| 2011— | Fellow, American National Academy of Science | |
| 2004— | Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences CPC, Leading Party Group | |
| 2004— | Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 2001— | Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 1999—2004 | Director, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology | |
| 1994—1999 | Director, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Genetics Research Institute | |
| 1991 | Graduate, Brandeis University USA, Massachusetts, Waltham (Received Doctorate) | |
| 1991—1994 | Postdoctoral Student, Cornell University, Boyce Thompson Botany Institute USA, New York, Ithaca | |
| 1982—1984 | Student, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Genetics Research Institute | |
| 1978—1982 | Student, Anhui Agricultural College Anhui Province |