Junying Yuan
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The native form of this personal name is Yuan Junying. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Junying Yuan (Chinese: 袁钧瑛; pinyin: Yuán Jūnyīng, born October 3, 1958) is the Elizabeth D. Hay Professor of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School,[1] best known for her work in cell death. Early in her career, she contributed significant findings to the discovery and characterization of apoptosis.[2][3] More recently, she was responsible for the discovery of the programmed form of necrotic cell death known as necroptosis.[4]
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Junying Yuan | |
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Born | (1958-10-03) October 3, 1958 (age 65) Shanghai, China |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Fudan University Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Apoptosis research Necroptosis |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology Cell death |
Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
Doctoral advisor | H. Robert Horvitz |
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