Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 7/3/2007
Career Data Updated: 7/3/2007

PHOTO: Chen Zhu
Chen Zhu 陈竺
Minister, Ministry of Health
Born: 1953

Biography

Chen Zhu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. His ancestral home is in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1953 and received a Master's from the Shanghai Second Medical Sciences University in 1981.

Chen Zhu is a leading hematology expert and an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences molecular biologist. He is distinguished in hemophilia classification, diagnosis, and hereditary consultation. As the only Chinese member of the International Hemophilia League Chen has conducted initiative research into the human T cell recipient (TCR) gene's structure and expression and elaborated the No.22 chromosome breakage point and cluster area, while establishing the BCR-ABL reorganized molecular model in Ph chromosome accompanying acute leukemia. Chen is one of the chief scientists in the gene cloning and DNA-sequencing.

Chen Zhu served as vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2000 - 2007.

Chen Zhu is currently Minister of Health.

Career Data

2007— Minister, Ministry of Health
2000—2007 Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1999 (Conferred Outstanding Technician Medals, Ministry of Personnel)
1999 (Won Yangtze Scholar Awarding Program Top Grade Prize)
Deputy Director, Shanghai No.2 Medical Sciences University, Joint Genetics and Medical Sciences Center Shanghai Municipality
(Honored as National Outstanding Science and Technology Worker)
(Honored as Shanghai Science Elite National Model Worker)
Deputy Director, Shanghai Research Center of Life Sciences
1996 (Awarded Ho Lee and Ho Leung Foundation Prize for Medicine)
Director, Shanghai Hematology Research Institute Shanghai Municipality
1995— Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1994 (Awarded China Youth Scientists Prize)
1994 (Laureate, 1st Shanghai Honor Award of Medical Science)
1990—???? Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Division of Biological Sciences
Graduate, University of Paris, Life Sciences Department France, Paris (Received Doctorate)
1984—???? Foreign Resident Doctor, University of Paris, St. Louise Hospital France, Paris
1981 Graduate, Shanghai No.2 Medical Sciences University Shanghai Municipality (Received Master's of Medicine)
Graduate, Shanghai No.2 Medical Sciences University Shanghai Municipality

Recent Travel & Appearances

08 Jul 10 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Asif Ali Zardari (President of Pakistan)
Hu Jintao met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.
24 May 10 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Hillary Clinton (U.S. Secretary of State)
Timothy Geithner (U.S. Treasury Secretary)
Hu Jintao delivered a speech at the opening session of the China-U.S. strategic and economic dialogue.
24 May 10 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Hillary Clinton (U.S. Secretary of State)
Timothy Geithner (U.S. Treasury Secretary)
Wang Qishan and Dai Bingguol co-chaired the meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama's special representatives, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
23 May 10 Li Keqiang addressed a meeting concerning reform on health care system.
17 May 10 Travelled to Switzerland, Geneva
Chen Zhu addressed delegates from the WHO's 193 member states.
16 Mar 10 Li Keqiang presided over a meeting on deepening the country's medical reform.
10 Feb 10 Hu Jintao made a speech during a meeting with representatives of non-communist parties.
09 Feb 10 Li Keqiang made remarks at the first plenary meeting of the recently-established food safety commission under the State Council.
20 Jan 10 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Heinz Fischer (President of Austria)
Hu Jintao held talks with Austrian President Heinz Fischer.
01 Dec 09 Wen Jiabao encouraged HIV sufferers to live with hope on World AIDS Day.