Shen Hongbing (; born May 1964) is a Chinese epidemiologist and oncologist who has served as 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 ...

, since July 2022.

Biography

Shen was born in

Qidong, Jiangsu Qidong is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nantong in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. It is located on the north side of the Yangtze River opposite Shanghai and forms a peninsula jutting out into ...

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

Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Medical University (NJMU; ) is a provincial public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Jiangsu. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction. The school was originally established ...

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

Shanghai Medical College The Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, formerly Shanghai Medical University, is the medical school of Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Established in 1927, Shanghai Medical University was merged into Fudan University in April 2000 ...

. 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 and autonomous university of the University of Texas System in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the w ...

. From 2014 to 2021, he was president of Nanjing Medical University. From 2021 to 2022, he was deputy director of China's

National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention The National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention () is a deputy-ministerial-level agency under the National Health Commission of China. On May 13, 2021, the National Administration was officially listed at No. 14, Zhichun Road, Hai ...

. On 26 July 2022, he was appointed director of the

Honours and awards

* 2009 "Chang Jiang Scholar" (or "Yangtze River Scholar") * 2013 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) * 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 a ...

(CAE)

References

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