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Ruey J. Yu
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Journey of a Thousand Miles - An Extraordinary Life

Journey of a Thousand Miles

An Extraordinary Life
Ruey J. Yu
(2017)
Sprog: Engelsk
University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa
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  • Udgiver: University of Ottawa Press (November 2017)
  • ISBN: 9780776625690
Born 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, then the co-founder of what would soon become the multi-million-dollar skin care company NeoStrata. 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. In 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 multibillion-dollar cosmeceutical industry.
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  • Udgiver: University of Ottawa Press (November 2017)
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Born 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, then the co-founder of what would soon become the multi-million-dollar skin care company NeoStrata. 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. In 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 multibillion-dollar cosmeceutical industry.
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  • Paperback: 176 sider
  • Udgiver: University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa (November 2017)
  • ISBN: 9780776625676
Issu d'un milieu d favoris dans un Taiwan sous occupation japonaise, Ruey Yu vite de justesse la famine qui d ferle sur son pays pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le destin attend de lui autre chose: il devait devenir un biochimiste prim , puis le cofondateur de ce qui allait devenir la multinationale am ricaine sp cialis e en soins de la peau, NeoStrata.
Il survit donc non seulement la Seconde Guerre mondiale, mais aussi la dictature militaire qui suit la guerre, sous le r gne du g n ral Tchang Ka -chek, avant d'obtenir une bourse d' tudes dipl m es fort pris e offerte par l'Universit d'Ottawa. Plus tard, il obtient un poste de chercheur au prestigieux Skin and Cancer Hospital (Temple University) de Philadelphie, o il collabore avec le dermatologue Eugene Van Scott, au d veloppement de traitements permettant de soigner de graves maladies de la peau.
En 1972, ils d couvrent que les acides a-hydroxyl s, ou AHA, combattaient efficacement l'ichtyose, une maladie cutan e, transformant la vie de milliers de personnes atteintes de cette maladie d bilitante. Des recherches plus pouss es dans les propri t s des AHA leur ont permis de d couvrir les propri t s anti-rides et anti- ge de ces substances naturelles - une d couverte qui a t brevet e par les entreprises de soins de la peau partout dans le monde, donnant le coup d'envoi l'industrie cosm ceutique, qui rapporte des milliards de dollars.
Foreword, by Eugene J. Van Scott Prologue: Taiwan, 1946
Chapter 1 Coal Dust and Daydreams
Chapter 2 Bowing to the Emperor
Chapter 3 A "City Monkey" in the Country
Chapter 4 Starvation and Surrender
Chapter 5 Return to Hsinchu
Chapter 6 The Tale of the Poor Scholar
Chapter 7 A Diamond in the Trash
Chapter 8 Pedalling Through Taipei
Chapter 9 Pure Chemistry
Chapter 10 Quemoy
Chapter 11 Snowed Under
Chapter 12 Coming to America
Chapter 13 A Life-Changing Discovery
Chapter 14 Taking a Gamble
Chapter 15 Avon Calling
Chapter 16 A Wrinkle in the Business
Chapter 17 Head to Head with the Pink Lady
Chapter 18 Moving Forward, Giving Back
Chapter 19 New Research Directions Epilogue: Philosophy and Vision of My Life Afterword: Ruey Yu as a Child of Taiwan, by Scott Simon

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