Wang Yinglai | |||||||||
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| 王应睐 | |||||||||
 Wang Yinglai at Cambridge University in 1938 | |||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1907 | ||||||||
| Died | 5 May 2001 (aged 93) Shanghai, China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Nanking University of Cambridge | ||||||||
| Known for | Total chemical synthesis of insulin and tRNA | ||||||||
| Spouse | Liu Runling | ||||||||
| Awards | Special Achievement Award, Miami Winter Symposium (1988) Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize (1996) | ||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||
| Fields | Biochemistry | ||||||||
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry | ||||||||
| Doctoral advisor | David Keilin | ||||||||
| Notable students | Li Zaiping, Xu Genjun, Hong Guofan, Liu Xinyuan, Wang Enduo | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王應睞 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王应睐 | ||||||||
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Wang Yinglai (simplified Chinese: 王应睐; traditional Chinese: 王應睞; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Eng-lāi; 13 November 1907 – 5 May 2001), also known as Ying-Lai Wang, was a Chinese biochemist recognized as the first person to create synthetic insulin,[1][2] a major scientific breakthrough that produced a biologically active compound from inorganic chemicals.[2] He was one of the first group of scientists elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955. He founded the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry in 1958 and served as its director until his retirement in 1984.
- ^ Wang, L. Ling-chi (2001-07-05). "Obituary: Wang Ying-lai (1907–2001)". Nature. 412 (6842): 38. doi:10.1038/35083684. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 11452292.
- ^ a b "Wang Ying-Lai". Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-14.