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Chen Xuemei

b. 1966

Chinese-American molecular biologist

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About Chen Xuemei

Born 1966. Chen Xuemei is a university teacher.

Early life and education Chen tied the top high school exam score in her province and was allowed to study plant physiology at Peking University, where she graduated in 1988. The China-United States Biochemistry Examination and Application program awarded her a scholarship to graduate school at Cornell University. Her postdoctoral work was carried out (studying the genetics of floral patterning) at the California Institute of Technology.

Career In 1999 Chen started work as an assistant professor at Rutgers University's Waksman Institute of Microbiology. In 2002 she was part of a team that discovered that MicroRNA existed in plants. This work led her to win the 2005 Board of Trustees' Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence concurrent with a promotion to associate professor; in 2005 she moved to University of California, Riverside (UCR) and was promoted to full professor in 2009. That year she was also named a Plant Biology Investigator (an award of ) by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. In 2013 Chen was elected to the National Academy of Sciences: the third member from UCR's Center for Plant Cell Biology and sixth from the university's College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

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Important facts

Born
1966, Harbin
Birth century
Occupation
Education
Peking University, Cornell University
Employers
University of California, Riverside, Rutgers University, Peking University
Awards
Charles Albert Shull Award; American Society of Plant Biologists
Also known as
Xuemei Chen

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chen Xuemei?

Chinese-American molecular biologist

When was Chen Xuemei born?

Chen Xuemei was born in 1966 in Harbin.

What is Chen Xuemei's occupation?

Chen Xuemei is a university teacher.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Chen Xuemei

· Wikidata: Q19369171

· DBpedia: Xuemei Chen

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