Wen-Hsiung Li | |
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| Born | Wen Hsiung Li September 22, 1942 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Citizenship | Taiwanese-American |
| Alma mater | Brown University, Providence, RI, USA National Central University, Taiwan Yuan Christian College of Science and Engineering, Taiwan |
| Known for | Male-Driven Evolution[3][4][5] Molecular clock[6] Genomics[7] |
| Awards | Balzan Prize for Genetics and Evolution (2003)[1] Mendel Medal (2009)[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Genetics Evolutionary Biology Genomics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Academia Sinica University of Texas University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Thesis | Mathematical Studies On Mutational Damages In Finite Populations (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Wendell Fleming |
| Other academic advisors | Masatoshi Nei |
| Doctoral students | Brinda K. Rana |
| Website | Li Laboratory at University of Chicago Wen Hsiung Li Profile at Academia Sinica |
Wen-Hsiung Li (Chinese: 李文雄; pinyin: Lǐ Wénxióng; born 1942) is a Taiwanese-American scientist working in the fields of molecular evolution, population genetics, and genomics. He is currently the James Watson Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago and a Principal Investigator at the Institute of Information Science and Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
- ^ "Balzan Prize for Genetics and Evolution". International Balzan Prize Foundation website. International Balzan Prize Foundation. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ "Mendel Medal". The Genetics Society website. The Genetics Society. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Shimmin, L. C.; Chang, B. H. J.; Li, W. H. (1993). "Male-driven evolution of DNA sequences". Nature. 362 (6422): 745–7. Bibcode:1993Natur.362..745S. doi:10.1038/362745a0. PMID 8469284. S2CID 4345931.
- ^ Makova, K. D.; Li, W. H. (2002). "Strong male-driven evolution of DNA sequences in humans and apes". Nature. 416 (6881): 624–6. Bibcode:2002Natur.416..624M. doi:10.1038/416624a. PMID 11948348. S2CID 4386652.
- ^ "Males' DNA propels evolution, study says". Chicago Tribune. 11 April 2002. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Lewin, R. (1985). "Molecular clocks scrutinized". Science. 228 (4699): 571. Bibcode:1985Sci...228..571L. doi:10.1126/science.3983640. PMID 3983640.
- ^ Li, W. H.; Gu, Z.; Wang, H.; Nekrutenko, A. (2001). "Evolutionary analyses of the human genome". Nature. 409 (6822): 847–9. Bibcode:2001Natur.409..847G. doi:10.1038/35057039. PMID 11237007.
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