▁World ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁( TW AS ). ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁T W AS ▁Prize ▁in ▁Bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁for ▁his ▁pione ering ▁study ▁of ▁en zym e ▁in hib ition ▁k inet ics , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁six - time ▁la ure ate ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Natural ▁Science ▁Award ▁( three ▁times ▁each ▁for ▁First ▁Class ▁and ▁Second ▁Class ). ▁His ▁wife , ▁phys ic ist ▁Li ▁Lin , ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁C AS . ▁ ▁Ts ou ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁against ▁academic ▁fra ud ▁and ▁pseud os cience , ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁public ▁campaign ▁against ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁" un he alth y ▁practices " ▁such ▁as ▁administr ators ' ▁inter ference ▁in ▁scientific ▁research . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Ts ou ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁Q ing da o , ▁Sh and ong ▁province , ▁with ▁his ▁ancest ral ▁home ▁in ▁W ux i , ▁Ji ang su . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War , ▁he ▁sought ▁refuge ▁in ▁Kun ming ▁in ▁China ' s ▁interior ▁and ▁studied ▁chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁South western ▁Associ ated ▁University . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁briefly ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Ts ou ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁government ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁England , ▁initially ▁bound ▁for ▁the ▁University