In our country, there were scientists who gave up foreign high-paying conditions to return to China when the country was in crisis 钱学森, Deng Jiaxian, and later, like Professor Rao Yi, gave up American laboratories and returned to the motherland. A patriot who pursues the "Chinese Dream".
They are the inheritors and successors of their predecessors. They use their own strength to contribute to our country, and they also teach their students and successors to continue to love our motherland.
后起之秀
In 1962, Rao Yi, who was born in Nancheng County, Jiangxi Province, was born in an intellectual family.
He chose to study medicine when he was in high school, and was admitted to the province's medical school in 1978. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Rao Yi was admitted to Shanghai and obtained a master's degree in Shanghai's First Medical College. After that, Rao Yi went to study abroad like most college intellectuals at that time.
For those scientists who gave up foreign high salary conditions and various benefits, Rao Yi is still a junior at this time, but he has also heard many stories of patriotic scientists, and he deeply admires them. He went to study neurology at the University of California, San Francisco in 1985, and obtained his doctorate in 1991.
At this time, Professor Rao Yi has studied both at home and abroad. He already has a rough analysis of the comparison of various conditions and equipment. In order to have better scientific research and teaching conditions, Rao Yi chose to be a professor at Washington University in St. Louis after completing his postdoctoral research.
originally thought that Rao Yi, who had better conditions, would choose to stay in the United States for development. After all, he can easily have American citizenship and a good social status. However, in 2002, Professor Rao Yi began to work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and in 2004 he served as the deputy director of the Institute of Life Sciences in Beijing. At this time, he held positions in the United States and China, and even had his own laboratory.
In 2007, Professor Rao Yi gave up his American citizenship and returned to the motherland resolutely and completely. He resigned from his tenured professorship at Northwestern University, gave up his senior laboratory in the United States, and went to Peking University as the dean.
He wants to cultivate more talents for our motherland. In fact, as early as 2000, Rao Yi used his contacts in academia to make important contributions to the teaching of life science research in China, and then built a life science research institute under his suggestion.
Never run for academicians
In 2011, my country’s academic experts were elected to participate in the co-election of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Those big guys all have their own famous scientific achievements or academic achievements. Professor Rao Yi who returned to the motherland is among them.
Professor Rao originally didn't want to run for these things that were nothing but a fame for him, but he didn't want to push away the kindness of those who recommended him. Shi Yigong, the professor of the famous "一心为公" and the president of West Lake University, and Rao Yi were recommended candidates for the same issue.
But what is completely unexpected is that Professor Rao Yi and Mr. Shi Yigong both lost the election, and Professor Rao was brushed down in the first round. Rao Yi, who is not trying to make a name but only wants to understand and study academics, is not surprised by the results of this election.
He had already thought out the text before the results came out. He expressed his gratitude for recommending him to participate in the election and expressed his respect for the selection results of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He issued these words on August 7, 2011, and stated that after today, he will forever abandon the election of academician .
In fact, candidates of the same period as him were elected in the second or third year. For example, Mr. Shi Yigong was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013, but Professor Rao Yi was unwilling to fight for the title of academician. .
But it is said thatThe second election was not so open. The election of academicians seems to be more biased towards people who do research entirely in their own country, and those who have been professors abroad have been suppressed to a certain extent. In any case, the academician's title does not affect Professor Rao's academic level and determination to train more talents for the country.
Lu Xun in academia
Professor Rao Yi is famous for his upright and unsparing face. He has repeatedly bombarded others on social media. Research conclusions abroad.
For example, during the epidemic, the United Kingdom advocates adopting the so-called "group immunity" . Such a view was ridiculed and rejected by many foreign experts as soon as it was put forward. For example, the editor-in-chief of the British magazine "The Lancet" criticized his government for delaying the lives of the masses. Our Professor Rao Yi also openly criticized Britain for "herd immunity" in his "Rao Yi Science".
In fact, most of our country’s scientists and intellectuals will not criticize or negatively respond to foreigners’ opinions, because most of them are influenced by our traditional culture, so don’t go to " Expose the short " of others."
Even if they disagree with certain points of view, they will respond euphemistically or remain silent. They more often adhere to the concept of "Existence is reasonable" . But Professor Rao Yi is different. He must speak up for things he can't get used to. Even if his views are not completely correct sometimes, he is willing to be responsible for what he says.
Just like Professor Rao’s friend Mr. Shi Yigong described to him: "Upright modern Lu Xun, wayward half-old urchin" , Professor Rao Yi just said what he said, doing his own way but being open and honest . He once called on those of us to study abroad to return to their homeland after they have completed their studies.
He told the international students: "Come back, you will build a proud Chinese dream, so that more Chinese people will be happy", but abroad you are just Build the "American Dream of Personal Success". The person who took over this inheritance from the predecessors of scientists who returned home resolutely began to pass it on to his students.
Professor Rao Yi is a man who has a deep heart for the motherland. He made a great sacrifice and returned to our country. He is a person who devotes himself to scientific research and truly contributes to China's scientific research. What our country needs is such scientific researchers who dare to speak out and serve the country.
He used his own experience and choices to prove to his descendants that he can still achieve success by giving up the superior conditions abroad and returning to his motherland, and giving up the title of academician can also do better academically. It is also hoped that the good tradition of returning to China from the advanced intellectuals can continue to be passed on by patriots like Professor Rao.
