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Lin He (biologist)

Lin He (biologist) is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lin He (biologist) rather than just read about it. In short: Lin He (Chinese: 何琳; pinyin: Hé Lín;) is a Chinese-American molecular biologist. She is an associate professor of cell and developmental biology at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, where she leads a lab focusing on identifying non-coding RNA which may play a role in tumorigenesis and tumor maintenance.

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Reference excerpt

Lin He (Chinese: 何琳; pinyin: Hé Lín;) is a Chinese-American molecular biologist. She is an associate professor of cell and developmental biology at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, where she leads a lab focusing on identifying non-coding RNA which may play a role in tumorigenesis and tumor maintenance.

Biography Lin He grew up in Beijing. She studied in the Department of Biology of Tsinghua University. She earned a Ph.D. from Stanford Medical School, working with Gregory S. Barsh. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory with Greg Hannon before joining the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley. Lin He's research focuses on the role that non-coding microRNAs play in the development and maintenance of tumors. Specifically, she has found that miR-34, a specific microRNA family, plays an essential role in blocking tumor cells from replicating in lung cancers, among others. Her current research is focused on understanding the mechanism that miR-34 plays in tumor suppression. Her lab is also studying the miR-17/92 family. Differential expression of this microRNA cluster has been observed in B-cell lymphomas, suggesting that miR-17/92 members are potential human oncogenes. Her work has appeared in Nature, Nature Genetics, Celland Science.

Awards Lin He received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2009, was selected as a HHMI faculty scholar in 2016 and appointed as a Biohub investigator in 2022.

References

External links Lin He profile at UC Berkeley

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lin He (biologist)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lin He (biologist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lin He (biologist)

In research: Lin He (biologist) appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lin He (biologist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lin He (biologist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1974 births, 21st-century American women scientists, American molecular biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lin He (biologist) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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