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Chen Zhu
ForMemRS
Chen Zhu ForMemRS
陈竺
	Chen Zhu (2011)
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	In office; 14 March 2013 – 10 March 2023
Chairman	Zhang Dejiang; Li Zhanshu
Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
	In office; December 2012 – 9 December 2022
Preceded by	Sang Guowei
Succeeded by	He Wei
Minister of Health
	In office; June 2007 – March 2013
Preceded by	Gao Qiang
Succeeded by	Li Bin; (as Minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission)
President of the Red Cross Society of China
	In office; 6 June 2015 – 10 October 2024
Preceded by	Hua Jianmin
Succeeded by	He Wei
President of Chinese Medical Association
	In office; 2010–2015
Preceded by	Zhong Nanshan
Succeeded by	Ma Xiaowei
President of the Western Returned Scholars Association
	In office; 2013–2021
Preceded by	Han Qide
Succeeded by	Ding Zhongli
Personal details
Born	August 17, 1953 (age 71); Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
Alma mater	Jiangxi Provincial Shangrao Health School; Shanghai Second Medical University; Paris Diderot University (DSc);
Awards	Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
	Scientific career
Fields	Hematology, Molecular biology

Chen Zhu ForMemRS (Chinese: 陈竺; pinyin: Chén Zhú; born August 17, 1953) is a Chinese hematologist and molecular biologist who has served as the president of the Red Cross Society of China from 2015 to 2024.^[1]

He previously served as vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee from 2013 to 2023, chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party Central Committee from 2012 to 2022, president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2010 to 2015, Minister of Heath of China from 2007 to 2013, and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2000 to 2007.^[2]^[3]

In the academia, he is academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, foreign fellow of the Royal Society, foreign member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, and foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences. He also holds a professorship at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.^[4]

Biography

Chen was born in Shanghai in August 1953 and his ancestral hometown is Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province.

Chen began his medical career by spending five years in rural China as a barefoot doctor.^[5] Chen then obtained his master's degree from the Shanghai Second Medical Sciences University (now the medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University) in September, 1981.^[2] He obtained his Ph.D. from the Paris Diderot University (Paris 7) in Paris, France. Chen completed his medical residency and postdoctoral research at the same university and its teaching hospital.^[2]

Chen is former President of the Shanghai Institute of Hematology and former Director-general of the China Human Genome Center (South) in Shanghai.

On 10 October 2024, he was succeeded by He Wei as the president of the Red Cross Society of China.^[6]

Honors and awards

Chen is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the US Institute of Medicine, foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences, and a member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Chen is also a Member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. He was elected an Honorary Fellows of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in 2008.

Chen was awarded the State Scientific and Technological Award by the Chinese government and the "Prix de l'Qise" by "La Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer" of France (he is the first non-French winner).

In 2002, Chen received the Legion of Honour from French Government. In 2005, Chen was given an honorary doctor of science by the University of Hong Kong.

In 2010, Chen was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of the University) by the University of York, England, at a ceremony in Beijing.

In 2012, Chen was awarded the 7th Annual Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research by the National Foundation for Cancer Research.^[7] He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2013.^[8]

In 2018, Chen was awarded the Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences “for the clarification of molecular mechanisms and the development of a revolutionary treatment for acute promyelocytic leukaemia”. He shared the prize and the prize amount of one million US dollars with cancer researchers Anne Dejean and Hugues de Thé.^[9]

U.S. sanctions

On December 8, 2020, Chen Zhu, together with all 13 other vice chairpersons of the National People's Congress of China was designated by US Department of State as connected with the National Security Law (NSL), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13936, “The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization”, and added to OFAC's SDN List.^[10]^[11]

Family

Chen Zhu's father Chen Jialun (陈家伦) and mother Xu Manyin (许曼音) are both prominent doctors and medical professors in Shanghai. He is the eldest of three children. His youngest brother, Chen Zhen (1955–2000), was a globally recognized artist based in France. He also has a sister named Chen Jian (陈简).^[12] Chen Zhu's wife Chen Saijuan is also a well-known hematologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.^[12] The couple have a son. Both Chen and his wife studied under Wang Zhenyi.

References

^ "陈竺当选新一届中国红十字会会长_团结网". www.tuanjiewang.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "China Vitae : Biography of Chen Zhu". China Vitae. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
^ "中国红十字会第十次全国会员代表大会闭幕". Red Cross Society of China. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "陈竺简历-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ Watts, Jonathan (2008-10-25). "Chen Zhu: from barefoot doctor to China's Minister of Health". The Lancet. 372 (9648): 1455. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61561-5. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 7159084. PMID 18930519.
^ "中国红十字会第十二次全国会员代表大会闭幕" [The 12th National Congress of the Red Cross Society of China closed]. Xinhua News Agency. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ "National Foundation for Cancer Research: Research for a Cure". NFCR. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
^ "Chinese scientist Chen Zhu elected to Royal Society". CCTV. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
^ "2018's Sjöberg Prize awarded for unique treatment that cures a once fatal cancer". The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "Designations of National People's Congress Officials Undermining the Autonomy of Hong Kong". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
^ "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
^ ^a ^b "百条控糖顺口溜, 她的骄傲 (天下名医63)". People's Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

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