The Professor Chen, Russel Rhei-Long Memorial Award – Elite Scholarly Lecture was established to honor Professor Russel Rhei-Long Chen’s lifelong dedication to pharmacy education and his academic contributions to the fields of medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and biotechnology in Taiwan. It also aims to promote international collaboration and academic exchange between the NTU School of Pharmacy and leading schools of pharmacy worldwide, broaden global perspectives, and support the sustainable development of pharmaceutical education and research in Taiwan.
Since 2018, the NTU School of Pharmacy Research Day and International Conference has been held annually as one of the School’s signature academic events. Supported by organizations including the Xin Chen Foundation, the event serves as an international platform for scholarly exchange. Faculty and invited speakers from leading institutions in the United States, Japan, and South Korea share their expertise in areas such as drug discovery, pharmaceutical technology, and clinical pharmacy. The event also features student oral presentations, poster sessions, roundtable discussions with international guests, and alumni career sharing. Through these activities, the conference seeks to enhance the global visibility of pharmaceutical research in Taiwan and cultivate future talent in the field.
The 2026 program will feature lectures by faculty members of the NTU School of Pharmacy and professors from the University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, University of Florida, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, and Seoul National University. The program will also include graduate student oral and poster presentations, as well as roundtable discussions and academic exchange sessions.
The conference aims to:
enhance the international visibility of the research achievements of the NTU School of Pharmacy,
broaden students’ global perspectives, and
foster research collaboration between the NTU School of Pharmacy and its international partner institutions