Lin Chieh-liang (; 30 June 1958 – 5 August 2013)
Education and medical career
Lin trained as a nephrologist at Taipei Medical University.
[ He later worked at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou District, New Taipei, serving as the director of the hospital's toxicology department.]
Public health advocacy
Lin was a leading public health advocate, and one of Taiwan's best-known toxicologists.[ He regularly advised the Taiwanese Department of Health and Welfare on medical policy, food safety and potential threats to public health.][ Lin also conducted research into new and their effects on human health, and established a medical service team to provide free health consultations in poorer communities.][
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Death
On 2 August 2013, Lin lapsed into a coma after contracting a lung infection; prior to this, he had undergone Kidney dialysis for 20 years due to renal problems.[ His condition rapidly worsened, and on 5 August he died, aged 55, of pneumonia and multiple organ failure at his former workplace, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.][ The hospital subsequently set up a medical research fund in Lin's honour.][
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