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Yin Weilun, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianjin. He holds a Master's Degree.

A specialist in plant physiology and biotechnology, Yin has focused his academic career on plant and forest research. He studied plant resistance to drought and salt mechanisms as well as forest growth development control and gene-transfer seed breeding. Yang is the author of several academic works, including "New Development of International Poplar Research." As a result of his research, he was awarded a third prize in national invention as well as a provincial and ministry science achievement award.

Yin has been similarly recognized for his teaching ability. As a professor, he has won a dozen teaching performance awards. Outside his teaching commitment, Yin is the deputy chairman of the China Forestry Association and the chairman of the China Poplar Committee. He has also advised the Beijing government.

Yin is a standing vice-president and dean of the graduate school at Beijing Forestry University.

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