation during the Second World War. Destiny, however, had other plans for him: he was to become an award-winning biochemist. After living through the Second World War and the post-war military dictatorship of General Chiang Kai-Shek, Dr. Yu won a coveted post-graduate scholarship to study chemistry at the University of Ottawa. He subsequently took up a research position at the renowned Skin and Cancer Hospital (Temple University) in Philadelphia, where he collaborated with pre-eminent dermatologist Dr. Eugene Van Scott to develop treatments for serious skin diseases.
In 1972, Dr. Yu and Dr. Van Scott discovered that fruit acids, known as AHAs, could effectively treat the disfiguring skin disease ichthyosis, changing the lives of thousands of people who suffered from this debilitating illness. Their further research into the biochemical properties of AHAs led to the discovery of the anti-wrinkle and anti-aging effects of these natural substances—a discovery that was licensed by skin care companies around the world, sparking the multi-billion-dollar cosmeceutical industry.
Now in his 80s, Dr. Ruey Yu continues to work in the lab every day, hunting for biomarkers that could be used for early diagnosis of Alzheimers's and other diseases. In 2016, Dr. Yu and Dr. Van Scott sold NeoStrata to Johnson&Johnson, which is expanding the company's research labs into a centre of excellence for dermatological research." (Book Cover)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Foreword / Eugene J. Van Scott
Prologue: Taiwan, 1946
Chapter 1 Coal Dust and Daydreams
Chapter 2 Bowing to the Emperor
Chapter 3 A “City Monkey” in the Country
Chapter 4 Starvation and Surrender
Chapter 5 Return to Hsinchu
Chapter 6 The Tale of the Poor Scholar
Chapter 7 A Diamond in the Trash
Chapter 8 Pedalling Through Taipei
Chapter 9 Pure Chemistry
Chapter 10 Quemoy
Chapter 11 Snowed Under
Chapter 12 Coming to America
Chapter 13 A Life-Changing Discovery
Chapter 14 Taking a Gamble
Chapter 15 Avon Calling
Chapter 16 A Wrinkle in the Business
Chapter 17 Head to Head with the Pink Lady
Chapter 18 Moving Forward, Giving Back
Chapter 19 New Research Directions
Epilogue: Philosophy and Vision of My Life
Afterword: Ruey Yu as a Child of Taiwan / Scott Simon
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