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{{Short description|Chinese physicist}}
{{Chinese name|Tang}}
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{{family name hatnote|Tang|lang=Chinese}}
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| name = Tang Chao
| name = Tang Chao
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| image =Chao tang 2019.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place = [[Nanchang]], [[Jiangxi]]
| birth_place = [[Nanchang]], [[Jiangxi]], China
| nationality = Chinese
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==Education==
==Education==
He had his undergraduate training at the [[University of Science and Technology of China]], then went to the United States through the [[CUSPEA]] program organized by Prof. [[T. D. Lee]]. He received a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the [[University of Chicago]].
He had his undergraduate training at the [[University of Science and Technology of China]], then went to the United States through the [[CUSPEA]] program organized by Professor [[T. D. Lee]]. He received a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the [[University of Chicago]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}


==Career==
==Career==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=May 2021}}
In his early career, he worked on problems in [[statistical physics]], [[dynamical system]] and [[complex systems]]. In 1987, along with [[Per Bak]] and [[Kurt Wiesenfeld]], he proposed the concept and developed the theory for [[self-organized criticality]], which had and continues to have broad applications in complex systems with [[scale invariance]]. The model they used to illustrate the idea is referred to as the [[Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld sandpile|Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld "sandpile"]] model. His current research interest is at the interface between physics and biology. Specifically, he focuses on [[systems biology]] and works on problems such as [[protein folding]], [[cell cycle]] regulation, function-topology relationship in [[biological network]], [[cell fate determination]] and design principles in biological systems. He was a tenured Full Professor at the [[University of California San Francisco]] before returning to China in 2011. He is a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]], the founding director of the interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Biology at [[Peking University]] and the founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Quantitative Biology.
In his early career, he worked on problems in [[statistical physics]], [[dynamical system]] and [[complex systems]]. In 1987, along with [[Per Bak]] and [[Kurt Wiesenfeld]], he proposed the concept and developed the theory for [[self-organized criticality]], which had and continues to have broad applications in complex systems with [[scale invariance]]. The model they used to illustrate the idea is referred to as the [[Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld sandpile|Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld "sandpile"]] model. His current research interest is at the interface between physics and biology. Specifically, he focuses on [[systems biology]] and works on problems such as [[protein folding]], [[cell cycle]] regulation, function-topology relationship in [[biological network]], [[cell fate determination]] and design principles in biological systems. He was a tenured Full Professor at the [[University of California San Francisco]] before returning to China in 2011. He is a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]], a member of the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]], the founding director of the interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Biology at [[Peking University]] and the founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Quantitative Biology.


== Selected publications ==
== Selected publications ==
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| doi = 10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.381
| doi = 10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.381
|bibcode = 1987PhRvL..59..381B
|bibcode = 1987PhRvL..59..381B
| pmid=10035754}}
| pmid=10035754| s2cid = 7674321
}}
</ref><ref name=BTW1988>
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| pages = 364&ndash;374
| pages = 364&ndash;374
| doi = 10.1103/PhysRevA.38.364
| doi = 10.1103/PhysRevA.38.364
|bibcode = 1988PhRvA..38..364B }}
|bibcode = 1988PhRvA..38..364B
| pmid = 9900174 }}
</ref>
</ref>
*Protein folding<ref name=Tang1996>
*Protein folding<ref name=Tang1996>
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| pages = 666&ndash;669
| pages = 666&ndash;669
| doi = 10.1126/science.273.5275.666
| doi = 10.1126/science.273.5275.666
| pmid = 8662562
|arxiv = cond-mat/9603016 |bibcode = 1996Sci...273..666L }}
|arxiv = cond-mat/9603016 |bibcode = 1996Sci...273..666L | s2cid = 925759
}}
</ref>
</ref>
*[[Robustness (evolution)|Robustness]] in [[cell cycle]] control<ref name=Tang2004>
*[[Robustness (evolution)|Robustness]] in [[cell cycle]] control<ref name=Tang2004>
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| pages = 4781&ndash;4786
| pages = 4781&ndash;4786
| doi = 10.1073/pnas.0305937101
| doi = 10.1073/pnas.0305937101
| pmid = 15037758
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|arxiv = q-bio/0310010 |bibcode = 2004PNAS..101.4781L }}
| pmc = 387325
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|arxiv = q-bio/0310010 |bibcode = 2004PNAS..101.4781L | doi-access = free
}}
</ref>
</ref>
*Network topology, function and dynamics<ref name=Tang2009>
*Network topology, function and dynamics<ref name=Tang2009>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://cqb.pku.edu.cn/tanglab/en/ Professor Tang's lab]
* [http://cqb.pku.edu.cn/tanglab/index.php?lang=en Professor Tang's lab]
* [http://cqb.pku.edu.cn/en/ Center for Quantitative Biology]
* [http://cqb.pku.edu.cn/index.php?lang=en Center for Quantitative Biology]
* [http://journal.hep.com.cn/qb/EN/2095-4689/home.shtml Journal of Quantitative Biology]
* [http://journal.hep.com.cn/qb/EN/2095-4689/home.shtml Journal of Quantitative Biology]


