2024
Dr. Dong named a APSB Pioneer Member
Dr. Xinnian Dong has been named a ASPB Pioneer member. See the list of ASPB Members here. Read Xinnian’s biography here. Congratulations Xinnian on this well deserved honor!
2023
Yezi Xiang is co-awarded the 2023 Harold Sanford Perry Prize
Dr. Yezi Xiang, a former graduate student and current postdoc in the Dong lab, is co-awarded the 2023 Harold Sanford Perry Prize for best thesis research in the Plant Sciences! Congratulations Yezi!
Dr. Dong named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2023
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2023. Read the list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
- Duke Research Blog, written by Karl Bates, highlights the Duke professors named highly cited by Clarivate, who runs the Institutie for Scientific Information, in an article titled, Most Highly Cited: 30 for ’23. Read the article here.
2022
Dr. Dong named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2022
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2022. Read the list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
- Duke Research Blog, written by Karl Bates, highlights the Duke professors named highly cited by Clarivate, who runs the Institutie for Scientific Information, in an article titled, Duke has 38 of the World’s Most Highly-Cited Scientists. Read the article here.
Dr. Spoel named a 2022 Few-Glasson Inductee
Dr. Spoel, former graduate student of the Dong lab, and current professor at the University of Edinburgh, UK, was named a 2022 Few-Glasson Inductee for the Duke Graduate School. Read the news article here. Congratulations, Steven!
Dr. Dong named the Stephen Hales Prize recipient
Dr. Dong was named the Stephen Hales Prize recipient for 2022 by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). Read the full list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
2021
Dr. Dong named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2021
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2021. Read the list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
2020
Dr. Dong named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2020
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2020. Read the list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
2019
Dr. Dong named a Web of Science Group Highly Cited Researcher for 2019
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2019. Read the list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
2018
Dr. Dong receives the Dr. Ray Wu Award
Dr. Dong was awarded the Dr. Ray Wu award by the Chinese Biological Investigators Society (CBSI.) Read the write up here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
Dr. Dong named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for 2018
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2018. Read the list here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
2015
Dr. Dong named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher for 2015
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2015. Read the article here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
2014
Dr. Dong named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher for 2014
Dr. Dong was named a Highly Cited researcher for 2014. Read the article here. Congratulations, Xinnian!
Dong lab post-doc is awarded the Hans Kende Memorial Award
Dr. John Withers, was named the Hans Kende Memorial Award recipient for the best dissertation at Michigan State University of 2014. John was in Dr. Sheng Yang He’s lab at MSU. Congratulations, John!
Dr. Dong named an Outstanding Alumna of Wuhan University
Dr. Dong has been named an outstanding almuna at the 120 anniversary of the University. Congratulations! See the newspaper listing here. See the announcement here. Congratulations Xinnian!
2013
Dr. Dong elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology
Dr. Dong has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy, the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, recognizes excellence, originality, and creativity in the microbiological sciences, and her election to this group is a mark of distinction. Congratulations! See the full list here. Congratulations Xinnian!
Dr. Wei Wang honored as an Outstanding Self-financed Student Abroad
Dr. Wei Wang, a former graduate student and current postdoc in the Dong lab, has been honored with a 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. See the full list of recipents of this award, click here. Congratulations, Wei, on a well deserved honor!
- Chinese People News posted an article featuring the honorees of the 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. Read the article here.
2012
Dr. Dong Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences has elected Dr. Xinnian Dong as one of eighty-four (84) new members and twenty-one (21) foreign associates from fifteen (15) countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read the article here. Congratulations Xinnian!
- Duke Today features a profile of Xinnian’s election into the Nataional Academy of Sciences. Read the article here.
- NAS Book Signing Xinnian signs the NAS book in Washington, DC on April 26, 2013.
2011
Dr. Dong Elected to AAAS
Dr. Xinnian Dong, is elected as a Fellow of AAAS 2011. Congratulations Xinnian! See the full list of elected fellows here.
2009
Dong lab alum is awarded Tansley Medal
Dr. Steven Spoel, a former graduate student in the Dong lab, wins the 2009 Tansley Medal! Congratulations Steven! Also, Dr. Becky Mosher, former graduate student in the Dong lab, was the runner up for this honor. Congratulations Becky! Read all about it here.
