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'''Zhang Yongzhen''', also known as '''Yong-Zhen Zhang''',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shi |first1=Mang |last2=Lin |first2=Xian-Dan |last3=Tian |first3=Jun-Hua |last4=Chen |first4=Liang-Jun |last5=Chen |first5=Xiao |last6=Li |first6=Ci-Xiu |last7=Qin |first7=Xin-Cheng |last8=Li |first8=Jun |last9=Cao |first9=Jian-Ping |last10=Eden |first10=John-Sebastian |last11=Buchmann |first11=Jan |last12=Wang |first12=Wen |last13=Xu |first13=Jianguo |last14=Holmes |first14=Edward C. |last15=Zhang |first15=Yong-Zhen |title=Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere |journal=Nature |date=December 2016 |volume=540 |issue=7634 |pages=539–543 |doi=10.1038/nature20167 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature20167 |access-date=11 January 2021 |language=en |issn=1476-4687}}</ref> is a Chinese [[virologist]] known for his role in the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="Nature Zhang Yongzhen">{{cite news |title=Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020 |url=https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-020-03435-6/index.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=www.nature.com |language=en}}</ref> Zhang led the team that sequenced and published the genome of [[SARS-CoV-2]], the virus that causes [[COVID-19]], in January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese scientist behind Wuhan lockdown gets Nature magazine top 10 accolade |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3114233/coronavirus-two-chinese-scientists-named-among-nature-magazines |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |date=16 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Zhang Yongzhen''' ({{zh |c = 张永振 |p = Zhāng Yǒngzhèn }}), also known as '''Yong-Zhen Zhang''',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shi |first1=Mang |last2=Lin |first2=Xian-Dan |last3=Tian |first3=Jun-Hua |last4=Chen |first4=Liang-Jun |last5=Chen |first5=Xiao |last6=Li |first6=Ci-Xiu |last7=Qin |first7=Xin-Cheng |last8=Li |first8=Jun |last9=Cao |first9=Jian-Ping |last10=Eden |first10=John-Sebastian |last11=Buchmann |first11=Jan |last12=Wang |first12=Wen |last13=Xu |first13=Jianguo |last14=Holmes |first14=Edward C. |last15=Zhang |first15=Yong-Zhen |title=Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere |journal=Nature |date=December 2016 |volume=540 |issue=7634 |pages=539–543 |doi=10.1038/nature20167 |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature20167 |access-date=11 January 2021 |language=en |issn=1476-4687}}</ref> is a Chinese [[virologist]] known for his role in the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="Nature Zhang Yongzhen">{{cite news |title=Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020 |url=https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-020-03435-6/index.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=www.nature.com |language=en}}</ref> Zhang led the team that sequenced and published the genome of [[SARS-CoV-2]], the virus that causes [[COVID-19]], in January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese scientist behind Wuhan lockdown gets Nature magazine top 10 accolade |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3114233/coronavirus-two-chinese-scientists-named-among-nature-magazines |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=South China Morning Post |date=16 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


According to [[Time magazine|''Time'' magazine]], Zhang was the "saving grace" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the Chinese government's suppression of information in early January 2020,<ref name="Nature Zhang Yongzhen"/><ref name="25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp"/> Zhang's team's success in discovering and publishing the virus's genome allowed scientists to quickly design [[COVID-19 tests]], fight the pandemic, and begin developing [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zhang Yongzhen: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888191/zhang-yongzhen/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Time |last=Sabeti |first=Pardis |date=22 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McKie |first1=Robin |title=The vaccine miracle: how scientists waged the battle against Covid-19 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/the-vaccine-miracle-how-scientists-waged-the-battle-against-covid-19 |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=The Observer |date=6 December 2020}}</ref>
According to [[Time magazine|''Time'' magazine]], Zhang was the "saving grace" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the Chinese government's suppression of information in early January 2020,<ref name="Nature Zhang Yongzhen"/><ref name="25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp"/> Zhang's team's success in discovering and publishing the virus's genome allowed scientists to quickly design [[COVID-19 tests]], fight the pandemic, and begin developing [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zhang Yongzhen: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888191/zhang-yongzhen/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Time |last=Sabeti |first=Pardis |date=22 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McKie |first1=Robin |title=The vaccine miracle: how scientists waged the battle against Covid-19 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/the-vaccine-miracle-how-scientists-waged-the-battle-against-covid-19 |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=The Observer |date=6 December 2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 00:45, 16 January 2021

