Zhang Mingjie
Zhang Mingjie (Chinese: 张明杰; born September 1966) is a Chinese structural biologist. He is Kerry Holdings Professor of Science and the Chair Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He was an overseas assessor of the Chinese Academy of Science.[1] His research is focusing on molecular mechanisms of organization and regulation of neuronal signaling complexes and machineries in controlling cell polarity by using protein crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. In 2006, his structural and biochemical studies in signal transduction complex organization was rewarded for the State Natural Science Award (Second Prize), which is one of the most important national awards of science in China.[2][3]
Zhang Mingjie | |||||||
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张明杰 | |||||||
Dean of College of Life Science, Southern University of Science and Technology | |||||||
Assumed office 4 December 2020 | |||||||
Preceded by | New title | ||||||
Dean of School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China | |||||||
In office March 2015 – 2020 | |||||||
Preceded by | Tian Zhigang | ||||||
Succeeded by | Xue Tian | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | September 1966 (age 57) Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | ||||||
Alma mater | Fudan University University of Calgary | ||||||
Occupation | Structural biologist | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張明傑 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张明杰 | ||||||
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Biography
Zhang was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang in September 1966, when the Cultural Revolution broke out. He obtained his B.Sc. in chemistry from Fudan University in 1988 and earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Calgary in 1993. On December 4, 2020, he was recruited as dean of the newly founded College of Life Science, Southern University of Science and Technology.[4]
Awards
- 1994, President's List, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Doctoral Prize
- 2002, Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist Award by the Natural Science Foundation of China
- 2003, the Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellow Award
- 2006, The State Natural Science Award (Second Prize)
- 2011, HLHL Advancement Prize
- 2018, Croucher Senior Research Fellowships
References
- 香港科大三位学者担任中科院智囊. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2005-03-03. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- "Awards and Honors Received by Faculty Members (at HKUST)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- "The list of the State Natural Science Award in 2006". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (2020-12-05). 南科大新设生命科学学院,张明杰院士加盟担任院长. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-12-07.