Jin Li

Jin Li (Chinese: 金力; pinyin: Jin Li; born 1963) is a Chinese geneticist and the vice-president of Fudan University. Jin is a professor at the National Human Genome Center and Fudan's Institute of Genetics, both in Shanghai. He is the principal investigator of East Asian populations for the Genographic Project which collects DNA samples to map historical human migration patterns around the world.

Personal life and education

Jin was born in Shanghai. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in genetics in 1985 and 1987 respectively, both at Fudan University, where he was a student of Tan Jiazhen. He then moved to the United States to earn his doctorate at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, graduating in 1994. Jin was doing postdoctoral research at Stanford University that year when Tan, by then 86 years old, made a trip to the United States specifically to visit Jin to discuss the development of biology research in China and to offer him a position at Fudan. Jin eventually took up a part-time position at Fudan in 1997 before returning to China full-time in 2005. After his return, he renounced his U.S. permanent residency. He served as dean of Fudan's School of Life Sciences until 2008.

Li Jin

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Li Jin (Tang dynasty)

Li Jin was an imperial prince and member of the royal family in the Tang Dynasty. He was the eldest son of crown prince Li Chengqi (also known as Li Xian), and grandson of Emperor Ruizong. Li Jin's father, Li Chengqi, yielded his claim to the throne to his younger brother, Li Longji, who eventually became Emperor Xuánzong of Tang. Li Jin was adored by his uncle, the Emperor Xuánzong, who personally taught him to play music. He also gave him a prominent position in the government, and the title Prince of Ruyang. Li Jin "excelled at poetry and calligraphy, carrying himself with scholarly bearing." He was skilled at playing the drum, and was also known for his ability in archery. Li Jin had a number of siblings, among them, Li Yu, and Li Xiang, who is the father of Li Shizhi mentioned with Li Jin in Du Fu's infamous poem, "The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup".

Friendship with Du Fu

Li Jin is best known for being "immortalized" by the famous poet, Du Fu. He was listed in the second place in Du Fu's poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup through the following lines: