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020 _a9780776625683 (ebook)
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072 7 _aBIO015000
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100 _aYu, Ruey J.
_d1932-
245 0 0 _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.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aOttawa :
_bUniversity of Ottawa Press,
_c2017.
300 _ax, 164 p. :
_bill. (some col.), portraits ;
_c23 cm.
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:
505 _aForeword /
_rEugene J. Van Scott
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
505 _aAfterword: Ruey Yu as a Child of Taiwan /
_rScott Simon
600 1 0 _aYu, Ruey J.
_d1932-
650 0 _aDermatologists
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 6 _aDermatologues
_zÉtats-Unis
_vBiographies.
650 0 _aPharmacologists
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 6 _aPharmacologues
_zÉtats-Unis
_vBiographies.
655 _aAutobiographies.
700 _aJaimet, Kate
_d1969-
856 4 0 _uhttps://press.uottawa.ca/en/9780776625676/journey-of-a-thousand-miles/
_3Publisher's Website.
856 4 0 _uhttps://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1lm0b9c/alma991003757979705161
_zCheck the UO Library catalog.
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_cBK