Chen Hualan

Chen Hualan (simplified Chinese: 陈化兰; traditional Chinese: 陳化蘭; pinyin: Chén Huàlán; born 1969) is a Chinese animal virologist best known for researching animal epidemic diseases.[1][2] She is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and a member of the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT). She is now a researcher and PhD Supervisor at Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[3][4]

Chen Hualan
Born1969 (age 50–51)
Baiyin, Gansu, China
Alma materGansu Agricultural University
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Children1 son
AwardsL'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsAnimal virology
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

She has been listed among the "Ten Scientific Figures of the Year" by Nature in 2013.[5] She won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2016,[6][7] and was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017.[8]

Biography

Born in Baiyin, Gansu in 1969, Chen graduated with a master's degree in veterinary pathobiology from Gansu Agricultural University in 1994. Then she earned a doctorate in preventive veterinary medicine from Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1997. After graduation she worked as a research assistant in its Harbin Veterinary Research Insititute. From 1999 to 2002 she studied at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed her post-doctoral research. Chen went back to China in 2002 and that year became a researcher at Harbin Veterinary Research Insititute, director of its Key Laboratory of Animal Influenza, as well as director of the National Bird Flu Research Laboratory.[9][10]

Personal life

Chen is married and has a son.

Awards
  • First Class National Science and Technology Progress Award[11]
  • Second Class National Technology Invention Award[11]
  • Chinese Agricultural Elites Award[11]
  • China Youth Science and Technology Award[11]
  • China Young Female Scientists Award (2011)[11]
  • National "May 1" Labor Medal[11]
  • China Youth "May 4" Medal[11]
  • L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science[12]

References
  1. Ed Yong (2013-05-02). "Scientists create hybrid flu that can go airborne". Nature.
  2. "Genetic Basis for the transmission of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in a Mammalian Host" (PDF). offlu.net.
  3. "The 7th China Young Female Scientists Award". womenofchina.cn. 2011.
  4. Steve Connor (2013-05-02). "'Appalling irresponsibility': Senior scientists attack Chinese researchers for creating new strains of influenza virus in veterinary laboratory". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  5. 《自然》评十大科学人物 中国禽流感专家当选. Sina (in Chinese). 2013-12-19.
  6. "Chen Hualan gewinnt UNESCO-L'Oréal-Preis 2016". UNESCO (in French). 2015-10-09.
  7. 陈化兰获世界杰出女科学家成就奖. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2015-10-09.
  8. "关于公布2017年中国科学院院士增选当选院士名单的公告". Chinese Academy of Sciences. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-02. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  9. Martin Enserink (2013-05-02). "Single Gene Swap Helps Bird Flu Virus Switch Hosts". Science. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  10. "Chinese scientists slammed for creating mutant influenza virus in laboratory". Fox News. 2013-05-03.
  11. 陈化兰 中国农科院哈尔滨兽医研究所国家禽流感参考实验室主任. Sohu (in Chinese). 2010-01-04.
  12. 陈化兰获世界杰出女科学家成就奖. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-10-09.
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