Chen Hualan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Hualan
陈化兰
BornMarch 1969 (age 55)
Jingyuan County, Gansu, China
Alma materGansu Agricultural University
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Children1
AwardsL'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsAnimal virology
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Chen Hualan (simplified Chinese: 陈化兰; traditional Chinese: 陳化蘭; pinyin: Chén Huàlán; born March 1969) is a Chinese veterinary 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]

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]

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  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.