Honors and Awards
Chen was elected an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Chen is also a foreign member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, a foreign member of the United States Institute of Medicine, a foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Chen is also a Member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. He was elected an Honorary Fellows of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in 2008.
Chen was awarded the State Scientific and Technological Award by the Chinese government. Chen was awarded the "Prix de l'Qise" by "La League Nationale contre le Cancer" of France as the first non-French winner.
In 2002, Chen received the Légion d'honneur from French Government. In 2005, Chen was given an honorary doctor of science by the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
In 2012, Chen was awarded the 7th Annual Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research by the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
In 2010, Minister Chen was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of the University) by the University of York, UK, at a ceremony in Beijing.--Yunjin York (talk) 16:36, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
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