Ph.D., Animal Science, 1979
Winston C. Y. Yu received his bachelor’s degree from National Taiwan University in 1968, his master’s degree in animal science from Oklahoma State University in 1971, and his doctoral degree in animal science from the University of Minnesota in 1979. He spent 16 years at the University as a student, postdoctoral fellow, and faculty member. He has described his time at the University as one of the most memorable and critical periods in his life.
Since his return to Taiwan, Yu has held prestigious leadership positions, including working an investigator at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Academia Sinica, which he helped found. In 1995, Yu was recruited as secretary general of Taiwan’s new National Health Research Institute, which was modeled after the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Yu was a 2006 recipient of the University of Minnesota Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals where the selection committee cited his roles as a highly respected scientific leader, a brilliant administrator, a dedicated public servant, and a scientific statesman.
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于重元1968年本科毕业于国立台湾大学，1971年毕业于美国奥克拉荷马州立大学，1979年毕业于明尼苏达大学动物科学博士学位。他以学生、博士后研究员、教职人员的身份在明尼苏达大学生活了16年。他认为，在明尼苏达的日子是人生中非常值得回忆、非常重要的一段时光。
回到台湾后，于重元供职于多个重要职位，例如台湾国家科学院下属的生物医学研究所的研究员。1995年，于重元作为秘书长筹建台湾国立卫生研究院，参照美国国家卫生研究院的架构，规范了研究院的行政组织结构，起草了科研行政管理相关政策。现在，于重元继续担任台湾国家卫生研究院的研究员以及台北 医学院和国防医学中心的客座教授。
于重元2006年获得明尼苏达大学杰出国际领袖奖。评审委员会在授予该奖项是称赞他是受尊敬的领导、智慧的管理者、无私奉献的公仆和科学政治家。