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Chinese virologist and immunologist
Gao Fu (Chinese : 高福 ; pinyin : Gāo Fú George Fu Gao , is a Chinese virologist and immunologist . He served as Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention from August 2017 to July 2022[1] University of Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2015.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Gao was born in Ying County , Shuozhou , Shanxi province in 1961.[2] Shanxi Agricultural University and was assigned to study veterinary medicine even though he did not want to be a veterinarian.[3]
After graduating in 1983, he entered the graduate school of Beijing Agricultural University , where he earned a master's degree in microbiology and veterinary epidemiology in 1986.[4] virology .[3]
Education and career abroad [ edit ]
In 1991, Gao went to the United Kingdom to study at Oxford University , where he earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1994 under the supervision of David H. L. Bishop and Ernest A. Gould.[4] University of Calgary in Canada, he returned to Oxford as a postdoctoral researcher , working under John I. Bell, Andrew McMichael and Bent K. Jakobsen.[4]
In 1999, Gao moved to Harvard Medical School as a Wellcome Trust International Travelling Fellow and conducted research under Don Craig Wiley and Stephen C. Harrison until 2001. From 2001 to 2004, Gao taught at Oxford University, serving as a lecturer, doctoral supervisor, and group leader.[4]
Career in China [ edit ]
After 13 years abroad, Gao returned to China in 2004 to serve as Professor and Director of the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).[3] adjunct professor at Oxford since 2010.[4]
Gao was appointed Deputy Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in April 2011. He was promoted to Director in August 2017, succeeding Wang Yu (王宇).[5] [6]
In 2015, Gao was appointed Dean of the Savaid Medical School of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences .[7] National Natural Science Foundation of China .[8]
In 2020, Gao contributed to research on SARS-CoV-2 .[9]
Contributions [ edit ]
Gao's main research focus is on the mechanism of viral entry and release, especially the cross-species transmission (host jump) of the influenza virus . He also studies viral ecology , including the ecology of the flu virus in migratory birds and poultry markets.[10] H5N1 avian flu virus.[11]
Gao's research also involves public and global health policy. During the peak of the 2014 Ebola outbreak , he spent two months leading the China Mobile Test Laboratory in Sierra Leone from September to November, playing a role that is described by the US National Academy of Sciences as "heroic" in fighting the epidemic.[10]
As of 2019, Gao has published 20 books or book chapters and over 500 peer-reviewed research papers,[10] SARS virus and the H7N9 avian flu virus.[11]
Other activities [ edit ]
Honours and recognition [ edit ]
TWAS Prize in Medical Science, 2012[15]
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), December 2013[10] [16]
Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 2014[10]
Nikkei Asia Prize , 2014[15]
Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), 2015[10]
Foreign member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), 2016[10]
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016[10]
National Award for Distinguished Scientist, 2016[15]
State Science and Technology Progress Award , 2017[15]
National Innovation Award, 2017[15]
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), 2017[10] [17]
Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), 2017[10] [18]
Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences , 2018[10]
Foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences , 2019[10] [19]
Foreign associate of the US National Academy of Medicine , October 2019[20]
Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , 2020[21]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Watts, Geoff (28 July 2018). "George F Gao: head of China CDC signals a more global outlook" . The Lancet . 392 (10144): 274. doi :10.1016/S0140-6736(18 )31658-1 . ISSN 0140-6736 . PMID 30064643 . S2CID 51889455 .
^ a b c d e "Gao Fu" . University of Chinese Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 November 2019 .
^ "Gao Fu" . Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention . Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2019 .
^ 国家卫生计生委党组任命高福同志为中国疾病预防控制中心主任 chinacdc.cn (in Chinese). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2019 .
^ "Professor George Fu Gao" . Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong . Retrieved 3 November 2019 .
^ "Professor George F. Gao" (PDF) . University of Hong Kong . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Wang, Chen; Horby, Peter W.; Hayden, Frederick G.; Gao, George F. (24 January 2020). "A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern" . The Lancet 395 (10223): 470–473. doi :10.1016/S0140-6736(20 )30185-9 PMC 7135038 PMID 31986257 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "George F. Gao" . National Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 November 2019 .
^ a b Abe, Tesuya (15 May 2014). "Contagious enthusiasm" . Nikkei Asian Review . Retrieved 3 November 2019 .
^ Board of Directors Archived 5 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).
^ "GISAID - Former Members SAC" . gisaid.org . Retrieved 30 May 2023 .
^ "Professor George F. Gao" (PDF) . University of Hong Kong . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ a b c d e "George F. Gao, DPhil (Oxon), MSc" . ICREID . Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019 .
^ 关于公布2013年中国科学院院士增选和外籍院士选举结果的公告 CAS (in Chinese). 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2019 .
^ 高福研究员当选爱丁堡皇家学会（RSE）外籍院士 CAS (in Chinese). 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019 .
^ Zhang Yan (张艳 中国疾控中心主任高福院士当选非洲科学院院士 The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2019 .
^ "Prof. George Fu Gao Elected as Foreign Associate of NAS" . CAS . 6 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019 .
^ He Liping 贺梨萍 (22 October 2019). 高福当选美国国家医学科学院外籍院士，同批中唯一中国科学家 The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2019 .
^ "George F. Gao" . German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 26 May 2021 .
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