Han Hu

Background

Hu, Han was born on April 3, 1924 in Beijing. Son of Yen Bo and Shi Xun (Xiao) Hu.

Education

Graduate in agriculture, Control U. Chongqing, China, 1942-1946; Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, U. Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1959.

Career

Assistant professor Institute Genetics,, Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1951-1964; associate professor, Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1964-1978; professor, Academia Sinica, Beijing, since 1978; director, Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1977-1987; chairman science committee State Key Laboratory Plant Cell-Chromosone Engineering, Academia Sinica, Beijing, since 1992. Advisor Plant Journal for Cell and Molecular Biology, since 1992.

Achievements

• Han Hu has been listed as a noteworthy Geneticist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Genetics Society China (vice president 1978-1991).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, traveling.

Connections

Married Dong Yu Shen, August 1958. 1 child, Hu Yuan.

Father:

Yen Bo Hu

Mother:

Shi Xun (Xiao) Hu

Spouse:

Dong Yu Shen

child:

Hu Yuan Hu