Wen-Hsiung Li
Wen-Hsiung Li | |
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| 李文雄 | |
| Born | Wen Hsiung Li September 22, 1942 |
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| Education | Chung Yuan Christian University (BS) National Central University (MS) Brown University (PhD) |
| Known for | Male-Driven Evolution Molecular clock Genomics |
| Awards | Balzan Prize for Genetics and Evolution (2003) Mendel Medal (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| 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 |
| 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 September 22, 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.