Cryo-electron microscopy · Research Leader
Kai Zhang: Yale to USTC
Stated mixed reasons
'In the United States, it is almost impossible for a Chinese scholar to take the lead on this project' (Zhang in a March 26 interview with China Science Daily, quoted by SCMP).
Sources3
- University of Science and Technology of ChinaTier A · Primary source张凯--中文主页 (Kai Zhang faculty page)
University of Science and Technology of China · Tier A · Primary source
- South China Morning Post (archived)Tier B · Reporting'Impossible for Chinese': Yale scientist Zhang Kai leaves US to break racial ceiling
South China Morning Post (archived) · Tier B · Reporting
- VnExpress InternationalApr 2026Tier B · ReportingWhy world's leading biologist Zhang Kai leaves Yale for China's university at the height of careerApr 2026
VnExpress International · Tier B · Reporting
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