Chen Wei (medical scientist) explained

Chen Wei
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans-CN
Office:Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee
Term Start:March 2018
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1Namedata:Wang Yang
Office1:Delegate to the National People's Congress
Constituency1:People's Liberation Army
Term Start1:March 2013
Term End1:March 2018
1Blankname1:Chairman
1Namedata1:Zhang Dejiang
Birth Place:Lanxi, Zhejiang China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Zhejiang University
Tsinghua University
Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Branch:People's Liberation Army
Serviceyears:1991–present
Rank: Shao jiang (Major general)
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Fields:Research on ebola, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
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Chen Wei (; born February 1966) is a Chinese epidemiologist and virologist specializing in biodefense, and is currently working as a researcher and doctoral advisor at the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, and is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). In September 2021, The Globe and Mail reported that Chen is also a major general in China's People's Liberation Army.[1]

Biography

Chen was born in Lanxi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang, in 1966. She received her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Zhejiang University in 1988. She obtained a master's degree at Tsinghua University in 1991. She attended the Academy of Military Medical Sciences where she obtained her doctor's degree in 1998. She became a faculty member of the academy upon graduation.

In 2013, Chen became a delegate of the People's Liberation Army to the National People's Congress.[2]

On 10 July 2015, she was awarded the military rank of major general (shaojiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.[3]

She was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.[4] In January 2018, she became a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[5] In November 2019, She was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[6]

On May 30, 2021, she was elected vice president of the China Association for Science and Technology.[7]

COVID-19 vaccine research

See also: Convidecia. In 2020, Chen led a joint team of the Institute of Biotechnology, the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, and CanSino Biologics to develop Convidecia. The development team registered a Phase 1 trial in March 2020 and a Phase 2 trial in April 2020.[8] [9] It conducted its Phase III trials in Argentina,[10] Chile,[11] Mexico,[12] Pakistan,[13] Russia,[14] and Saudi Arabia[15] with 40,000 participants.

In February 2021, global data from Phase III trials and 101 COVID cases showed the vaccine had a 65.7% efficacy in preventing moderate symptoms of COVID-19, and 91% efficacy in preventing severe disease.[16]

Convidecia is approved for use by some countries in Asia,[17] [18] [19] Europe,[20] [21] and Latin America.[22] [23] [24]

Personal life

Chen is married to her husband who is a native of Shandong province and they have a son.[25]

Honours and awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chinese Major-General worked with fired scientist at Canada's top infectious disease lab. . Robert. Fife. Steven. Chase. 2021-09-16. 2021-09-17. 2021-09-16. https://archive.today/20210916201505/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-chinese-pla-general-collaborated-with-fired-scientist-at-canadas-top/.
  2. News: Minnie. Chan. William. Zheng. Meet the major general on China's coronavirus scientific front line. South China Morning Post. 3 March 2020. 15 April 2020. en.
  3. News: Tsinghua University. http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150716/44176923_0.shtml#_zbs_baidu_bk . zh:解放军总后勤部女博导陈薇晋升少将(图) . ifeng.com . 16 July 2015 . 23 January 2020 . zh.
  4. News: http://news.sohu.com/20130227/n367313787.shtml . zh:第十二届全国人民代表大会代表名单 . Sohu . 27 February 2013 . 23 January 2020 . zh.
  5. News: http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/zxww/2018/03/14/ARTI1521024517368985.shtml . zh:中国人民政治协商会议第十三届全国委员会常务委员名单 . cppcc.gov.cn . 14 March 2018 . 23 January 2020 . zh.
  6. News: http://www.cae.cn/cae/html/main/col323/2019-11/22/20191122095745643268594_1.html . zh: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 . 22 November 2019 . 15 January 2020 . zh.
  7. News: https://www.163.com/dy/article/GBBS3RFK054109WD.html . zh:陈薇新当选、潘建伟连任！金华好儿女双双当选中国科协副主席 . 163.com . 31 May 2021 . 1 June 2021 . zh.
  8. News: Xie. John. 15 April 2020. China Announces Phase 2 of Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine. Voice of America. 18 April 2020.
  9. Web site: 22 May 2020. The Lancet: First human trial of COVID-19 vaccine finds it is safe and induces rapid immune response. 24 December 2020. EurekAlert!.
  10. Web site: 14 December 2020. Comenzará en la Argentina un nuevo estudio de vacuna recombinante contra el SARS-CoV-2. 2020-12-15. infobae. es-ES.
  11. Web site: Gob.cl - Article: Science Minister: "We Work With Maximum Rigor So That Science And Technology Benefit People'S Health". 2020-11-21. Government of Chile.
  12. Web site: 2020-11-10. Chinese Covid vaccine trials to be expanded to five more states. 2020-11-11. Mexico News Daily.
  13. Web site: Phase III Trial of A COVID-19 Vaccine of Adenovirus Vector in Adults 18 Years Old and Above - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov. 2020-10-21. clinicaltrials.gov.
  14. News: 2020-12-07 . Russia approves clinical trials for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-Ncov: Ifax . Reuters . 2020-12-07.
  15. News: 9 August 2020. CanSino to start Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi. Reuters. 9 August 2020. Eltahir N.
  16. Web site: 8 February 2021. CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 vaccine 65.7% effective in global trials, Pakistan official says. 2021-02-08. Reuters.
  17. News: Liu. Roxanne. 2021-02-25. China approves two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines for public use. Reuters. 2021-02-26.
  18. Web site: 2021-04-25. Pakistan purchases over 30 million COVID doses from China: sources. 2021-04-26. ARY NEWS. en-US.
  19. Web site: Malaysia to receive CanSino vaccine this month The Malaysian Insight. 2021-04-03. www.themalaysianinsight.com. en.
  20. News: Ashok. Rashmi. 2021-03-22. UPDATE 2-China's CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccine receives emergency use approval in Hungary. Reuters. 2021-03-22.
  21. Web site: 2021-03-03. Membrii NITAG au venit cu recomandări privind utilizarea vaccinurilor împotriva COVID-19 în Republica Moldova. 2021-05-21. Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii și Protecţiei Sociale. en.
  22. News: 2021-02-11. 'Our gratitude always': From China's CanSino, Mexico welcomes biggest vaccine shipment yet. Reuters. 2021-02-11.
  23. Web site: 2021-06-11. Argentina issues emergency approval to China's single-dose Cansino COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-06-11. Reuters.
  24. Web site: ISP Approves Emergency Use And Importation Of Cansino Vaccine To Fight COVID-19. 2021-04-08. Institute of Public Health of Chile.
  25. 科学家陈薇：我相信爱情. 苏容. 中国妇女. 2020-03-03. 3 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303221936/http://www.womenofchina.com/2012/0308/131.shtml. dead.
  26. Web site: Lin. Lin. The Eighth Chinese Young Women in Science Awards. All-China Women's Federation. 12 January 2012. 16 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416155646/http://www.womenofchina.cn/html/people/Crowd/137083-7.htm. 16 April 2020. dead.
  27. News: Xi Jinping signs order to award 4 people for outstanding contribution in COVID-19 fight. Xinhuanet. 11 August 2020. 11 October 2020.

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