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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-06-13 human Rebecca rigby updated 2025-06-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005147b.htm person Wang Ming-Bo AACR2 25 March 1962 Place of Birth Ji An, China Plant biochemist Geneticist 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.

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).

1980 1984 Education - Bachelor of Chemistry, Beijing (Peking) University, China 1984 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 1999 Award - CSIRO Plant Industry Chief's Award 2005 2005 Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (with Peter Waterhouse and colleagues) 2007 2007 Award - Prime Minister's Prize for Science (jointly with Peter Waterhouse), Commonwealth of Australia 2007 2007 Award - Winner of The Bulletin's Smartest Scientists in Australia with Peter Waterhouse Waterhouse, Peter Michael (1955 - ) CSIR/O Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1929 - c. 2014)

Research (later Principal Research) Scientist 1998 -

 Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )

Awarded the Prize (jointly) 2007

 CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1991 - )

Awarded the Medal in 2005 (with colleagues)

 Wang, Ming-Bo (19620325-)

Trove

 'Wang, Ming-Bo', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wang, Ming-Bo Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2017 Resource Section: Ming-Bo Wang Ward, C. Ming-Bo Wang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Source used to compile entry

 Resource: The Chair's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence Ward, Colin The Chair's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence CSIRO 2023 CSIROpedia