Person

Wang, Ming-Bo (1962 - )

Born: 25 March 1962
Ji An, China
Occupation: Geneticist and Plant biochemist

Summary

In 1997 Ming-Bo Wang and fellow CSIRO Plant Industry research scientist Peter Waterhouse discovered the process for 'silencing' genes in plants, thus opening up the ability to decode the different uses of each gene and modify the genes of plants for various purposes. For this discovery, the two won the 2007 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.

Details

Wang moved to Australia in 1994 to take up a postdoctoral position with Waterhouse, and by 2009 was a Principal Research Scientist in the Plant Industry division, leading research into plant RNA silencing and its possible implications.

Chronology

1980 - 1984: Education - Bachelor of Chemistry, Beijing (Peking) University, China
1984: Education - Masters of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1987 - 1990: Career position - Junior researcher, Biotechnology Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
1990 - 1994: Education - PhD in plant molecular biology, University of Durham in UK
1994 - c. 1998: Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Cooperative Research Centre for Plant Sciences
1998 -: Career position - Research Scientist, later Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1999: Award - CSIRO Plant Industry Chief's Award
2007: Award - Prime Minister's Prize for Science (jointly with Peter Waterhouse), Commonwealth of Australia
2007: Award - Winner of The Bulletin's Smartest Scientists in Australia with Peter Waterhouse

Related Awards

Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )
Awarded the Prize (jointly) 2007

Related Corporate Bodies

CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - c. 2014)

Published resources

Resources

'Wang, Ming-Bo (1962 - )', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113014916/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2007/Pages/Dr-Peter-Waterhouse-Dr-Ming-Bo.aspx. Details
'Wang, Ming-Bo (19620325-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514355. Details

Resource Sections

Ward, C., 'Ming-Bo Wang', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Wang-Ming-Bo. Details

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