[Dr. Tu Tsung-ming, a famous physician in Taiwan]

Dr. Tu had achieved great successes in the field of snake venom research in the middle of twenty-century in Taiwan. He ushered a new epoch in venomology from the epidemiological studies of the snake-bite to the chemical analysis of the venoms, from the venom harmful disadvantages to the venom beneficial advantages, and from the pharmacological research to the field of toxicological and biochemical research. He established a method for urine examination to detect the morphine residue. This method was then developed as a routine examination for excitant for athletics in later ages. Dr. Tu was the first professor of pharmacology in Taiwan and also a famous educator and historian in medical science with rather high achievement.