Zhuang Hui Research Group

Lab PI

Hui Zhuang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor at the Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, and Doctoral Advisor.

Email: zhuangbmu@126.com

Education

1953.09-1954.07: Public Health, Beijing Medical College

1954.09-1955.07: Beijing Foreign Studies University

1955.09-1961.07: Public Health, First Moscow State Medical University

Work Experience

1961.09-1962.12: Assistant, Sun Yat-sen Medical College

1963.01-1979.12: Assistant, Beijing Medical College

1980.01-1985.08: Lecturer, Peking University Health Science Center

1985.09-1988.08: Associate Professor, Peking University Health Science Center

1988.09-1989.04: Professor, Peking University Health Science Center

1989.05-1992.09: Professor and Dean, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center

1992.10-1995.11: Professor, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center

1995.12-2000.01: Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Peking University Health Science Center

2000.02-Present: Professor, Department of Microbiology, Peking University Health Science Center

1980.03-1982.06: Visiting Scholar, Virus Department, Fairfield Hospital, Australia

1991.05-1991.08: Visiting Professor, Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan

1993.02-1993.08: Visiting Scholar, Virus Department, Fairfield Hospital, Australia

1999.07-1999.12: Visiting Scholar, Northwest Medical Center, Australia

Academic Service and Awards

Committee Member of the Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis

Lifetime Honorary Director of the Hepatology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association

Director of the Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control

Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Virology and the Chinese Journal of Pathogen Biology

Research Projects

Led national research projects under the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Five-Year Plans; participated in the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Five-Year Plans for Major Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, the 973 Program, the 863 Program, the National Key Technology Research and Development Program, and Sino-Belgian and Sino-Japanese research cooperation projects (Chinese PI).

Research Focus

Specializes in viral hepatitis research. First reported and confirmed via immunoelectron microscopy and gene sequencing the existence of epidemic and sporadic hepatitis E in China.

Established laboratory diagnostic techniques and a rhesus monkey animal model for hepatitis E in China.

Developed "HEV IgG Antibody ELISA Kit" and "HBV Surface Antigen Colloidal Gold Test Strip," receiving new drug certificates with protection periods of 2 and 8 years, respectively.

First to epidemiologically and serologically confirm hepatitis C outbreaks among plasma donors in China, linked to cross-contamination during plasma collection; implemented measures to control the spread.

First to confirm hepatitis G virus infection in China through epidemiological, molecular biological, and animal infection studies.

Collaborated with Beijing institutions to propose optimal hepatitis B vaccination strategies for newborns and developed diagnostic kits for hepatitis A and D, generating significant economic and social benefits.

Awards

National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (3 times)

National New Drug Certificates (3 times)

US Patent (1)

Chinese Patents (5)

Ministry of Health Science and Technology Progress First Prize

Chinese Medical Science and Technology Progress First Prize

Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress First Prize

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Progress First Prize

Ministry of Health Science and Technology Progress Second Prize

Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (Basic Research)

PLA General Logistics Department Science and Technology Progress Second Prize

Chinese Medical Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (2 times)

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Progress Second Prize (2 times)

Ministry of Health Science and Technology Progress Third Prize

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Progress Third Prize (4 times)

Chinese Medical Science and Technology Popularization Award

Shanghai Science Popularization Award Second Prize

2024 Okuda-Omata Outstanding Contribution Award from the Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver.