To the list,As Dr. Shi-min Fang’s former graduate school mentor, I would like to re-iterate my support for Dr. Fang’s prominent position in Chinese society. I have no interest in the efforts of Dr. Fang’s political opponents to try to discredit him. Dr. Fang completed a good quality thesis in my laboratory, awarded in 1996. He published a high quality research paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry based on his thesis work. So far as I know, his thesis work has passed the test of time, and Transcription Factor for RNA polymerase II (TFII)F still interacts with TFIIB.If there is merit in Dr. Root-Bernstein’s accusations, I fail to see it. Dr. Fang has responded to Dr. Root-Bernstein in a reasonable and measured way. With best regards and sincerity,Zachary Burton, Ph.D.ProfessorDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMichigan State UniversityE. Lansing, MI
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