Wang Shizhen (physician)

Wang Shizhen
王世真
Born(1916-03-07)7 March 1916
Chiba, Japan
Died27 May 2016(2016-05-27) (aged 100)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materYenching University
Tsinghua University
University of Toronto
University of Iowa
Known forFather of Chinese nuclear medicine
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear medicine
Biochemistry

Wang Shizhen (Chinese: 王世真; pinyin: Wáng Shìzhēn; 7 March 1916 – 27 May 2016) was a Chinese nuclear medicine physician and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was known as the father of Chinese nuclear medicine.[1]

  1. ^ ""中国核医学之父"王世真逝世 享年100岁" (in Chinese). Tercent. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.