Alice Y. Ting
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Alice Yen-Ping Ting is a professor of bio-organic chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Alice Ting was born in Taiwan and emigrated to the United States when she was three years old. She was raised in Texas and attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS
). She received her BS
in Chemistry from Harvard in 1996, working with E.J. Corey. She completed her Ph.D. with Peter G. Schultz from University of California, Berkeley
in 2000. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship with 2008 Nobel Laureate Roger Y. Tsien
.
She joined the MIT Chemistry Department
in 2002 where she is now an Associate Professor. Her research harnesses the power of natural enzymes to help image protein function in living cells. She has received a number of awards, including a 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Award
and a 2010 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society
.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Alice Ting was born in Taiwan and emigrated to the United States when she was three years old. She was raised in Texas and attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS
TamS
TamS is a theatre in Munich, Bavaria, Germany....
). She received her BS
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Chemistry from Harvard in 1996, working with E.J. Corey. She completed her Ph.D. with Peter G. Schultz from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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in 2000. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship with 2008 Nobel Laureate Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Y. Tsien
Roger Yonchien Tsien is a Chinese American biochemist and a professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego...
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She joined the MIT Chemistry Department
MIT Chemistry Department
The Chemistry Department at MIT is one of the top university faculties in the world. Research interests cover the entire field of chemistry, ranging from organic chemistry and biological chemistry to physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, environmental chemistry, materials science and...
in 2002 where she is now an Associate Professor. Her research harnesses the power of natural enzymes to help image protein function in living cells. She has received a number of awards, including a 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Award
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award is a research initiative first announced in 2004 designed to support individual scientists' biomedical research...
and a 2010 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
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