Shi Zhengli

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Shi Zhengli
Born (1964-05-26) 26 May 1964 (age 60)
Xixia County, Henan, China
Education
Known forResearch into bat viruses
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
Institutions
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese石正丽
Traditional Chinese石正麗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí Zhènglì

Shi Zhengli (simplified Chinese: 石正丽; traditional Chinese: 石正麗; born 26 May 1964) is a Chinese virologist who researches SARS-like coronaviruses of bat origin. Shi directs the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). In 2017, Shi and her colleague Cui Jie discovered that the SARS coronavirus likely originated in a population of cave-dwelling horseshoe bats in Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township, Yunnan.[1] She came to prominence in the popular press as "Batwoman" during the COVID-19 pandemic for her work with bat coronaviruses.[2] Shi was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[3]

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    • For the research paper, see: Wang, Ning (2018). "Serological Evidence of Bat SARS-Related Coronavirus Infection in Humans, China" (PDF). Virologica Sinica. 33 (1): 104–107. doi:10.1007/s12250-018-0012-7. PMC 6178078. PMID 29500691.
    • For English news coverage, see: "Bat cave solves mystery of deadly SARS virus — and suggests new outbreak could occur". Nature. 1 December 2017.
    • For a more detailed news coverage in Chinese, see: "石正丽团队两年前已发现蝙蝠冠状病毒感染人现象". The Beijing News [新京报]. 26 February 2020.
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  3. ^ "Shi Zhengli: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.