Areas of Focus
- Genetic Structure of Populations
- Genetic Mechanisms of Complex Human Diseases
- Health Big Data
- Computational Biology
Work Experience
- 1994-1996 - Stanford University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1997 - Fudan University - Adjunct Professor, School of Life Sciences
- 2003-2007 - Fudan University - Dean, School of Life Sciences
- 2005-2010 - Chinese Academy of Sciences - Co-Director, CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology
- 2007-2012 - Human Genome Organization (HUGO) - Board Member
- 2007 - Fudan University - Vice President
- 2019 - Fudan University - Executive Vice President
- 2020 - Fudan University Shanghai Medical College - Dean
- 2021 - Fudan University - President
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985 - Bachelor's Degree in Science: Fudan University
- 1987 - Master's Degree in Science: Fudan University
- 1994 - Ph.D. in Biomedical and Genetics: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- 2013 - Elected as Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards
- National Natural Science Award (twice): First Contributor
- Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award
- Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award
- HUGO Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award
- Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award
- National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize
- Changjiang Scholar
- Shanghai Science and Technology Elite
- Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress First Prize