Yuet Wai Kan

The native form of this personal name is Kan Yuet Wai. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Yuet Wai Kan
FRS, Member (NAS), Founding Member (ASHK)
簡悅威
Born (1936-06-11) June 11, 1936 (age 88)[3]
British Hong Kong[2]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Hong Kong (MBBS)[2]
Known forResearch of single-nucleotide polymorphism
Prenatal testing of blood disease
SpouseAlvera Limauro Kan[4]
Children2
AwardsWilliam Allan Award
Canada Gairdner International Award
Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award
Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine[1]
Scientific career
FieldsHuman genetics
Hematology
InstitutionsPeter Bent Brigham Hospital
University of Pittsburgh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
University of Pennsylvania
Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard University
San Francisco General Hospital
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of California, San Francisco[2]
Yuet Wai Kan
Traditional Chinese簡悅威
Simplified Chinese简悦威
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáan Yuht Wāi
JyutpingGaan2 Jyut6 Wai1

Yuet Wai Kan FRS (Chinese: 簡悅威; Jyutping: Gaan2 Jyut6 Wai1; born June 11, 1936), is a Chinese-American geneticist and hematologist. He is the current Louis K. Diamond Chair in Hematology[5][6] and a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco.[7] He is a former president of the American Society of Hematology.[8]

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  2. ^ a b c "Autobiography of Yuet-Wai Kan". The Shaw Prize Foundation. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kan Yuet-wai". Chinese Child Health International. Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Heroes in Health and Healing: Yuet Wai Kan, Leader in Human Genetics". University of California, San Francisco. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Yuet Wai Kan, MBBS, DSc, FRS". University of California, San Francisco. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Y.W. Kan, MD, FRS". University of California, San Francisco. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Yuet Kan, MD". University of California, San Francisco. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Yuet Wai Kan". American Society of Hematology. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.