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.

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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.

In 2005 Wang was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (jointly with Peter Waterhouse and colleagues) for research in one of the most high profile, commercially relevant areas of modern molecular biology, RNA interference (RNAi).

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 - Doctor of Philosophy (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
2005
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (with Peter Waterhouse and colleagues)
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

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