Biography:Xiaoliang Sunney Xie

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Short description: Chinese-American biochemist
Xiaoliang Sunney Xie
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Born (1962-06-24) June 24, 1962 (age 61)
Beijing, China
EducationBSc in chemistry from Peking University
PhD in Physical Chemistry from UC San Diego
Known forSingle Molecule Enzymology,
Coherent Raman Imaging,
Single Cell Genomics
AwardsAlbany Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research 2015,
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry 2015,
Ellis R. Lippincott Award 2013,
Biophysical Society Founders Award 2012
NAS 2011
NAM 2016
CAS 2017
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysical Chemistry,
Optical Imaging,
Genomics
InstitutionsHarvard University
Peking University
Doctoral advisorJohn Douglas Simon[1]

Xiaoliang Sunney Xie (Chinese: 谢晓亮; born 24 June 1962) is a Chinese biophysicist well known for his contributions to the fields of single-molecule biophysical chemistry, coherent Raman Imaging and single-molecule genomics. In 2023, Xie renounced his U.S. citizenship in order to reclaim his Chinese citizenship.[2]

Early life

Xie was born in Beijing in 1962 with ancestral roots in Hepu County, Guangxi. He received his B.Sc. in chemistry from Peking University in 1984, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1990 from University of California at San Diego. After a brief postdoctoral appointment at University of Chicago, he joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he rose from senior research scientist to chief scientist. In 1998, he became the first tenured professor recruited by Harvard University among Chinese scholars who came to the United States since Chinese economic reform.

Research

He had been the Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University until 2018, when he became the Lee Shau-kee Professor of Peking University. He was the Director of Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC) in 2010-2021, and the Director of Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics (ICG) in 2016-2021, both at Peking University.

As a pioneer of single-molecule biophysical chemistry, Coherent Raman scattering microscopy, and single-cell genomics, he made major contributions to the emergence of these fields. Furthermore, he has made significant advances on medical applications of label-free optical imaging and single-cell genomics. In particular, his inventions in single-cell genomics have been used in in vitro fertilization benefited thousands of families by avoiding the transmission of monogenic diseases to their newborns.

More than fifty of his students and post-doctorates have become professors at major universities around the world, and two are co-founders of start-up companies. Professor Xie’s current research interests include the following scientific, technological, and medical areas:

  • Scientific: Single-molecule enzymology, Single-molecule biophysical chemistry, Gene expression and regulation, Epigenetics, Mechanism of cell differentiation and reprogramming, Chromosome structure and dynamics, and Genomic instability;
  • Technological: Single-molecule imaging, Single-cell genomics, Coherent Raman scattering microscopy, DNA sequencing;
  • Medical: Preimplantation genetic testing in in vitro fertilization, COVID19 vaccine and neutralizing antibody drugs for SARS-CoV-2 variants and Early cancer diagnosis.

Honors and awards

  • 2017: Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award, Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation[3]
  • 2017: Foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[4] (As of 2023, member of the CAS after Chinese citizenship reclaimed)
  • 2016: Member of the National Academy of Medicine[5]
  • 2015: Albany Medical Center Prize[6]
  • 2015: Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society[7]
  • 2014: Fellow of the Optical Society of America
  • 2013: NIH Director's Pioneer Award[8]
  • 2013: Ellis R. Lippincott Award, Optical Society of America and Society for Applied Spectroscopy[9]
  • 2012: Edward Mack, Jr. Lecture, OSU
  • 2012: Harrison Howe Award, Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society
  • 2012: Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
  • 2012: Biophysical Society Founders Award
  • 2011: Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award
  • 2008: Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • 2008: Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis for Applied Laser Technology[10]
  • 2008: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2007: Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Sciences and Quantum Optics[11]
  • 2006: Fellow of Biophysical Society
  • 2006: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • 2004: NIH Director's Pioneer Award[12]
  • 2003: Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences
  • 1996: Coblentz Award

Selected Literature

COVID-19 Research

Single-Cell Genomics

Gene Expression and Regulation

Single Molecule Enzymology

Coherent Raman Imaging

Single Molecule Imaging

See also

References

  1. "About Professor Xie". https://bernstein.harvard.edu/pages/AboutProfXie.html. 
  2. "Xie Xiaoliang is latest Chinese scientist to give up US citizenship". South China Morning Post. 9 June 2023. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223515/xie-xiaoliang-latest-chinese-scientist-give-us-citizenship. 
  3. "PKU Professor Xiaoliang Sunney Xie awarded Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award of 2017". http://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/focus/6288.htm. 
  4. "关于公布2017年中国科学院院士增选当选院士名单的公告" (in zh). Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2017-11-28. http://www.cas.cn/tt/201711/t20171128_4624789.shtml. 
  5. "National Academy of Medicine Elects 79 New Members". https://nam.edu/national-academy-of-medicine-elects-79-new-members/. 
  6. "Albany Medical Center Prize". http://www.amc.edu/Academic/AlbanyPrize/Recipients/recipients_current/xie.cfm. 
  7. "Peter Debye Award". https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/peter-debye-award-in-physical-chemistry.html. 
  8. "NIH Director's Pioneer Award 2013". https://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer/Recipients13. 
  9. "Ellis R. Lippincott Award". http://www.osa.org/en-us/awards_and_grants/awards/award_description/ellislippincott/. 
  10. "Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis". http://www.leibinger-stiftung.de/de/foerderaktivitaeten/laser-forschungs-innovationspreis/zukunftspreis.html. 
  11. "Biography of Xie from the Website of the Willis E. Lamb Award (displayed June 4, 2008)". http://www.lambmedal.org/2007/2007-xie.html. 
  12. "NIH Director's Pioneer Award 2004". https://commonfund.nih.gov/pioneer/Recipients04. 

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