hiː pɹˈiːviəsli sˈɜːvd æz vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv tsˈɪŋhjuːə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn ænd dˈiːn ʌv tsˈɪŋhjuːə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv lˈaɪf sˈaɪənsᵻz fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.
He previously served as vice president of Tsinghua University from 2015 to 2018 and dean of Tsinghua University School of Life Sciences from 2009 to 2016.