1980-1984: B.S..Biology,Xiamen University

1985-1991:Ph.D.,Biochemistry,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centerat Dallas

1991-1995: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UCSD

1995-2001:Senior Scientist (Assistant Professor), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), National University of Singapore

2001-2006: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor (tenured), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;

2003-2017:Dean, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

2001-Present: Professor, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

2021：member of CAS

2018 First Prize of Natural Science Award of Fujian Province (2019)

2017 TOP 10  ADVANCES IN LIFE SCIENCES OF CHINA (2018)

National ‘Ten Thousand Talents Program’ (2016）

Science and Technology Significant Contribution award, Fujian（2015）

Nomination of BaoGang Grand Prize of Outstanding Teacher(2014)

Significant Contribution Award in  Science and Technology（2014）

NationalMillion Talent, China（2013）

SpecialGovernmentAllowances of the State Council（2013）

Outstanding scientific and technological expert in China（2012）

2012 TOP TEN ADVANCES IN SCIENCE OF CHINA（2013）

Teaching Achievement Award, China（2009）

Science and Technology Award, Fujian（2006）

Cheung Kong Scholar（2001）

National Young Investigator Award, China（2001）

Awarded the NARSAD Young Investigator Award (Genetic Models of Neuropeptide

and Receptor Gene Regulation in Mental Illness; National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression)（1995）

CUSBEA Studentship (China-US Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Examination

and Application Program) and CUSBEA Scholarship（1985）