Background
Yau, King-Wai was born on October 27, 1948 in Canton, Kwangtung, China. Son of Tin-Man and Wai-Hing Yau. came to the United States, 1968.
Yau, King-Wai was born on October 27, 1948 in Canton, Kwangtung, China. Son of Tin-Man and Wai-Hing Yau. came to the United States, 1968.
AB, Princeton University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1976.
Research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1976-1979; research associate, Cambridge (England) University, 1979-1980; from assistant professor to professor, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1980-1986; professor neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, since 1986. Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, since 1986.
Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member Society Neurosci., Society General Physiologists, Association Research Vision and Opthalmology (Friedenwald award 1993), Biophysics Society, Physiological Society (United Kingdom).
Married Crystal Lin, December 27, 1975. Children: Emily, Jason.