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He Jiankui

1984 - Today

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He Jiankui (Chinese: 贺建奎; pinyin: Hè Jiànkuí [xɤ̂ tɕjɛ̂nkʰwěɪ] HUH JEE-enn KWAY; born 1984) is a Chinese biophysicist known for his controversial first use of genome editing in humans. He served as associate professor of biology at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, before his dismissal from the university in January 2019. In November 2018, He announced that he had created the first human genetically edited babies, twin girls who were born modified with HIV resistance in October 2018 and were known by their pseudonyms, Lulu and Nana. The announcement was initially praised in the press as a major scientific advancement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. He Jiankui is the 802nd most popular physicist (up from 829th in 2019), the 1,034th most popular biography from China (up from 1,130th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, He Jiankui ranks 802 out of 851. Before him are Werner Israel, Robert L. Forward, Daulat Singh Kothari, Mazlan Othman, Derek J. de Solla Price, and Hedwig Kohn. After him are William Penney, Baron Penney, G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, Stephen L. Adler, Alan Cottrell, and Howard Georgi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, He Jiankui ranks 204. Before him are Luc Abalo, Raffaele Palladino, Justin Baldoni, Lee Da-hae, Doda, and Aarthi Agarwal. After him are Álvaro Bautista, Camila Bordonaba, Hannes Þór Halldórsson, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Sunil Chhetri, and Alex Scott.

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In China

Among people born in China, He Jiankui ranks 1,034 out of 1,610. Before him are He Pingping (1988), Yang Yang (1991), Zhang Weili (1989), Jing Haipeng (1966), Chen Muhua (1921), and Zhang Shuai (1989). After him are Xu Rongmao (1950), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Jing Tian (1988), Álvaro Fernández (null), Lu Han (1990), and Deng Yaping (1973).

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Among PHYSICISTS In China

Among physicists born in China, He Jiankui ranks 7. Before him are Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Tsung-Dao Lee (1926), Chien-Shiung Wu (1912), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), Daniel C. Tsui (1939), and Qian Xuesen (1911).

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