Woman overcomes hearing loss, aims for PhD

Her perseverance made her a top student. In 2011, she achieved an impressive score on the national college entrance exam and was admitted to Jilin University in Changchun, Jilin province.

After graduating in 2015, she began pursuing an advanced degree at the university, studying computer-aided drug design. In 2018, she was accepted as a PhD candidate at Tsinghua University's School of Life Sciences.

Jiang is expected to receive her doctorate at the end of this year.

"I'm always grateful for the respect I received from my parents, teachers and friends," she said. "They never give me special attention for my imperfection, which means I've never seen myself as different from anyone else."

In the future, she wants to continue scientific research in pharmacology and contribute her values to solving problems of life and health, she said.