Yao Zhen

Yao Zhen (Chinese: 姚錱; surname: YAO, aka T. Yao [ [http://ro.china-embassy.org/rom/kjwh/t222474.htm Cell biologist Yao Zhen, 90, passes away] ] ), 18 October 1915 - 4 November 2005, was a notable Chinese biologist and oncologist. He served the First President of Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology [ [http://www.cscb.org.cn/APOCB.html 亚洲及太平洋地区细胞生物学组织 (Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology) 简介] ] .

Life

Yao was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province on 18 October 1915. Yao graduated from the Department of Biology of Zhejiang University in 1937. After graduation, he became a teaching assistant at the department. Yao received a scholarship from British Council and went to study in UK in 1946. Yao obtained Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1949.

Yao jointed the former Shanghai Institute of Experimental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in August 1950. He was the Vice-Director of the former CAS Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology.

Yao was a senior academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (1980 election). August 1988, Yao was elected as the 1^st President of Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology [ [http://www.cscb.org.cn/APOCB.html 亚洲及太平洋地区细胞生物学组织 (Asian-Pacific Organization for Cell Biology) 简介] ] .

Yao was the main founder and the first Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal "Cell Research" [ [http://www.isp.cas.cn/html/Dir/2004/10/19/1150.htm 生化细胞所庆祝姚錱院士90华诞暨从事科研教学65年] ] .

Yao also served as the Chief Director of Chinese Society for Cell Biology. Yao was a senior researcher and professor at Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences (IBCB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is one of the most prestigious institutes for biological research in China [ [http://www.sibcb.ac.cn/ep1.asp Introduction: Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences (IBCB)] ] .

When Yao was in Britain, his research mainly focused on the developmental embryology of drosophila. Yao made significant contributions to the researches of cell differentiation and development, and experimental cancer biology in China, thus is regarded as a pioneer in these domains in China.

Yao died in Shanghai on 4 November, 2005.

The name

Sometimes, Yao Zhen was called as YAO Xin by mistake, because the Chinese character "Zhen" (錱) is too similar to "Xin" (鑫).

Sometimes his name is also romanized as T. Yao by Wade-Giles.

Extra links

* [http://www.cas.ac.cn/html/Dir/2005/11/15/13/54/68.htm 姚錱院士逝世　路甬祥等致电哀悼] (Obituary by Lu Yongxiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences) (Chinese)
* [http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-syswxb200506001.html In commemoration of Professor YAO Zhen]
* [http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-xbyj200511028.html Biography of Prof. Zhen YAO] (English)
* [http://ro.china-embassy.org/rom/kjwh/t222474.htm Cell biologist Yao Zhen, 90, passes away] (English)
* [http://www.sibcb.ac.cn/cp3-2-yaozh.asp YAO Zhen's profile at SIBCB]

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