▁for ▁doctor al ▁studies , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Pe i ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Shang hai ▁Instit utes ▁for ▁Bi ological ▁Sciences ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁T ong ji ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Pe i ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Society ▁for ▁Cell ▁Bi ology . ▁ ▁Pe i ' s ▁research ▁focus es ▁on ▁G PC R ▁signal ▁trans du ction ▁path ways . ▁His ▁research ▁group ▁discovered ▁new ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁ β - arr est in ▁prote ins ▁in ▁cell ular ▁signal ▁trans du ction . ▁ ▁Awards ▁H L HL ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Progress ▁Award ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁National ▁Award ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Progress , ▁ 2 nd ▁Class ▁( 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Pe i ' s ▁page ▁at ▁Shang hai ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Bi olog ists