He has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Dundee in Scotland and oversees a pan-European project to exploit zebra fish as a model for researching human development and diseases.

• 他从英国苏格兰丹地大学取得生物化学博士学位，现在负责监督一项泛欧洲计画：利用斑马鱼做为研究人类发育与疾病的模型。