The Asian Scientist 100
Wang Xiaodong
Institution
National Institute of Biological Sciences Beijing
Country
China
Field
Life Sciences
Wang was awarded the 2020 King Faisal Prize for Biology. His laboratory is known for discovering the role mitochondria plays in apoptosis, or cell death, in multicellular organisms.
(Photo: King Faisal Prize)
AWARDS
- King Faisal Prize
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