1977-1982   复旦大学生物化学学士 1982-1989   哈佛大学神经生物学博士研究生 1990-1991   哈佛大学医学院讲师 1992-1996   哈佛大学医学院医学助理教授 1996-2000   哈佛大学医学院细胞生物学副教授 2000-2020/9  哈佛大学细胞生物学教授 2014-2020/9  哈佛大学医学院生物细胞学Elizabeth D. Hay冠名荣誉教授 2020/10-至今 中国科学院上海有机化学研究所生物与化学交叉研究中心主任， 研究员

主要研究目标是揭示哺乳动物细胞中调控细胞死亡的分子机制。袁钧瑛教授为开创两个主要的细胞死亡研究领域，包括细胞凋亡（apoptosis）和细胞坏死（necroptosis），做出了里程碑式的贡献。她的工作阐明了一系列在这两种细胞死亡方式中的关键驱动分子, 分子机制以及与人类疾病的关系

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