美國華人生物學(xué)家協(xié)會名錄成立于1998年,主要成員是自上世紀80年代起從中國大陸赴美留學(xué)獲博士學(xué)位、在北美大學(xué)或研究機構(gòu)任助理教授以上職位的華裔生物學(xué)者以及在工業(yè)界做到項目領(lǐng)導(dǎo)以上的華人。該協(xié)會最初命名為“吳瑞協(xié)會”,以表彰康奈爾大學(xué)教授吳瑞在促進中美生命科學(xué)交流中作出的杰出貢獻。
改革開放初期,當鄧小平提出擴大派遣留學(xué)生的想法后,吳瑞立即向中國教育部建議:世界生命科學(xué)領(lǐng)域發(fā)展很快,中國要盡快培養(yǎng)這一領(lǐng)域的年輕科技人才。為此,他向美國數(shù)十所一流大學(xué)介紹中國的改革開放,并說服它們接受中國留學(xué)生,最終促成了 CUSBEA項目,也就是常說的“吳瑞項目”的實施。項目自1981年連續(xù)8年共派出425人,如今這些人中的很多已成為當今世界生命科學(xué)領(lǐng)域的頂尖專家,為促進我國基因工程和生物技術(shù)的發(fā)展起了重要作用。
吳瑞協(xié)會在華人生物學(xué)家中的影響越來越廣泛,并于2004年更名為華人生物學(xué)家協(xié)會,成為代表北美等地區(qū)3000多位華裔生物學(xué)精英的專業(yè)組織。很多著名華裔生物學(xué)家,如美國科學(xué)院院士王曉東、美國文理科學(xué)院院士袁鈞英、霍華德休斯醫(yī)學(xué)研究院研究員許田、耶魯大學(xué)干細胞項目主任林海帆、哈佛大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院教授施楊等,都曾在協(xié)會理事會任職。
協(xié)會網(wǎng)址:http://www.**isociety.org/
CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OFFICERS
Weimin Zhong, Ph.D., President
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Associate Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology,
Hao Wu, Ph.D. , Vice President
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Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
Guo-Min Li, Ph.D., , Secretary
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Professor, Department of Toxicology,
Yingzi Yang, Ph.D., Treasurer
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Senior Investigator, Head of the Developmental Genetics Section. Genetic Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
BOARD MEMBERS
Yibin Kang, Ph.D. ykang[ta]**nceton.edu
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology,
Xiangdong William Yang, M.D., Ph.D. xwyang[ta]**net.ucla.edu
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences; Member, Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute; Member, Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Mingjie Zhang, Ph.D. mzhang[ta]**.hk
Kerry Holdings Professor of Science, Division of Life Science,
Yi Zhang, Ph.D. yzhang[ta]**etics.med.harvard.edu
Fred Rosen Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Genetics,
Pan Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. pzheng[ta]**ldrensnational.org
Senior Investigator and McKnew Chair for Cancer Biology, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's
Yimin Zou, Ph.D. yzou[ta]**d.edu
Professor, Neurobiology Section, Biological Sciences Division.
Lei Li, Ph.D. leili[ta]**nderson.org
Herbert L. and Oliver Stringer Professor of Cancer Research and Treatment, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, the University of
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Ming Xiaoming Zhang, Ph.D. mzhang2[ta]**c.edu
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas