Wen-Hsiung Li
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Wen-Hsiung Li (Chinese: 李文雄; pinyin: Lǐ Wénxióng; born 1942) is a Taiwanese-American scientist working in the fields of molecular evolution, population genetics, and genomics. He is currently the James Watson Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago and a Principal Investigator at the Institute of Information Science and Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
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Born | Wen Hsiung Li (1942-09-22) September 22, 1942 (age 81) |
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Citizenship | Taiwanese-American |
Alma mater | Brown University, Providence, RI, USA National Central University, Taiwan Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering, Taiwan |
Known for | Male-Driven Evolution[1][2][3] Molecular clock[4] Genomics[5] |
Awards | Balzan Prize for Genetics and Evolution (2003)[6] Mendel Medal (2009)[7] |
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Fields | Mathematics Genetics Evolutionary Biology Genomics |
Institutions | University of Chicago Academia Sinica University of Texas University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Thesis | Mathematical Studies On Mutational Damages In Finite Populations (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Wendell Fleming |
Other academic advisors | Masatoshi Nei |
Doctoral students | Brinda K. Rana |
Website | Li Laboratory at University of Chicago Wen Hsiung Li Profile at Academia Sinica |
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