Xiaodong Wang (biochemist)

For the engineer, see Xiaodong Wang (electrical engineer).
The native form of this personal name is Wang Xiaodong. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Xiaodong Wang
王晓东
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Wuhan, Hubei
China[1]
NationalityAmerican[2]
EducationBeijing Normal University (BSc)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (PhD)
AwardsEli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
NAS Award in Molecular Biology
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
Richard Lounsbery Award
King Faisal International Prize in Medicine
Xiaodong Wang
Known forResearch of programmed cell death by apoptosis and necroptosis
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsEmory University
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing
BeiGene
ThesisStudies on the process of mammalian precursor messenger RNA splice site selection (1991)
Doctoral advisorRichard A. Padgett
Xiaodong Wang
Traditional Chinese王曉東
Simplified Chinese王晓东
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Xiǎodōng
Wade–GilesWang2 Hsiao3-tung1

Xiaodong Wang (born 1963) is a Chinese-American biochemist best known for his work with apoptosis, one of the ways through which cells kill themselves.

  1. ^ "Autobiography of Xiaodong Wang". Shaw Prize. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "王晓东（Xiaodong Wang）" (in Chinese). Chinese Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.