Sung-lan Hsia
{{short description|American dermatologist}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Sung-lan Hsia
|native_name = 夏松瀾
| native_name_lang = zh
| nationality = American
|fields = Dermatology
Cutaneous
| birth_date =
| birth_place = China
| death_date = September 17, 2010
| death_place = Miami, Florida, United States
| alma_mater = Fu Jen Catholic University
St. Louis University
| workplaces = University of Miami
| years_active =
}}
Sung-lan Hsia ({{zh|c=夏松瀾}}, ?{{spaced ndash}}17 September 2010) was a professor of dermatology and cutaneous surgery for 43 years at the University of Miami.[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald/obituary.aspx?n=sung-lan-hsia&pid=145531432 SUNG HSIA - Obituary]
Biography
Hsia was born in China. After graduating from Department of Chemistry of Fu Jen Catholic University in 1944, he was admitted to Chinese Ministry of Education for a scholarship for studying abroad two years later and went to St. Louis University to obtain a doctorate.[https://www.artofhsiungpingming.org/document-info.php?lang=tw&Page2=6 教育部通告：教育部三十五年度自費留學考試錄取名單 | 熊秉明 HSIUNG PING-MING]
Hsia laid an important foundation for the skin treatment drug development industry. He is an expert in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol research and discovered the important role of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in cancer suppression. In more than 40 years of academic career, Hsia has published nearly 100 papers, 12 books and many patents, and has supervised dozens of PhD degrees. Based on these works, he received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Wallace Research Foundation.
He was the most active Catholic in the Miami area and is also committed to participating in the Catholic Church of Chinese immigrants.[http://www.miamichinesecatholic.com/about?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&show St. Jerome Catholic Church in Miami]
External links
- [https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald/obituary.aspx?n=sung-lan-hsia&pid=145531432 Dr. Sung Lan Hsia Miami Herald obituary], September 21, 2010
- [https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=CN279512234&docAn=201910666193.7 CN110522717 TOPICAL CO-ENZYME Q10 FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE]
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