Rao Yi, male, 1962 was born in Jiangxi, senior researcher, deputy academic director of Beijing Institute of Life Sciences, member of the Advisory Committee of Future Forum, and editor-in-chief of 1 Intellectuals. 1983 After graduating from Jiangxi Medical College, he was admitted to Shanghai First Medical College for postgraduate study. 199 1 received his doctorate in neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco. 199 1 entered the department of biochemistry and molecular biology of Harvard University as a postdoctoral fellow to study the molecular mechanism of nerve induction in vertebrates. From 65438 to 0994, he taught in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology of the University of Washington and led an independent laboratory. Since 2004, he has been a professor of neurology at the School of Medicine of Northwest University and deputy director of the Institute of Neuroscience of Northwest University. In 2007, Rao Yi decided to return to China and was hired as Professor Peking University and Dean of the School of Life Sciences. He retired in September 20 13. He is currently the director of Peking University Science Department.