Zhang Yongzhen
张永振
Born1964 or 1965 (age 59–60)[1]
NationalityChinese
Zhang Yongzhen
Traditional Chinese張永振
Simplified Chinese张永振
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yǒngzhèn

Zhang Yongzhen (Chinese: 张永振; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒngzhèn), also known as Yong-Zhen Zhang,[2] is a Chinese virologist known for his role in the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Zhang led the team that sequenced and published the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in January 2020.[4]

According to Time magazine, Zhang was the "saving grace" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the Chinese government's suppression of information in early January 2020,[3][5] Zhang's team's success in discovering and publishing the virus's genome allowed scientists to quickly design COVID-19 tests, fight the pandemic, and begin developing COVID-19 vaccines.[6][7]

Zhang was named one of Nature's 10: "ten people who helped shape science in 2020".[3] He was also one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2020.[8]

Education

Zhang studied at South China Agricultural University, Southern Medical University, and Kunming Institute of Zoology.[9]

Career

Zhang is a professor at Fudan University in Shanghai[10][11] and works at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.[12] His research involves RNA sequencing, and he has discovered numerous RNA viruses with collaborator Edward C. Holmes of the University of Sydney. He has created a network of labs dedicated to monitoring novel viruses.[3]

His laboratory, a Level 3 biosafety lab,[13] is part of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center.[3]

In 2019, Zhang got preliminary approval for funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China to run a national survey and database of pathogenic viruses, though as of 2020 the project was delayed by red tape.[14]

COVID-19 pandemic

On 3 January 2020, Zhang's team received a test tube containing swabs from the initial outbreak of a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, caused by what would eventually be known as COVID-19. Zhang and his team were able to sequence the virus's genome by 2AM on 5 January. On that day Zhang uploaded the genome to the United States National Center for Biotechnology Information and notified the Shanghai municipal health authority. Zhang also contacted Wuhan Central Hospital and the Chinese Ministry of Health, arguing that the virus was similar to SARS and that it spread by respiratory transmission. He advised "emergency public measures to protect against this disease" and the development of antiviral treatments.[1]

On 11 January, Edward C. Holmes contacted Zhang for permission to publish the virus's genome. Zhang granted permission, and Holmes published the genome on virological.org that day.[1][3] The next day, the Shanghai Health Commission ordered Zhang's laboratory to close temporarily for "rectification". On 24 January the lab was accredited to research the novel coronavirus.[13]

On 3 February 2020, Zhang's team's discovery was published in the journal Nature.[13]

Of the early response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Zhang later said, "nobody listened to us, and that’s really tragic."[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Exclusive: Chinese Scientist Who First Sequenced COVID-19 Genome Speaks About Controversies Surrounding His Work". Time. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ Shi, Mang; Lin, Xian-Dan; Tian, Jun-Hua; Chen, Liang-Jun; Chen, Xiao; Li, Ci-Xiu; Qin, Xin-Cheng; Li, Jun; Cao, Jian-Ping; Eden, John-Sebastian; Buchmann, Jan; Wang, Wen; Xu, Jianguo; Holmes, Edward C.; Zhang, Yong-Zhen (December 2016). "Redefining the invertebrate RNA virosphere". Nature. 540 (7634): 539–543. doi:10.1038/nature20167. ISSN 1476-4687. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Nature's 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020". www.nature.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Chinese scientist behind Wuhan lockdown gets Nature magazine top 10 accolade". South China Morning Post. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China's Grasp". The New York Times. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ Sabeti, Pardis (22 September 2020). "Zhang Yongzhen: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ McKie, Robin (6 December 2020). "The vaccine miracle: how scientists waged the battle against Covid-19". The Observer. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ST Asians of the Year: Top scientist's decision to publish genome map made at some personal risk". The Straits Times. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "How a single scientific feat led to the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines". Fortune. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "【武汉肺炎】抢发科研论文引风波 中国科技部此时发声意在何指". Duowei News (in Chinese (China)). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Chinese survey, database on important new viruses 'delayed by red tape'". South China Morning Post. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Lab that first shared coronavirus sequence closed for 'rectification'". South China Morning Post. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Chinese survey, database on important new viruses 'delayed by red tape'". South China Morning Post. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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