Li Zhensheng (geneticist)
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Li Zhensheng 李振声 | |
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| Born | February 25, 1931 |
| Alma mater | Shandong Agricultural University |
| Known for | wheat breeding through distant hybridization |
| Awards | State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (2006) |
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| Fields | Genetics |
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Li Zhensheng (Chinese: 李振声; pinyin: Lǐ Zhènshēng; born February 25, 1931) is a Chinese geneticist who specializes in the genetics of wheat. He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and was awarded the Highest Science and Technology Award in 2006. Li was bestowed the Medal of the Republic, the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China, in September 2024.[1]
Mr. Li was born in Zibo, Shandong. In 1951, he graduated from Shandong Agricultural University and worked in Yangling (Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, now Northwest A&F University) for over 30 years.
In an interview, he said that three scientists influenced him very much, they are Hua Luogeng (for telling him how to learn), Qian Sanqiang (how to do research) and Ai Siqi (Historical Materialism and Dialectical Materialism).[2]
