Tian Bo
Tian Bo | |
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田波 | |
Born | Huantai County, Shandong, China | December 25, 1931
Died | December 15, 2019 Beijing, China | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Beijing Agricultural University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology |
Institutions | Wuhan University |
Doctoral students | Wang Yanyi |
Tian Bo (Chinese: 田波; pinyin: Tián Bō; 25 December 1931 – 15 December 2019) was a Chinese virologist and professor at the School of Life Sciences, Wuhan University.
Biography
Tian was born in Huantai County, Shandong, Republic of China on December 25, 1931. In 1950 he entered Beijing Agricultural University, majoring in plant protection, where he graduated in 1954.
After university, he was assigned to the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), where he worked as a researcher, associate professor, full professor, and doctoral supervisor.
He died of an illness in Beijing on December 15, 2019, aged 87.[2]
Contributions
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Tian Bo clarified the role of
Honours and awards
- State Natural Science Award (Second Class);
- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS);
- 1999 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation;
- Fellow of the American Society for Virology (ASV).
References
- ^ Peng Yingyi (彭莹羿) (15 December 2019). 病毒学家田波院士逝世. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Lu Shumin (卢书敏) (16 December 2019). 田波院士逝世,享年88岁. china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Zhang Kaixin (张楷欣) (16 December 2019). 中国病毒学先驱之一、中科院院士田波逝世. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.