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Biography Revised: 5/21/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006

PHOTO: Qiang Baiqin
Qiang Baiqin 强伯勤
Academician and Molecular Biologist

Biography

Qiang Baiqin, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. Qiang graduated from Shanghai No.2 Medical University.

One of Qiang's most significant accomplishments is that he discovered the octa-nucleotide restriction enzyme Sfi I. He also collaborated to appraise the identification specificity of a second kind of octa-nucleotide restriction enzyme. Additionally, he also discovered several other new enzymes. Qiang improved the yield of restriction enzyme or methylate enzyme by several thousand times. He also carried out the genetic cloning of creatmycin producing mycoplasm. Since 1993, he has been engaged in human gene group research, mainly committed to the structure and function of brain growth and nervous system disease-related genes.

Career Data

1991— Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vice-President, Peking Union Medical College Beijing Municipality
Vice-Dean, Chinese Medical Academy of Science
Researcher, Chinese Medical Academy of Science, Basic Medicine Research Institute
Professor, Peking Union Medical College, Biochemistry Department Beijing Municipality
Director, Peking Union Medical College, Biochemistry Department Beijing Municipality
1962 Graduate, Shanghai Medical College, Medical Treatment Department Shanghai Municipality


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