Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1908 Oct. 10 | Born, Taiyuan, China |
| 1933 | B.S., animal psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| 1933-1938 | Research assistant and instructor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China |
| 1939 | Coursework in animal husbandry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 1941 | Ph. D., animal breeding, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England |
| 1941-1945 | Research worker, School of Agriculture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England |
| 1947-1950 | Research associate, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. |
| 1945-1982 | Research associate (1945-1954), senior scientist (1954-1970), principal scientist (1970-1982), Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, Mass. |
| 1948 | Married Isabelle Chin |
| 1951-1961 | Associate research professor, Boston University, Boston, Mass. |
| 1952 | Naturalized, United States citizen |
| 1953-1960 | Conducted research with Gregory Pincus leading to the discovery of the contraceptive pill |
| 1954 | Received Albert Lasker Award |
| 1959 | Demonstrated that eggs from a female black rabbit could be fertilized in vitro by the sperm of a male black rabbit, revealing the potential of in vitro fertilization and birth by surrogacy. |
| 1961 | Professor, Boston University, Boston, Mass. |
| 1969 | Sc. D., University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England |
| 1982-1991 | Principal scientist emeritus, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, Mass. |
| 1991 June 5 | Died, Shrewsbury, Mass. |