George F. Gao
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高福 | |
Oxford University |
Gao Fu (
Early life and education
Gao was born in Ying County, Shuozhou, Shanxi province in 1961.[2] He entered Shanxi Agricultural University and was assigned to study veterinary medicine even though he did not want to be a veterinarian.[3]
After graduating in 1983, he entered the graduate school of
Education and career abroad
In 1991, Gao went to the United Kingdom to study at
In 1999, Gao moved to Harvard Medical School as a Wellcome Trust International Travelling Fellow and conducted research under Don Craig Wiley and Stephen C. Harrison until 2001. From 2001 to 2004, Gao taught at Oxford University, serving as a lecturer, doctoral supervisor, and group leader.[4]
Career in China
After 13 years abroad, Gao returned to China in 2004 to serve as Professor and Director of the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).[3] In 2008 he was appointed Vice President of Beijing Institutes of Life Science and Director of the National Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganism and Immunology of the CAS. He has also been an adjunct professor at Oxford since 2010.[4]
Gao was appointed Deputy Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in April 2011. He was promoted to Director in August 2017, succeeding Wang Yu (王宇).[5][6]
In 2015, Gao was appointed Dean of the Savaid Medical School of the
In 2020, Gao contributed to research on SARS-CoV-2.[9]
Contributions
Gao's main research focus is on the mechanism of
Gao's research also involves public and global health policy. During the peak of the
As of 2019, Gao has published 20 books or book chapters and over 500 peer-reviewed research papers,
Other activities
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Member of the Board of Directors[12]
- GISAID, Member of the Scientific Advisory Council (2016-2022)[13]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Vice President[14]
Honours and recognition
- TWAS Prize in Medical Science, 2012[15]
- Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), December 2013[10][16]
- Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 2014[10]
- Nikkei Asia Prize, 2014[15]
- Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM), 2015[10]
- Foreign member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), 2016[10]
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016[10]
- National Award for Distinguished Scientist, 2016[15]
- State Science and Technology Progress Award, 2017[15]
- National Innovation Award, 2017[15]
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), 2017[10][17]
- Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), 2017[10][18]
- Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, 2018[10]
- Foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences, 2019[10][19]
- Foreign associate of the US National Academy of Medicine, October 2019[20]
- Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, 2020[21]
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- ^ "Gao Fu". Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ 国家卫生计生委党组任命高福同志为中国疾病预防控制中心主任. chinacdc.cn (in Chinese). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Professor George Fu Gao". Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "George F. Gao". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b Abe, Tesuya (15 May 2014). "Contagious enthusiasm". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics(FIND).
- ^ "GISAID - Former Members SAC". gisaid.org. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Professor George F. Gao" (PDF). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "George F. Gao, DPhil (Oxon), MSc". ICREID. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ 关于公布2013年中国科学院院士增选和外籍院士选举结果的公告. CAS (in Chinese). 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ 高福研究员当选爱丁堡皇家学会(RSE)外籍院士. CAS (in Chinese). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Zhang Yan (张艳), ed. (25 December 2017). 中国疾控中心主任高福院士当选非洲科学院院士. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Prof. George Fu Gao Elected as Foreign Associate of NAS". CAS. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ He Liping 贺梨萍 (22 October 2019). 高福当选美国国家医学科学院外籍院士,同批中唯一中国科学家. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "George F. Gao". German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 26 May 2021.