LI LANJUAN
Li Lanjuan, a famous epidemiologist and member of the expert panel appointed by the Chinese Government, has made great progress in helping prevent and control the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia. Recently, her team succeeded in the treatment of critical patients in Wuhan, Hubei Province in central China.
Born in 1947, Li has been engaged in clinical teaching and research of infectious disease for nearly four decades. She also focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of liver failure and the development of an artificial liver.
In 2003, during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, she minimized losses as the director of the health department of Zhejiang Province in east China by adopting effective measures such as self-monitored quarantine. At the same time, she successfully cultured and isolated the SARS virus and completed its genetic sequencing.
Her team has made comprehensive breakthroughs in infectious diseases including molecular structure and the origin of viruses, fast detection, virus culturing, vaccine development and clinical therapy, and has played a crucial role in curbing the spread of the H1N1 virus.
Li was selected as an academician of the China Academy of Engineering in 2005.
