Yang Xiangzhong's achievements in cloning have caused a media sensation around the globe, and have been covered and profiled by all the major news media including the CNN Headline News, ABC, CBS, and BBC News as well as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the US News & World Report and so on.
Yang has become a celebrity scientist in his field with a strong record of productivity and leadership. He has attracted over US$10 million in extramural funding for his research program and has published over 200 papers, including over 100 in top peer-reviewed scientific journals. His contributions to science is further acknowledged by more than 150 invited speaking engagements in the last 5 years in over a dozen countries as a keynote speaker at scientific conferences or symposia or as a seminar speaker.
Yang is an honorary or visiting professor in numerous institutions in China and itsTaiwanProvince, Japan, and Korea as well as several European countries. Yang has also been an advisor and reviewer for numerous federal and international funding agencies and he has organized or co-organized countless national or international scientific conferences and workshops.
Building a Bridge
Professor Yang Xiangzhong has been concerned with his hometown. He has been devoted to the scientific and technological exchanges between China and America for many years . As early as 1988, Yang and several schoolmates initiated the " America Chinese Agricultural Association,", which aims to impel the exchange of Chinese and American agriculture science and technology. Yang became the organization's first president and director.
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