China Vitae

Biography

Tian Bo, male, Han nationality, is a native of Hengtai, Shandong Province. He graduated from the Botanic Protection Department of Beijing Agricultural University in 1954. Tian is an academician and a toxin and biotechnics scientist.

In his academic studies, Tian reported on military satellite RNA which was used to prevent and cure viruses. In 1983, he published fourteen theses in international virology publications. Tian later proposed a new doctrine of satellite RNA disease prevention and discovered that nuclear enzymes can fully restrict the duplication of viruses of endroe-duplication in transgenesis plants.

As a result of his accomplishments, Tian has received considerable international recognition. He is a senior member of the American Virus Academy as well as a member of the Indian Virus Academy. Tian is also a member of the International Viroid Working Team. He has also worked as a researcher at the microorganism research institute within the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In 1991, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.