Zhang Yong (Chinese: 张涌; born March 1956) is a Chinese agronomist who is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Northwest A&F University. His scientific pursuits integrated the fields of animal cloning, transgenic technique and animal embryo engineering.[1]
Biography
Zhang was born in Horinger County, Inner Mongolia, in March 1956. He received his bachelor's degree from Inner Mongolia Institute of Agriculture& Animal Husbandry (now Inner Mongolia Agricultural University) in 1982, and his master's degree and doctor's degree from Northwest Agricultural University (now Northwest A&F University) in 1984 and 1990, respectively. After graduation, he was offered a faculty position at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the university.[2]