Ray Wu Price for Excellence in Life Sciences 2009

The Ray Wu Prize for Excellence in Life Sciences is established to inspire Asia's most promising young Ph.D. students to become future leaders in life sciences.  Professor Ray Wu (1928-2008) was a world-renowned biologist who, in the 1970s, developed the first method for DNA sequencing and pioneered the recombinant DNA technology. In the later part of his career, he devoted to genetic engineering of rice.  Professor Wu was a life-long advocate for developing life science research in Asia.  This prize is dedicated in honor of Professor Ray Wu's seminal contributions in training China's new generation of biologists.

The prize committee recognizes Mr. Chang Liu's research on the intrinsic connection in plant pattern formation and timing of flowering as significant and productive.