from the York University, Canada, 1984 Honorary doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, 1985 Asteroid 3542 Tanjiazhen is named after him References External links A review by Professor James Crow of the life and work of C C Tan Career at Fudan University 1909 births 2008 deaths Biologists from Zhejiang California Institute of Technology alumni Columbia University faculty Chinese geneticists Deaths from multiple organ failure Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences Academic staff of Fudan University Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences People from Cixi Scientists from Ningbo Soochow University (Suzhou) alumni Yenching University alumni Academic staff of Zhejiang University