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_aJourney of a Thousand Miles : _ban Extraordinary Life / _cDr. Ruey J. Yu with Kate Jaimet ; with a foreword by Eugene J. Van Scott, and an afterword by Scott Simon. |
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_aOttawa : _bUniversity of Ottawa Press, _c2017. |
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_ax, 164 p. : _bill. (some col.), portraits ; _c23 cm. |
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440 | _aBiographies and memoirs | ||
500 | _aAvailable in print and electronic format. | ||
505 | _a"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. | ||
505 | _aBorn 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. | ||
505 | _aIn 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. | ||
505 | _aNow 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) | ||
505 | _aTABLE OF CONTENTS: | ||
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_aForeword / _rEugene J. Van Scott |
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505 | _aPrologue: Taiwan, 1946 | ||
505 | _aChapter 1 Coal Dust and Daydreams | ||
505 | _aChapter 2 Bowing to the Emperor | ||
505 | _aChapter 3 A “City Monkey” in the Country | ||
505 | _aChapter 4 Starvation and Surrender | ||
505 | _aChapter 5 Return to Hsinchu | ||
505 | _aChapter 6 The Tale of the Poor Scholar | ||
505 | _aChapter 7 A Diamond in the Trash | ||
505 | _aChapter 8 Pedalling Through Taipei | ||
505 | _aChapter 9 Pure Chemistry | ||
505 | _aChapter 10 Quemoy | ||
505 | _aChapter 11 Snowed Under | ||
505 | _aChapter 12 Coming to America | ||
505 | _aChapter 13 A Life-Changing Discovery | ||
505 | _aChapter 14 Taking a Gamble | ||
505 | _aChapter 15 Avon Calling | ||
505 | _aChapter 16 A Wrinkle in the Business | ||
505 | _aChapter 17 Head to Head with the Pink Lady | ||
505 | _aChapter 18 Moving Forward, Giving Back | ||
505 | _aChapter 19 New Research Directions | ||
505 | _aEpilogue: Philosophy and Vision of My Life | ||
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_aAfterword: Ruey Yu as a Child of Taiwan / _rScott Simon |
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_aDermatologists _zUnited States _vBiography. |
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_aDermatologues _zÉtats-Unis _vBiographies. |
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_aPharmacologists _zUnited States _vBiography. |
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_aPharmacologues _zÉtats-Unis _vBiographies. |
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_aJaimet, Kate _d1969- |
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_uhttps://press.uottawa.ca/en/9780776625676/journey-of-a-thousand-miles/ _3Publisher's Website. |
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_uhttps://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1lm0b9c/alma991003757979705161 _zCheck the UO Library catalog. |
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