Zhang Xue (Chinese: 张学; born July 1964) is a Chinese geneticist currently serving as president and Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Harbin Medical University.[1]

Zhang Xue
President of Harbin Medical University
Assumed office
October 2018
Preceded byYang Baofeng
Personal details
BornJuly 1964 (age 60)
Zhaozhou County, Heilongjiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChina Medical University (PRC)
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular genetics
InstitutionsHarbin Medical University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xué

Biography

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Zhang was born in Zhaozhou County, Heilongjiang, in July 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in clinical medicine in 1986, a master's degree in genetics in 1989, and a doctor's degree in cell biology in 1994, all from China Medical University (PRC). After graduation, he joined the faculty of the university. In 2018, he was appointed president of Harbin Medical University, replacing Yang Baofeng [zh]. Before the appointment, he worked at Peking Union Medical College.[2]

Honours and awards

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  • 1997 The 5th China Youth Science and Technology Award
  • 2001 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
  • 2011 The 4th Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award
  • 2014 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)
  • November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]

References

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  1. ^ 2019年两院院士增选结果出炉 黑龙江省新增四位. sina (in Chinese). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (17 October 2018). 破格提拔:张学出任哈医大校长,上任前省委书记专门找他谈话. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
Educational offices
Preceded by President of Harbin Medical University
2018
Incumbent