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The Chinese Biological Investigators Society (CBIS), previously known as the Ray Wu Society, is a not-for-profit professional organization of life sciences. The Society primarily comprises life scientists of Chinese origin and requires membership qualification at or above certain level of career development. The mission of the CBI Society is to promote advancement of the frontiers in life sciences by providing Chinese and their peers of other nationalities with a platform of professional interactions and collaborations. The society is also committed to facilitating the development of life sciences in China.

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The Chinese Biological Investigators Society (CBIS) gratefully announce that it has recently received very kind and generous donations from the Ray Wu Estate and Trust a total of $359,699.67. CBIS will set up an endowment fund to support its operation and awards in Dr. Wu's name.

Dr. Ray Wu was a Professor at Cornell University and a pioneer in the field of molecular biology. Among his numerous transformative contributions to biology, Dr. Wu was the first to sequence DNA and was responsible for development of many methods in molecular biology. He was also the leader in transgenic technology to development new strains of rice crops.

Dr. Wu was a tireless advocate for Biological Science and Chinese Biologists. The members of CBIS of course remember most fondly of Dr. Wu for establishing the CUSBIA program that brought more than four hundreds outstanding students from mainland China to top US Universities. Many of the students have now become international leaders of biomedical research and served as bridge for China to the outside world. The CUSBEA program also provided an opportunity for major US universities to realize the remarkable talent and diligence Chinese students, very positively influencing the policy and decision of subsequent recruitment of Chinese students for non-CUSBEA program.