Liang Tong
American biologist
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Liang Tong's Degrees
- Masters Physics Stanford University
- Bachelors Physics Peking University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Liang Tong is a Chinese American biochemist, structural biologist, and the current chair of the Biological Sciences Department at Columbia University. Early life and education Tong, Liang was born on October 29, 1963, in Dalian, China. Liang studied at Peking University, Beijing, from 1979 to 1983, and earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry, working in Dr. You-Qi Tang's lab. During his four years at Peking University, he became interested in multiple fields of studies, such as computer science, mathematics, chemistry and biology. It was during the same time that he developed an interest in structural biology, which enabled him to combine his diverse interests to create knowledge. He obtained his PhD in the United States at University of California Berkeley in 1989, and his mentor at UCB was Dr. Sung-Hou Kim. After earning his PhD, Liang worked as a post-doctoral research associate in Dr. Michael G. Rossmann's lab at Purdue University from 1989 to 1992. During his time at Purdue University, Liang joined the Sigma Xi for his achievement in research.
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