{{Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019)}}
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[[Category:Scientists from Jiangxi]]
[[Category:Scientists from Jiangxi]]
[[Category:University of California, San Francisco faculty]]
[[Category:University of California, San Francisco faculty]]
[[Category:Peking University faculty]]
[[Category:Academic staff of Peking University]]
[[Category:University of Science and Technology of China alumni]]
[[Category:University of Science and Technology of China alumni]]
[[Category:University of Chicago alumni]]
[[Category:University of Chicago alumni]]

Latest revision as of 12:21, 2 June 2023

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.
Tang Chao
Born1958 (age 66–67)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materUniversity of Science and Technology of China
University of Chicago (PhD)
Known forSelf-organized criticality
Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld sandpile
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Biology
InstitutionsPeking University
Doctoral advisorLeo Kadanoff
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese湯超
Simplified Chinese汤超
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTāng Chāo

Tang Chao (Chinese: 汤超; born 1958) is a Chair Professor of Physics and Systems Biology at Peking University.

Education

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He had his undergraduate training at the University of Science and Technology of China, then went to the United States through the CUSPEA program organized by Professor T. D. Lee. He received a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Chicago.[citation needed]

Career

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In his early career, he worked on problems in statistical physics, dynamical system and complex systems. In 1987, along with Per Bak and Kurt Wiesenfeld, he proposed the concept and developed the theory for self-organized criticality, which had and continues to have broad applications in complex systems with scale invariance. The model they used to illustrate the idea is referred to as the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld "sandpile" model. His current research interest is at the interface between physics and biology. Specifically, he focuses on systems biology and works on problems such as protein folding, cell cycle regulation, function-topology relationship in biological network, cell fate determination and design principles in biological systems. He was a tenured Full Professor at the University of California San Francisco before returning to China in 2011. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the founding director of the interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Biology at Peking University and the founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Quantitative Biology.

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ Bak, P., Tang, C. and Wiesenfeld, K. (1987). "Self-organized criticality: an explanation of 1/f noise". Physical Review Letters. 59 (4): 381–384. Bibcode:1987PhRvL..59..381B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.381. PMID 10035754. S2CID 7674321.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Bak, P., Tang, C. and Wiesenfeld, K. (1988). "Self-organized criticality". Physical Review A. 38 (1): 364–374. Bibcode:1988PhRvA..38..364B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.38.364. PMID 9900174.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Li, H., Helling, R., Tang, C. and Wingreen, N. (1996). "Emergence of Preferred Structures in a Simple Model of Protein Folding". Science. 273 (5275): 666–669. arXiv:cond-mat/9603016. Bibcode:1996Sci...273..666L. doi:10.1126/science.273.5275.666. PMID 8662562. S2CID 925759.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Li, F., Long, T., Lu, Y., Ouyang, Q. and Tang, C. (2004). "The yeast cell-cycle network is robustly designed". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101 (14): 4781–4786. arXiv:q-bio/0310010. Bibcode:2004PNAS..101.4781L. doi:10.1073/pnas.0305937101. PMC 387325. PMID 15037758.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Ma, W., Trusina, A., El-Samad, H. Lim, W. and Tang, C. (2009). "Defining Network Topologies that Can Achieve Biochemical Adaptation". Cell. 138 (4): 760–773. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2009.06.013. PMC 3068210. PMID 19703401.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Shu, J.; et al. (2013). "Induction of Pluripotency in Mouse Somatic Cells with Lineage Specifiers". Cell. 153 (5): 963–975. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.001. PMC 4640445. PMID 23706735.
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