Pei Gang

Pei Gang (Chinese: 裴钢, born 1953) is a Chinese molecular biologist and pharmacologist, and a former president of Tongji University.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Pei.
Pei Gang
BornDecember 1953 (age 66)
Shenyang, Liaoning
Alma materShenyang Pharmaceutical University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spouse(s)Ma Lan
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology
InstitutionsShanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Tongji University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese裴钢

Early life

Pei was born in Shenyang, Liaoning in 1953.

Education

In 1977, Pei attended Shenyang Pharmaceutical University. He acquired his bachelor's degree and master's degree in 1982 and 1984, respectively. Pei enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for doctoral studies, and received his PhD degree in 1991.[1]

Career

After returning to China in 1995, Pei worked in the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. He was the director of Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences from 2000 to 2007, and the president of Tongji University from 2007 to 2016. Pei was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999. He is also the president of Chinese Society for Cell Biology.[2]

Pei's research focuses on GPCR signal transduction pathways. His research group discovered new mechanisms of β-arrestin proteins in cellular signal transduction.[3]

Awards
gollark: I guess you could do horrendous microfluidics hax.
gollark: Primarily just that photolithography means we can't make them not that way to any great extent.
gollark: The thermal conductivity of the CPU cube is the limit.
gollark: There are good reasons CPUs are flat.
gollark: It's not a convenience thing, it's a the internals might literally melt thing.

References
  1. "裴钢院士忆高考：高考前我上过两所"社会大学"". China Science Daily. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "中国工程院秘书长钟志华任同济大学校长 裴钢不再担任". China Economic Net. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "2010年度陈嘉庚生命科学奖获得者：裴钢". people.com.cn. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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