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Tang Scholars

Two or three individuals are chosen biennially for the Tang Cornell-China Scholars Program

Tang Scholars

Below are those who have been chosen since the program's inception in the year 2000. Learn more about the scholars below.

2024 Scholars

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Professor, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University

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College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing

2019 Scholars

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School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Shanghai

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College of Food Science and Engineering
Northwest A&F University
Yangling

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Nankai University
Tianjin

2017 Scholars

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Department of Entomology
China Agricultural University
Beijing

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College of Agronomy and Biotechnology
China Agricultural University
Beijing

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Department of Plant Breeding
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou

2015 Scholars

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Fishery College
Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan

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School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Shanghai

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Department of Agronomy
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou

2013 Scholars

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Institute of Microbiology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing

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College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences
Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan

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College of Resources & Environmental Sciences
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing

2011 Scholars

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Chengdu Institute of Biology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chengdu

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Department of Plant Science
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai

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College of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan

2009 Scholars

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Institute of Virology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wuhan

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Department of Resources & Environment
Shanghai, Jiaotong University
Shanghai

2007 Scholars

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Department of Resources and Environment
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Shanghai

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Department of Resource and Environmental Geography
Peking University
Beijing

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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Nanjing University
Nanjing

2005 Scholars

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College of Life Science and Technology
Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan

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Department of Veterinary Medicine
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing

2003 Scholars

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College of Horticulture
Nanjing Agricultural University
Nanjing

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College of Life Sciences
Peking University
Beijing

2001 Scholars

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School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Shanghai

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Institute of Animal Science
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Beijing