| Biographical Sketch |
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Education |
Degree |
Years |
Field of Study |
| Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R, China |
B.S. |
1981-1985 |
Physical Chemistry |
| Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts |
Ph.D. |
1990-1996 |
Chemistry |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Postdoctoral |
1996-2000 |
Computational Biophysics |
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Positions and Employment |
| 1990.9-1993.5 |
Teaching Assistant, Boston University, Boston, MA |
| 1993.9-1996.2 |
Research Assistant (with Prof. John E. Straub), Boston University,
Boston, MA |
| 1996.2-2000.9 |
Postdoctoral Fellow (with Prof. Martin Karplus), Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA |
| 2000.9-2004.2 |
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University,
Houston, TX |
| 2004.3-2008.9 |
Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University,
Houston, TX |
| 2008.10- |
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University,
Houston, TX |
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| Professional Memberships |
| Protein Society |
| American Chemical Society |
| American Physical Society |
| Biophysical Society |
| Biomedical Engineering Society |
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| Honors |
| 1997-1998 |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund PMMB Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1998-2000 |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2003-2005 |
Award for Distinguished Young Scholars Abroad, Chinese National
Natural Science Foundation, P.R. China |
| 2003-2008 |
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science
Foundation |
| 2004 |
Norman Hackerman Award for Chemical Research from Welch Foundation |
| 2007 |
Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) |
| 2008 |
Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| 2008 |
Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Excellence in Research Award |
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