Cheng-Ming Chuong (Chinese: 鍾正明; born 1952) is a Taiwanese-American physician-scientist specializing in biomedical science.

[2] He then went to the Rockefeller University to pursue Ph.D. degree, where he studied neural cell adhesion molecules and pattern formation with Gerald M.

[1] In 1998, he edited a book on “Epithelial Appendage Morphogenesis: Variations of a common theme and implications in regeneration“.

In 1998, Chuong’s laboratory showed how FGF/BMP fulfills Turing activator / inhibitor criteria in feather periodic pattern formation.

[10] They further showed the assembly of dermal muscle network via mechanical force to build complex tissue patterning in the skin.

[15] Further, the intra-dermal adipose BMP remains high during pregnancy and lactation to maintain hairs for nursing.

[16] These findings led to the concept that the extra-follicular macro-environment such as hormones, seasons, aging, can also modulate hair follicle stem cell activity.

[19] Furthermore, they showed that tissue rigidity is involved in wound induced follicle neogenesis and can be modulated to enhance Turing periodic patterning process for de novo hair regeneration.

Southern California[29] 2006: Saxén Medal awardee, Sigrid Juselius International Symposium, Finland[27] 2008: Elected to Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (Taiwan National Academy)[4] 2013: Keynote, Japan Developmental Biology Society[27] 2014: Keynote, Korea Soc.

Investigative Dermatology[32] 2018: Keynote, American Hair Research Summit[33] 2018: Keynote, Taiwan Society for Developmental Biology[34] 2020: NIH R37 MERIT award status, “Tissue patterning in living skin and explant cultures”[35] 2021: Plenary talk, Am Association for Anatomy, annual meeting in Exp.