Zhang Mingjie

Zhang Mingjie (Chinese: 张明杰; born September 1966) is a Chinese structural biologist. He is Kerry Holdings Professor of Science and the Chair Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He was an overseas assessor of the Chinese Academy of Science.[1] His research is focusing on molecular mechanisms of organization and regulation of neuronal signaling complexes and machineries in controlling cell polarity by using protein crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. In 2006, his structural and biochemical studies in signal transduction complex organization was rewarded for the State Natural Science Award (Second Prize), which is one of the most important national awards of science in China.[2][3]

Zhang Mingjie
张明杰
Dean of College of Life Science, Southern University of Science and Technology
Assumed office
4 December 2020
Preceded byNew title
Dean of School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
In office
March 2015 – 2020
Preceded byTian Zhigang
Succeeded byXue Tian
Personal details
BornSeptember 1966 (age 54)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Alma materFudan University
University of Calgary
OccupationStructural biologist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張明傑
Simplified Chinese张明杰
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Biography

Zhang was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang in September 1966, when the Cultural Revolution broke out. He obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Fudan University in 1988 and earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Calgary in 1993. On December 4, 2020, he was recruited as dean of the newly founded College of Life Science, Southern University of Science and Technology.[4]

Awards
  • 1994, President's List, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Doctoral Prize
  • 2002, Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist Award by the Natural Science Foundation of China
  • 2003, the Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellow Award
  • 2006, The State Natural Science Award (Second Prize)
  • 2011, HLHL Advancement Prize
  • 2018, Croucher Senior Research Fellowships

References
  1. 香港科大三位学者担任中科院智囊. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2005-03-03. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. "Awards and Honors Received by Faculty Members (at HKUST)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  3. "The list of the State Natural Science Award in 2006". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  4. Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (2020-12-05). 南科大新设生命科学学院，张明杰院士加盟担任院长. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-12-07.
Educational offices
Previous:
Tian Zhigang (田志刚)		 Dean of School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
2015-2020		 Next:
Xue Tian (薛天)
New title Dean of College of Life Science, Southern University of Science and Technology
2020		 Incumbent
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