Xinnian Dong
Xinnian Dong (Chinese: 董欣年; pinyin: Dǒng Xīnnián; born 1959) is a Chinese-American biologist who is the current Arts and Sciences Professor of Biology in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University. She is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences.[1][2]
Xinnian Dong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Wuhan University Northwestern University Harvard University |
| Spouse(s) | Xiao-Fan Wang |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology Plant physiology |
| Institutions | Duke University |
Biography
Dong was born in Wuhan, Hubei, China in 1959, to Dong Fureng (Chinese: 董辅礽), a Chinese-American economist, and Liu Ainian (Chinese: 刘蔼年), a Chinese-American ophthalmologist.[3] After resuming the college entrance examination, Dong was accepted to Wuhan University, where she graduated in 1982. After college, she attended the China-United States Biochemistry Examination and Application (CUSBEA) and was sent abroad to study at the expense of the Chinese government, along with her husband, Xiao-Fan Wang. In 1983, she pursued advanced studies in the United States, earning her doctor's degree from Northwestern University in 1988. Dong did post-doctoral research at Harvard University from 1988 to 1991. Dong joined the faculty of Duke University in 1992.
Personal life
She became a naturalized US citizen in 1998. Dong was married to Xiao-Fan Wang, a Chinese American oncologist.[4][5]
Awards and honors
- 2011, Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- 2012, elected an academician of the National Academy of Sciences[6]
References
- "XINNIAN DONG". asm.org. 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "Profile of Xinnian Dong". pnas.org. 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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- 王小凡和董欣年：中美院士伉俪竟是武大同学. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-12-01.
- 杰出校友王小凡、董欣年教授重回母校. whu.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2018-06-13.
- 董欣年的珞珈情缘. Chinadaily (in Chinese). 2012-07-02.