Wang Songling (; born 1962) is a Chinese medical scientist and the current vice-president of the Capital University of Medical Sciences.

Biography

Wang was born in

Xiangxiang Xiangxiang () is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China. Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang County and Shaoshan City to the north, Xiangtan County to th ...

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

in 1962, to Wang Xianju (), a farmer. He attended Wangxing School. He attended Dongjiao Middle School and ongshan High School. After his college entrance examination, he graduated from

Peking University Health Science Center Peking University Health Science Center is the medical school of Peking University, which has 14 affiliated hospitals in Beijing, China. It was formerly the independent Beijing Medical University between 1952 and 2000. History It was first esta ...

in 1984. He did post-doctoral research at Tokyo Dental College from 1991 to 1992. He was a visiting scholar at

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Service ...

(NIH; 1996–1998) and

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is a branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The institute aims to improve the oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research and the distribution of important ...

(NIDCR; May 2001–September 2001). In December 2017, he was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Central Committee of

China Zhi Gong Party The China Zhi Gong Party ( zh, s=中国致公党, p=Zhōngguó Zhìgōngdǎng, l=Public Interest Party of China) is one of the eight minor so-called " democratic parties" in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Com ...

. In 2018, he became a member of the 13th National Committee of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s United front (China), united front system. Its members adv ...

. In 2019he became an academician of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

Honours and awards

* 2001 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars * 2017 Wu Jieping Medical Award * November 18, 2019 Medical Pharmacy Award of the

Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (HLHL, ) is a Hong Kong–based non-government organisation which annually bestows prizes upon Chinese scientists. It was established on 30 March 1994, with funds donated from the charitable foundations of Ho Sin ...

* November 22, 2019 Academician of the

(CAS)

References

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