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Preface
"I declare that I will withdraw from the academician race forever!"
As soon as this sentence came out, it instantly attracted the attention of many netizens on the Internet, and they were curious about what was going on.
After returning from studying in the United States, he didn't care about fame and fortune, but just wanted to contribute to China's construction.
But such a scientist resolutely issued a document at the critical juncture of the selection of academicians, saying that he would no longer participate in the academician election.
So who exactly is this scientist? What made him make such a decision?
He abandoned the United States and returned to China to devote himself to scientific research in China
As a well-known academician in mainland China, Shi Yigong is highly respected in related fields.
As a good friend of Shi Yigong, Rao Yi has the same high level of knowledge, but he was not rated as an academician, and he also said that he would no longer participate in the selection of academicians.
Rao Yi was born in an intellectual family in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and his father was a medical student at Nanchang University.
In order to improve his knowledge, he chose to go to California to further his studies and study with a famous medical doctor.
After a period of study, Rao's father and classmates have completed several medical studies and have achieved remarkable results.
But Rao Yi's father always thought about the motherland in his heart, and resolutely returned to the motherland to do his part after completing his studies.
The first ICU in China was built by Rao Yi's father, and it was also the most advanced medical research institute in China at that time.
Rao Yi has lived in such an environment since he was a child, and he has been exposed to it every day, and when he grew up, he also decided to pursue a career in medicine.
Later, he successfully got the "admission ticket" of Jiangxi Medical College with his own efforts.
With his father setting a good example, Rao Yi wanted to become a medical student like his father, which became his motivation to study hard.
In order to constantly broaden his horizons and master more knowledge, he worked hard to successfully pass the examination of Fudan University, which was fully recognized by his tutor.
However, at that time, China's knowledge of molecular biology was limited, and Rao Yi decided to follow his father's path of studying abroad, which was 22 years.
Rao Yi learned that China's DNA and nervous system can be said to be blank in China, and he is determined to let China's related industries develop.
Rao Yi, who is abroad, is devoted to medical research, and just wants to make achievements as soon as possible and return to China to serve the motherland.
After continuous research, he has published several research results in foreign medical circles, for which he has won many honors and became a hot medical star for a while.
At this time, the American medical community also noticed Rao Yi himself and sincerely invited him to become a professor of neurobiology at the University of Washington.
After that, Rao Yi still did not stop moving forward, and his published papers once again attracted a lot of attention in the academic community and were highly valued by the medical community.
The United States knew that Rao Yi was a rare medical talent, and proposed generous material conditions to him, and at the same time hoped to retain Rao Yi by issuing a green card.
Just when everyone thought that Rao Yi would continue to stay in the United States, he directly gave up everything abroad and chose to return to the embrace of the motherland to build China.
But he didn't expect that because of the difficulty of handling the "human relationship", he resolutely decided to give up the academician selection.
The "human relationship" is difficult to be fair, and he will no longer participate in the selection of academicians
After returning to China, Rao Yi served as the dean of the School of Life Sciences of Peking University, and he found many "shortcomings" during his tenure.
The school has always defaulted to the model of "big professors training small professors", but in Rao Yi's view, it is difficult to achieve fairness.
So he decided to select a successor from all over the country, so as to bring opportunities to more people and improve the business level of the laboratory.
But Rao's approach was met with resistance from many, and was even criticized by a retired professor when he proposed to close a woody lab.
Rao Yi felt very sad in his heart when he faced this situation, and some people who claimed to be good friends gradually stayed away because of Rao Yi's outspokenness.
However, this move alone did not make Rao Yi back down, and he still adhered to his guidelines and insisted on making changes.
It is precisely because of his upright and honest personality that he and Shi Yigong, a scientist who is also the focus of the country, have become good friends.
In 2011, the two decided to jointly publish an article to expose and criticize the scientific community's failure to pay for the right path and often have to deal with "human feelings".
The article jointly published by the two shows that China attaches great importance to the development of scientific research and continues to increase investment in scientific research.
However, some scientists do not spend money on real scientific research, and many projects have not progressed for a long time, let alone obtained critical theories.
At that time, after the publication of this article, it immediately set off a storm, and was naturally criticized by many people.
At the same time, Rao Yi and Shi Yigong were treated unfairly because of this article, and they paid an unbearable price for ordinary people.
In 2011, it was the election of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Rao Yi and Shi Yigong, as well-known scientists in China, and the outside world was very optimistic about the two of them.
Rao Yi has not slackened since returning from the United States, and has been committed to research in the fields of molecular biology and neurology, and continues to publish papers in top journals.
Each published research result has received attention from the medical community, which shows that Rao Yi has very solid knowledge.
The same is true for Shi Yigong.
But just when the outside world thought that academicians were the only ones, the result was exactly the opposite of what was expected, and Rao Yi and Shi Yigong were not selected.
Some netizens saw this phenomenon and thought that the reason why the two were defeated was because the jointly published article shook the interests of many people, and then they were targeted.
And Rao Yi, one of the protagonists of the incident, once again experienced the "sophistication of human feelings", and felt extremely disappointed in his heart.
Seeing that his friend Shi Yigong was not selected for him, he was indignant, and he himself directly announced that he would no longer participate in the selection of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
On August 18, 2011, Rao Yi: I will no longer participate in the evaluation of academicians
Rao's decision is a testament to his frustration with some of the industry's unfairness.
Later, he said that academician was never the ultimate goal he pursued, and she firmly believed that he could still make achievements in scientific research without this title.
Facts have proved that although Rao Yi was not selected as an academician, he has published research results in well-known journals such as "Science" and "Cell" one after another, and once again contributed to related industries.
epilogue
After Rao Yi announced that he would no longer participate in the selection of academicians, netizens had different opinions on his decision, and at this time he was completely at the center of the whirlpool of public opinion.
But he didn't evaluate him too much in the unexpected world, but took the team to run around on the road of scientific research.
He and his research team are present in various places to collect data, just to achieve the research goals in mind and contribute to the medical community.
Just when everyone was still criticizing him, Rao Yi had already established his own brain research institute and concentrated on academics.
Rao Yi's character is so straightforward, facing the unfair resistance head-on, and the protest is unfair.
In the face of various comments from the outside world, he still concentrates on scientific research, but hopes to make new achievements and continue to benefit the people.
He did not give up academic research, the principles and pursuits he has always adhered to because of the high and low praise of the industry.
Rao Yi's various practices are all proof that he sincerely hopes that society can make progress and scientific research can continue to break through the encirclement.