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He Biyu, this name may not be familiar to many people, but her story has caused a sensation throughout China. As we all know, it is rare to score 700 points in the college entrance examination, but in 2000, she got an unprecedented perfect score and became the top science student that year.
She is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine, where she conducts cutting-edge research in neuroscience and has published several high-level papers. She is a global environmental ambassador, actively participates in public welfare activities of environmental protection, and once picked up garbage in the United States, which has aroused heated discussions among netizens.
She is a genius, a child prodigy, a top student, an environmental expert, and a beautiful girl. She has everything that many people dream of, and her life seems to be a broad road, full of light. So, why did she choose to pick up trash in the United States, and why was she reluctant to return to her home country to serve her country and its people?
1. From a prodigy to a scholar, He Biyu's path to study
He Biyu was born on December 2, 1985 in Xinxiang City, Henan Province. Her father was a petroleum engineer and her mother was a secondary school teacher. She showed extraordinary intelligence and Xi ability from an early age, and studied at Xinxiang Petroleum Primary School from 1992 to 1996.
In July 1996, when she was only 10 and a half years old, she was selected at various levels and was admitted to the only supernormal education experimental class in Henan Province - Xinxiang No. 1 Middle School Children's Class with good results. The class can be said to be full of prodigies, about the same age as her, and the whole class only took four years to complete all the pre-university courses.
In July 2000, at the age of 14 and a half, she participated in the Henan Provincial Higher Education Entrance Examination, and won the top prize in science and engineering in the Henan Provincial College Entrance Examination with a standard score of 750 points, and easily entered Tsinghua University.
At Tsinghua University, she graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in biology. In 2004, she received a full scholarship from Washington University in St. Louis to study in the United States to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. In 2009, she received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience with an excellent thesis and defense.
2. From a scholar to an environmental protection person, He Biyu's research and public welfare
After graduating, Dr. He did not choose to stay in school or join the company, but chose to pursue research work as an early independent researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. Her research interests are in neuroscience, with a focus on the neural mechanisms of human consciousness, perception, cognition, and behavior, as well as the plasticity and regulation of the nervous system.
She uses a variety of techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), pupilometry, behavioral experiments, and more to explore the mysteries of the human brain. Her research results have been published in top international journals such as Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and have been highly praised and widely cited by her peers.
He Biyu is not only a good scientist, but also an active environmentalist. In 2016, she was appointed as a global environmental ambassador and participated in a number of environmental protection activities, such as planting trees, cleaning up beaches, and reducing plastic pollution.
She also often shares her environmental protection ideas and actions on social media, calling on more people to pay attention to and protect the earth's ecological environment. One of her most notable environmental actions was in March 2023, when a photo of her picking up garbage in the United States was exposed online by a new Chinese immigrant.
The newcomer said that He Biyu not only provided him with food, clothing, backpacks and other daily necessities, but also took him to pick up bottles for money, and sold them together for $21. He also posted a photo of He Biyu and him standing next to the trash can, which proved his claim.
This news caused an uproar on the Internet, some netizens thought that He Biyu was poor in the United States and had to make a living by picking up garbage, some netizens thought that He Biyu was brainwashed in the United States and did not know how good her motherland was, and some netizens thought that He Biyu picked up garbage in the United States for environmental protection, which was a noble act.
He Biyu herself also responded to these different voices, saying that she picked up garbage in the United States, not because she was poor or brainwashed, but because she wanted to make a little contribution to the environment and help some people in need.
She doesn't see anything wrong with picking up garbage, but instead thinks it's a meaningful thing. She doesn't care what others think, she only cares about how she does it. She also did not regret her choice and said that she was doing well, thank you for your concern.
epilogue
He Biyu is a person with extraordinary experience and achievement, she has shown amazing wisdom and talent since she was a child, she has achieved remarkable results in Xi and research, and she has shown admirable and appreciated qualities in environmental protection and public welfare.
She is an independent, confident, brave and kind woman who uses her actions and choices to demonstrate her values and outlook on life. She is not disturbed and influenced by the outside world, she adheres to her ideals and beliefs, and she pursues her dreams and happiness. She is a person who deserves our Xi and respect, and she is a true winner in life.