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Benjamin An was born in Henan, China, in 1931. He was one of those so-called refugee students who traveled through the battlefield during the Civil War period. He finally went to Taiwan with one of...view moreBenjamin An was born in Henan, China, in 1931. He was one of those so-called refugee students who traveled through the battlefield during the Civil War period. He finally went to Taiwan with one of his elder brothers who was in the service of the Chinese Air Force at that time.
He got his BS degree in biochemistry from Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, in 1958. After graduation, he taught at the Chinese Military Academy for two years before he came to the United States to pursue his graduate studies.
He came to the United States in 1961 and entered the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in nuclear chemistry. After obtaining his MS degree at Berkeley, he went to teach at Cleveland State University for three years in the department of chemistry.
He went to the University of Michigan under the tutorship of Dr. J. L. Oncley to study the lipoproteins in the department of biophysics and become a PhD candidate. After the decease of Dr. Oncley, he proceeded to the University of Detroit and got his dental degree as a DDS in 1966. He can be reached by e-mail at benjaminan@yahoo.com.view less