Shen Hongbing (; born May 1964) is a Chinese epidemiologist and oncologist, director of the

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC; ) is an institution directly under the National Health Commission, based in Changping District, Beijing, China. Established in 1983, it works to protect public health and safety ...

, and president of

Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Medical University (NMU; ) is a university in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It was established in 1934 in Zhenjiang, but subsequently relocated to Nanjing in 1957. The university has two main campuses: Wutai and Jiangning, both of which ...

from 2014 to 2021.

Biography

Shen was born in Qidong,

Nantong Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

province in 1964. He received his bachelor's degree in preventive medicine and master's degree in epidemiology from

in 1986 and 1989, respectively. In 1999, he obtained a doctor's degree from

Shanghai Medical College The Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, formerly the independent Shanghai Medical University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in China. Clinical medicine of the Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University is c ...

. Since 1989, he has served as lecturer, associate professor and professor of epidemiology teaching and research at

. He was a senior visiting scholar at the

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (colloquially MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the U.S. and one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers ...

. In June 2014, he was appointed president of Nanjing Medical University. On 26 July 2022, he was appointed director of

Honours and awards

* 2009 "Chang Jiang Scholar" (or "Yangtze River Scholar") * 2013 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) * November 22, 2019 Member of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

(CAE)

References

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