She was hired at Tsinghua University at the age of 30. She is the youngest professor and doctoral supervisor.
She once led young scholars who were less than 30 years old to overcome difficult problems that the scientific community has not solved for 50 years.
She ran away from the United States and was rated as a foreign academician of the American Academy of Sciences, but she attracted a lot of criticism.
Some people say she is a "traitor", some people say she is a "white jealous wolf"...
She is a talented woman from Tsinghua , a famous scientist - Yan Ning .
977, Yan Ning was born in an ordinary family in Zhangqiu, Shandong.
She has both excellent academic performance and has been a "child of other people's families" in her parents since she was a child.
In science classes where there are more men and fewer women, their grades are always among the best.
html When he was 118 years old, Yan Ning was successfully admitted to , School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, without any suspense.
She is like a high-level player in the game, and she will be extremely smooth in the early stage of fighting monsters and upgrading.
In Tsinghua Park, Yan Ning, who has a lot of talents, has good looks and good grades. He was once called "Tsinghua Talent Girl" .
After graduating from undergraduate studies, Yan Ning received an admission letter from one of the famous Ivy League universities in the United States - Princeton University .
became a student of the famous structural biologist Shi Yigong .
Professor Shi Yigong once taught at Princeton University and also graduated from Tsinghua University .
The two are both alumni and teachers and students, so they value Yan Ning very much.
With the help of Professor Shi, Yan Ning should be the one who has made the fastest progress.
However, this is not the case.
Yan Ning, who first arrived in Princeton, was also irritable in experiments.
plus scientific research is originally boring, boring and repeated failures.
Yan Ning, who wants to achieve results, will inevitably have some bad emotions.
Fortunately, under the guidance of Shi Yigong, she quickly adjusted.
In 2004, Yan Ning obtained a doctorate degree from Princeton University and then obtained a postdoctoral degree from the school.
In 2005, she won the North American Youth Scientist Award.
All this, but in just four years.
This shows Yan Ning's talent and efforts in the field of molecular biology.
years later, Yan Ning refused Princeton University's employment and returned to China with the encouragement of his tutor.
In 2007, Yan Ning, who was only 30 years old, returned to his alma mater, Tsinghua Park, where he served as a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Biology.
In the next ten years, she formed a laboratory to devote herself to the structure and function of membrane protein .
She has trained many doctoral students, and her scientific research results have attracted attention from many parties.
In 2014, Yan Ning and her team analyzed the crystal structure and working mechanism of the human glucose transporter GLUT1 for the first time.
This scientific problem that tortures biologists for a full 50 years.
was captured by Yan Ning, who was only 37 years old, and led a group of young scientists!
Since then, Yan Ning has become the world's top biologist.
She has published dozens of papers in journals such as " Nature ", "Science", " Cell ".
appeared on CCTV's " Starting to Tell ", and her story inspired countless people.
was even rated as the "Star of Chinese Scientists" by American magazines.
Just when everyone thought she would achieve more remarkable results at Tsinghua University, Yan Ning made an amazing decision.
In 2017, Yan Ning was not elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In the same year, she resigned after teaching at Tsinghua University for ten years and then went to Princeton University to be a chair professor.
Her departure caused a lot of sensation that year.
Some people regret the loss of talents and criticize the domestic academic environment.
Some people say she ran away with anger, some people say she ignored her alma mater cultivation, but in short, many people expressed confusion.
No matter what, Yan Ning from Princeton University was hired as a tenured professor of the Department of Molecular Biology Shirley Tillman .
In 2019, he was elected as a foreign academician of the National Academy of Sciences .
Two years later, he was re-elected as a foreign academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
news spread to China, and attracted a lot of criticisms , and everyone complained.
But everyone ignored it. Although Yan Ning was a member of the American Academy of Sciences, he added the word "foreign".
In other words, she did not take the opportunity to obtain a US green card like other Americans.
She is still a Chinese scientist.
And she rarely responds to those questions and scoldings, focusing on scientific research.
was just later in "Speaking" and facing everyone's questions, she generously said:
"I was afraid that I might stay in an environment for a long time, and I might be self-confidenceless without knowing it.
Change the environment to give myself some new pressure and stimulate myself to get inspiration, and hope to make new breakthroughs in science."
Yes, scientists like Yan Ning never need any titles or trophys.
More opportunities and breakthroughs in the field of science are what she pays more attention to.
Now, her path to science has ushered in new inspiration.
November 1st, at the 2022 Shenzhen Global Innovation Talent Forum.
Yan Ning announced that she is about to resign from Princeton University in the United States and return to China to establish the Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences.
Go back.
Perhaps Yan Ning's return this time is also "being prepared for danger in times of peace".
I have to say that with her joining the Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences, it will surely be more powerful.
, and Yan Ning himself will also make new breakthroughs in the membrane protein collar.
Just as she said: "I once again strongly feel the excitement and joy of working towards my dreams."
No matter what the future will be, we wish this most beautiful female scientist in China.
Author: October Editor: Xiaoqi
