Zeng Guang Explained

Zeng Guang
Native Name:曾光
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:22 May 1946
Birth Place:Beijing, China
Fields:Epidemiology
Workplaces:Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Alma Mater:Hebei Medical University
Peking Union Medical College
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Zeng Guang (; born 22 May 1946) is a Chinese epidemiologist who is a chief scientist and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese CDC).[1] He is a member of the High-level Expert Panel of National Health Commission.[2]

Biography

Zeng was born in 1946 in the Republic of China. After graduating from Hebei Medical College (now Hebei Medical University), he was in graduate school of Peking Union Medical College, studying for a master's degree in medical science.[3] He was a visiting scholar at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) between 1985 and 1986. In 2003, he served as a consultant for the SARS Prevention and Control Headquarters.[4] In a June 2021 interview with Chinese Communist Party-owned tabloid Global Times, Zeng stated that a probe into the origins of COVID-19 should shift to the United States.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Xu Wen (Chinese: 许雯) . http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/24/679096.html . zh:国家卫健委专家组成员:春运结束前疫情上升势头可能遏制 . Beijing News . 24 January 2020 . 30 January 2020 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130061528/http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2020/01/24/679096.html . 30 January 2020 . live .
  2. News: Wang Xiaoyu . Senior health expert addresses key concerns amid outbreak . 30 January 2020 . Chinadaily . 25 January 2020.
  3. News: 卫生部流行病学专家组组长曾光简历 . 2022-03-03 . 2003-12-13 . 2005-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050307190908/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-13/11372364156.shtml .
  4. Web site: 疾控中心流行病学首席专家曾光:非典疑团与真相. 2004-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220303171003/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/n/2004-05-10/26/434571.shtml. 2022-03-03. 2003年非典期间,作为卫生部流行病学专家组组长和国务院非典型肺炎督导组成员.
  5. News: June 17, 2021. China disease expert says COVID-19 origins probe should shift to U.S.- Global Times. en-US. Reuters. 2021-06-20.