Li Peng (physiologist)
Li Peng (Chinese: 李蓬; pinyin: Lǐ Péng; born October 1965) is a Chinese physiologist who is a professor at Tsinghua University, and currently president of Zhengzhou University. She is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Li Peng | |
|---|---|
李蓬 | |
| President of Zhengzhou University | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Jiongtian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1965 (age 58) Ningdu County, Jiangxi, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse | Lin Shengcai |
| Alma mater | Beijing Normal University University of California, San Diego |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular physiology |
| Institutions | Singapore Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (1997–2003) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2003–2006) Tsinghua University (2006–2022) Zhengzhou University (2022–present) |
Biography edit
Li was born in Ningdu County, Jiangxi, in October 1965. She secondary studied at Ningdu High School. In 1983, she entered Beijing Normal University, majoring in the Department of Biology. In 1988, she arrived in the United States to begin her education at the University of California, San Diego. She carried out postdoctoral research at the National University of Singapore in 1995 and University of Texas, Dallas in 1996.
Li was hired as an associate professor and research director of the Singapore Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in 1997, where she remained until 2003, when she was recruited by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She moved to the School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University in 2006, and was elevated to vice dean in 2009. In June 2022, she was appointed president of Zhengzhou University, becoming the first female president of the university.[1][2]
Personal life edit
Li was married to Lin Shengcai, who is a biologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[3]
Honours and awards edit
- 2012 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 7 December 2015 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- 15 November 2016 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Su Ji (苏季) (5 June 2022). 中国科学院院士、分子生理学家李蓬任郑州大学校长. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ 高校人事：李蓬任郑州大学校长 张锁江任河南大学校长. eol.cn (in Chinese). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Wu Zhenhu (吴振湖); Chen Daobo (陈道波); Lan Jingyun (兰景赟) (28 February 2022). 福建三明：夫妻院士回家乡话发展. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Yang Mengxi (杨孟曦) (16 November 2016). 曹晓风等10名中国大陆学者当选发展中国家科学院院士. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2022.