Jin Guozhang (; 6 June 1927 – 29 January 2019) was a Chinese
pharmacologist
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and
psychopathologist
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. He is considered as a pioneer of modernizing
traditional Chinese medicine
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.
Biography
Jin was born on June 6 1927 in
Yongkang, Zhejiang
Yongkang (), formerly known as Lizhou (), is a county-level city located in the central part of Zhejiang, in the People's Republic of China. It is southeast of the Jinhua, Jinhua City boundary and approximately 180 km (111.8 mi) ...
, China. He studied at the Department of Pharmacy, School of Sciences,
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...
. He later became a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
(SIMM, CAS). He also served as a professor at the School of Pharmacy,
Fudan University
Fudan University (FDU) is a public university, national public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal ...
in
Shanghai
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. Jin was elected an academician of the CAS in 2001.
Jin systematically studied the Chinese traditional medicines, their ingredients and compositions. He also identified several important effective ingredients and their pharmacological approaches for some traditional medicines. Jin also holds several
patent
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s of Chinese medicines.
金国章院士荣获2002年何梁何利基金科学与技术奖
/ref> He won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize
The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (HLHL, ) is a Hong Kong–based non-government organisation which annually bestows prizes upon Chinese scientists. It was established on 30 March 1994, with funds donated from the charitable foundations of Ho Sin ...
in 2002.
References
External links
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS - Jin Guozhang
China Vitae - Jin Guozhang
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1927 births
2019 deaths
Chinese pathologists
Chinese pharmacologists
Academic staff of Fudan University
Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
People from Yongkang, Zhejiang
Scientists from Jinhua
Zhejiang University alumni