Thai Thien Tay (1977) was born into a poor intellectual family in Wenzhou (Zhejiang, China). Living in poverty, the family of 8 lived in a house of less than 20 square meters. Despite being poor, Thien Tay's parents always emphasized their children's education.
Thien Tay has 5 older brothers, 4 of whom are doctors and the rest are masters. Therefore, Thien Tay's parents also expect the same from his brothers. With the method of educating children through exemplary actions, focusing on inspiration, Mr. Thai Tieu Van successfully helped Thien Tay's 6 brothers become people with social status.
4 years old entered first grade, 14 years old passed university entrance exam
In Thien Tay’s family, reading books became a habit like eating every day. This helped Thien Tay get inspired with scientific issues from a young age. She liked to imitate her brothers studying and often secretly looked at documents.
At the age of 3, Thien Tay was taught basic calculations by her father. Thanks to that, her mathematical talent was discovered early. Under her father's education and influence, Thien Tay wanted to become the scientist Marie Curie.
Unlike her friends, Thien Tay entered first grade at the age of 4. She showed outstanding intelligence and talent. At the age of 9, the female student won first prize in the city-level Math Olympiad. After graduating from primary school at the age of 10, Thien Tay was admitted directly to grade 8 at the secondary school.
In secondary school, the female student maintained excellent results and won awards for excellent students. While her peers were in grade 5, she graduated from secondary school at the age of 11. In 1991, after graduating from high school, Thien Tay participated in the selection competition for the young talent class of the University of Science and Technology of China.
Passing the exam, the female student became a freshman in the school's Mathematics department at the age of 14. With her constant efforts, in 1995, Thien Tay graduated from university with honors. To make her mark, the female student set a goal of going abroad to get a master's and doctorate degree.
In August 1995, Thien Tay received invitations to study for a master's degree from 18 prestigious universities around the world. He decided to go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After 2 years of hard work, Thien Tay received a master's degree in Applied Mathematics at the age of 20.
35 years old is a Harvard professor
Not satisfied with her achievements, Thien Tay continued her doctoral studies at Harvard University. Instead of pursuing Mathematics, the female master chose Biostatistics. This choice caused Thien Tay to encounter many obstacles but she was determined not to give up.
At the age of 20, the female master received the Robert Reed Award for her achievements in the field of statistical research. Two years later, Thien Tay was honored to receive an award from the American Biostatistics Association. Receiving prestigious awards is proof that Thien Tay made the right choice when changing her major.
At the age of 22, Thien Tay received her PhD from Harvard University. After graduating with her PhD in 1999, Thien Tay became a researcher at the Institute of Biology at the University of Washington (USA). In 2002, the female doctor was invited to be a lecturer at Harvard University. At the age of 28, Thien Tay became the youngest associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the school.
In 2012, Thien Tay was appointed Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School at the age of 35. Currently, Thien Tay is Professor of Population and Translational Data Sciences at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
In addition, the professor is also the Director of the Center for Population Data and Health Analysis (CDP) and Director of the Community Health Research Program (CHR) at Harvard University.
With a research focus on developing and applying statistical methods to solve public health problems such as: Epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases; Effectiveness of medical interventions; Health inequalities... The female professor has published more than 200 scientific articles in prestigious journals.
Her contributions in the field of Epidemiological Data have helped the female professor receive prestigious awards such as: MERLN Award (Medical Education Research and Learning Network) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH); Gilbarg Award for Public Health Research; Edward J. Lambert Award for Epidemiology.
The female professor is currently a leading expert in the field of Epidemiological Data in the US. At the same time, Thien Tay is also a member of many organizations such as: American Statistical Association (ASA); American Epidemiological Association (AEA); American Preventive Medicine Association (APHA).
When life was stable, the young female professor once thought about returning home to contribute. However, after much deliberation, Thien Tay still chose to stay in the US because her career was developing and she was used to the living environment. Although abroad, the female professor still turned to her homeland by establishing a scholarship fund to support poor children to go to school.
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