PENG XIA, PH.D.

Principal Investigator | Doctoral Supervisor

Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University

EDUCATION

- B.S. in Life Sciences, 2005-2009

 School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

- Ph.D. in Cell Biology, 2009-2015

 School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

- Postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2020

 Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)

- Principal Investigator, 2020-Present

 Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University

ACADEMIC HONORS & APPOINTMENTS

- National Undergraduate Innovation Research Program of China, 2007

- Excellent Bachelor Thesis of USTC, 2009

- National Academic Award for Excellent Doctoral Students of China, 2012

- National Scholarship for Graduate Students of China, 2013

- Sino-German Center Lindau Program, 2014

- Honorable mention of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015

- National Overseas High-level Talent Youth Program, 2020

- Participants of the 10th Whangpoo Laboratory Leadership Academy (WLLA) Training Program, 2020

- Council Member, Zebrafish Branch, Chinese Society of Zoology, 2021

- Chief Scientist, National Key R&D Program of China, 2022

- Advisory Expert, Haizhi Program, China Association for Science and Technology, 2023

- Board Member, Reproductive Cell Biology Branch, Zhejiang Society for Cell Biology, 2023

- Board Member, Cell Structure and Cell Behavior Committee, Chinese Society for Cell Biology, 2023

RESEARCH FUNDING

- Start-up Grant, National Overseas High-level Talent Youth Program, 2020-2023

- General Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2022-2025 (Chief Scientist)

- Young Scientist Porject, National Key R&D Program, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, 2022-2027 (Chief Scientist)