hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dˈiːn ʌv tsˈɪŋhjuːəz skˈuːl ʌv lˈaɪf sˈaɪənsᵻz ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈaɪənsᵻz ænd bˌaɪoʊtɛknˈɑːlədʒi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
He was appointed Dean of Tsinghua's School of Life Sciences (replacing the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology) in 2009.