Recently, the news that the famous scientist Yan Ning announced that he would return to China from the United States rushed to the top of the hot search.
In the live broadcast of the 2022 Shenzhen Global Innovation Talent Forum on November 1, Yan Ning personally said that he was about to resign from his teaching position at Princeton University and go to Shenzhen to establish the Academy of Medical Sciences. She said: "Shenzhen extended an olive branch to me, and it was a quick hit, so I numbly submitted my resignation to Princeton University..."
On the 2nd, Yan Ning responded to the news of his return to China on Weibo and once again appeared on the hot search. The public accounts of "Shenzhen Release" and "Shenzhen Health Commission" both issued special articles to push the news of "scientist Yan Ning intends to return to China full-time and join Shenzhen", which quickly won "10w+". Many netizens praised Yan Ning's return to China, and some said: "I'm going to chase stars!" ”
Who is Yan Ning? Why did she become a "star"? Why is every move so much concerned by the public?
From the youngest professor at Tsinghua University to a world-renowned female scientist
Yan Ning's resume is called a scientific research life that "opens and hangs all the way".
Yan Ning, born in 1977, is only 45 years old this year, but he already has unique academic achievements and limited titles that are difficult to replicate.
According to public information, Yan Ning received a bachelor's degree in biological science and technology from Tsinghua University in 2000 and a doctorate degree from the Department of Molecular Biology of Princeton University in 2004, where he continued his postdoctoral research. In 2007, he was appointed as a professor and doctoral supervisor at Tsinghua University.
Before the age of 30, he became the "youngest professor at Tsinghua". Since 2009, Yan Ning's scientific research achievements have been even more remarkable - since 2009, she has published 19 papers as the corresponding author in the world's most influential top academic journals "Nature", "Science" and "Cell", two of which have been cited by "Science "Top Ten Progress of the Year".
In April 2017, Yan Ning left Tsinghua University after 10 years to become the first Shirley Tillman tenured chair professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, a title considered unique in the sequence of American professors.
Interesting, bickering and Bening's "Goddess of Tsinghua"
In addition, Yan Ning's wise humor, as well as down-to-earth expression and character presentation, have also gained a wave of "loyal fans" for her on social platforms.
As a scientist, Yan Ning is not only notable for his academic achievements, but his reputation has long been beyond the scientific community and is well known to the public. Her appearance is intellectual and fresh, different from many people's stereotypes about female Kochi, and she is known as the "Goddess of Tsinghua".
In September 2016, Yan Ning participated in CCTV's "Let's Talk" program, wearing a red shirt and stepping on high heels, which surprised the audience. The host Sabining immediately sighed: "Your name should not be Yan Ning, it should be called Yan Value!" Yan Ning humorously said, "Thank you, then 'Ning' is given to you!" ”
Sabening added that Yan Ning had upended his imagination of a "female scientist." Yan Ning immediately joked back to Bening: "Why do female scientists have to add a woman in front?" When introducing you, why don't you say that you are a famous male host of CCTV? Yan Ning feels that emphasizing "female scientists" will make people only focus on the outside of women and ignore the efforts behind them.
Yan Ning said that the world of science has no bias towards gender, and she believes that every girl should follow her heart and be brave to be herself.
Yan Ning has a personal account on Weibo, without adding a V, and the label is "science blogger worth paying attention to". In addition to popular science, she also pays attention to celebrities, praises Zhu Yilong's fashion blockbusters, and writes him all kinds of "small essays" full of love. She actively participates in the discussion and voice of public issues. Xuzhou chain woman incident, Xi'an pregnant woman incident... Many people know about her through her relevant remarks in the public sphere.
Yan Ning allows us to see the vivid side of world-renowned scientists outside of academia, caring about social current affairs and loving beautiful things and life.
Do not stop chasing dreams at any stage of life
In 2017, when asked why he left Tsinghua for Princeton? Yan Ning replied: "Some people think that I am indeed a bit self-inflicted when I go to Princeton, but in fact, I am too comfortable staying at Tsinghua, my favorite alma mater, afraid that my talents will be unconsciously wasted, and I want to challenge myself again in a different environment." ”
On November 1, Yan Ning said at the Shenzhen Global Innovation Talent Forum that he had realized two life dreams, and returning to Shenzhen to establish the Academy of Medical Sciences was his third dream in life——
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"The moment I walked out of Tsinghua Garden after graduating from undergrad, I was in love, so I had my first professional dream, that is, I could be invited back to Tsinghua to teach one day, but I didn't think that this dream was realized 10 years ahead of schedule; When I left Prine to return to China in '07 to realize my first dream, I was also in love, so I had a second professional dream: maybe when I am in my 50s and make world-influential results, I can be invited back to teach by Princeton? Unexpectedly, this ideal was realized at least 10 years ahead of schedule.
So, what's my next dream?
Continuous exploration in scientific research is my most obsessive game, is the background of my life, will definitely be like several of my friends who forget the year, perseverance until the last moment of life, this is not called a dream, is my daily life.
And ask myself, I can achieve today, not necessarily because I am smarter and more diligent, but in large part because I have been fortunate to be in the most suitable environment for scientific research in the past 20 years, fortunately attracted a large number of intelligent and capable doctoral students and postdocs, and fortunately received several people-oriented financial support, allowing me to freely explore and unrestrained in the scientific world that interests me most.
In return, I hope to replicate and extend this luck, so that more young people can continue to enjoy the same luck, can rely on internal driving force rather than external temptations, and explore their potential without worries, so as to make truly original discoveries. ”
Breaking through the comfort zone, bravely chasing dreams, and not giving up the possibility of challenges at any stage of life is probably an important reason why Yan Ning is so popular with young people.
Some news sources: Xiaoxiang Morning News, China Youth Daily
Text: Chen Qiang