haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd əpˌɑːn ɹɪzˈaɪnɪŋ hɪz pəzˈɪʃən æt pɹˈɪnstən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɚsˈuː hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æt tsˈɪŋhjuːə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə dˈiːn ʌvðə skˈuːl ʌv lˈaɪf sˈaɪənsᵻz ðˈɛɹ.
However, he rejected the award upon resigning his position at Princeton University in order to pursue his career at Tsinghua University, becoming the dean of the School of Life Sciences there.