Wang Zhizhen, female, Han nationality, is a native of Wu County in Jiangsu Province. She was born in Shanghai and is a biochemistry and molecular biologist.
Among her academic contributions, Wang received recognition for her research on protein folding, folding enzymes and molecular mates, as well as the interaction and reorganization of insulin A and B chains. She later proposed a hypothesis about protein disulfide bond isomerase in both enzyme and molecular mates.
She has also served as a researcher at the biophysics research institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and in 2001, was elected as an academician to the academy. In 2008 she became Vice-Chairman of 11th CPPCC National Committee.