Chen Wei (medical scientist)

Chen Wei (Chinese: 陈薇; born February 1966) is a Chinese epidemiologist and virologist specializing in biodefense, and is currently working as a researcher and doctoral advisor at the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, and is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). In September 2021, The Globe and Mail reported that Chen is also a major general in China's People's Liberation Army.

Chen Wei
陈薇
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee
(13th)
Assumed office
March 2018
ChairmanWang Yang
Delegate to the National People's Congress
(12th)
In office
March 2013  March 2018
ChairmanZhang Dejiang
ConstituencyPeople's Liberation Army
Personal details
BornFebruary 1966 (age 58)
Lanxi, Zhejiang China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materZhejiang University
Tsinghua University
Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army
Years of service1991–present
Rank Shao jiang (Major general)
Scientific career
FieldsResearch on ebola, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
Board member of
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
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