Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (Chinese: 賴明詔; pinyin: Lài Míngzhào; born 8 September 1942) is a Taiwanese virologist.
[3][4] While teaching at USC, Lai was elected a member of Academia Sinica in 1992 and a fellow of the American College of Microbiology in 2002.
[16] He stepped down from Academia Sinica in 2006, and began his tenure as president of National Cheng Kung University the next year.
[18] Thirteen of the university's departments were placed on a watchlist compiled by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan in 2009.
[20] Lai was supportive of government proposals to permit Chinese students to study at Taiwanese universities and backed efforts to retain top academics.