Xing Wang Deng

Xing-Wang Deng (; born October 1962) is a Chinese plant biologist known for his research on the genetic and biochemical mechanisms underlying light-regulated seedling development and plant heterosis. He has held faculty positions at Yale University and Peking University, and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2013.

Education and career Deng received his master's degree from Peking University in 1985 and his PhD in plant biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. He conducted postdoctoral research at Berkeley before joining the faculty of Yale University in 1992.

Deng later returned to China and joined Peking University, where he has held positions including university endowed professor and dean of the Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences.

He received the Kumho Science International Award from the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology in 2003.