Celebrate Asian Pacific American heritage during the month of May. Read about famous Asian Pacific American scientists below. Click on individuals to learn more!

Isabella Abbott, PhD

Isabella Abbott, PhD

An educator and ethnobotanist from Hawaii, leading expert on Pacific algae.

Harvey Akio Itano, PhD

Harvey Akio Itano, PhD

A biochemist best known for his work on the molecular basis of sickle cell anemia and other diseases.

Eugenie Clark, PhD

Eugenie Clark, PhD

The “Shark Lady”, a Japanese-American ichthyologist.

Sophia Dutton

Sophia Dutton

Undergrad at WashU double majoring in Biology: Neuroscience and Japanese Language and Culture

Yuan-Cheng Fung, PhD

Yuan-Cheng Fung, PhD

Chinese-American bioengineer. Regarded as a founding figure of bioengineering and the “Founder of Modern Biomechanics”.

Har Gobind Khorana, PhD

Har Gobind Khorana, PhD

First Asian born and Indian born Nobel laureate in Physiology/Medicine (1968).

David Ho, MD

David Ho, MD

Renowned Taiwanese-American HIV/AIDS researcher, since the beginning of the epidemic.

Larry Kwak, MD

Larry Kwak, MD

A cancer researcher, the Director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center and the Dr. Michael Friedman Professor for Translational Medicine at City of Hope.

Santa J. Ono, PhD

Santa J. Ono, PhD

A Japanese-Canadian biologist and university administrator. He worked in the field of gene regulation in the immune system.

Yellapragada Subbarow, PhD

Yellapragada Subbarow, PhD

An Indian biochemist that worked both in academia and industry (American Cyanamid Company (now part of Pfizer).

Flossie Wong-Staal, PhD

Flossie Wong-Staal, PhD

A Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist.