Nieng Yan

Summary

Nieng Yan is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Zhangqiu District^[2]. She was born on November 21, 1977^[3]. She worked as a university teacher^[4] and structural biologist^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Nieng Yan was born in Zhangqiu District^[2].
• Nieng Yan was born on November 21, 1977^[3].
• Nieng Yan held citizenship in People's Republic of China^[7].
• Nieng Yan worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Nieng Yan's professions included structural biologist^[5].
• Nieng Yan's field of work was membrane protein^[8].
• Nieng Yan was employed by Princeton University^[9].
• Among Nieng Yan's employers was Tsinghua University^[10].
• Nieng Yan was educated at Tsinghua University^[11].
• Nieng Yan's doctoral advisor was Yigong Shi^[12].
• Nieng Yan received the Shitsan Pai Award for Young Biophysicists^[13].
• Nieng Yan received the Sackler Prize for Biophysics^[14].
• Nieng Yan received the EMBO Membership^[15].
• Nieng Yan received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science^[16].
• Nieng Yan was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[17].
• Nieng Yan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18].
• Nieng Yan was a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences^[19].
• Nieng Yan was a member of Graduate Women in Science^[20].
• Nieng Yan is recorded as female^[21].
• Nieng Yan's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Nieng Yan earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[23].
• Nieng Yan's family name is recorded as Yan^[24].
• Nieng Yan's professorship is recorded as Changjiang Distinguished Professor^[25].
• Nieng Yan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese^[26].
• Nieng Yan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '颜宁'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nieng Yan was born in Zhangqiu District^[2]. She was born on November 21, 1977^[3].

Education

Nieng Yan's education included a stint at Tsinghua University^[11]. Her doctoral advisor was Yigong Shi^[12]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[4] and structural biologist^[5]. Nieng Yan's field of work was membrane protein^[8]. Employers include Princeton University^[9], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Tsinghua University^[10], a public university^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33], founded in 1911^[34], headquartered in Beijing^[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Shitsan Pai Award for Young Biophysicists^[13], an award^[36], in People's Republic of China^[37], founded in 2009^[38]; Sackler Prize for Biophysics^[14]; EMBO Membership^[15], a fellowship award^[39]; and L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science^[16], a science award^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1998^[42].

Why It Matters

Nieng Yan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

Where was Nieng Yan born?

Nieng Yan was born in Zhangqiu District^[2].

What did Nieng Yan do for work?

Nieng Yan worked as university teacher^[4] and structural biologist^[5].

Where did Nieng Yan go to school?

Nieng Yan was educated at Tsinghua University^[11].

What awards did Nieng Yan receive?

Honors received include Shitsan Pai Award for Young Biophysicists^[13], Sackler Prize for Biophysics^[14], EMBO Membership^[15], and L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science^[16].