Wei-Kang Shi

Background

Shi, Wei-Kang was born on July 28, 1938 in Haimen, Jiangsu, China. Son of Feng-Fei Shi and Yu-Xian Yu.

Education

Student, Fudan U., Shanghai, China, 1958-1960; Bachelor of Science, Shanghai U. Science & Technology, 1963.

Career

Research assistant, research associate, Shanghai Institute Expl. Biology, Academy Sinica, 1963-1982; visiting scientist department zoology, U. Oxford, England, 1982-1984; associate professor, Shanghai Institute Cell Biology, Academy Sinica, 1985-1990; research professor, head laboratory of embryonic stem cells, Shanghai Institute Cell Biology, Academy Sinica, since 1993. Guest scientist Yes Biotec Laboratory Ltd., Mississauga, Canada, 1991-1992.

General manager Shanghai Shigao Biotech Enterprise Ltd., since 1994.

Achievements

• Wei-Kang Shi has been listed as a noteworthy Cell biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Shanghai Society for Immunology, Chinese Society for Cell Biology (committeeman of cytochemistry speciety 1980-1988, vice-general secretary Shanghai branch 1992-1997), Chinese Medical Association, Chinese Society for Biochemistry, British Society for Development Biology.

• Shanghai Society for Immunology

• Chinese Society for Cell Biology (committeeman of cytochemistry speciety 1980-88, vice-general secretary Shanghai branch 1992-97)

  1980 - 1988

• Chinese Medical Association

• Chinese Society for Biochemistry

• British Society for Devel. Biology.

Connections

Married Hsiao-Chien Tsung, September 27, 1967;children: Zhe, Cong-Xu.