yixin zeng--中国抗癌协会

Prof. Yi-Xin ZENG obtained his doctorate degree from the Sun Yat-sen University (formerly Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science) in 1990. In 2005 he was elected as member of the Chinese Academy of Science. From 1992 to 1997 he did cancer research in Japan and America, and then returned to China. Now he is a professor and the President of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. He also serves as the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and President of the International Association for Research on EB Virus & Related Diseases. His major research interest is focused on the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and gene therapy of cancer. He has published more than 200 academic papers in international famous journals including Nature, Nature Genetic and Cancer Research. He is the chief editor of national postgraduate textbook Oncology designed by the Minister of Health, the Editor-in-chief of the Chinese Journal of Cancer and Vice Editor-in-chief of medicine undergraduate textbook Clinical Oncology. He is running several programs of 863, 973, National Natural Science Foundation of China and Science Research Foundation of Guangdong. He won the first class prize of Chinese Medical Association, the first class prize of the Natural Science Award of the Minister of Education, the first class prize of Science and Technology Advancement Award Guangdong Province, the second class prize of the National Nature Science Award. He has also received numerous awards including the followings: Award for Excellent Young Teachers in Chinese Universities, Ministry of Education; Special Allowance Specialist, State Council; middle-aged/young specialist with outstanding contribution, Ministry of Health; Award for Chinese young scientist, Chinese Communist Youth League.