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
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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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Created: 13 June 2012, Last modified: 16 February 2024