Chen Wei (medical scientist)

Chen Wei
Chen Wei
陈薇
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee; (13th)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 2018
Chairman	Wang Yang
Delegate to the National People's Congress; (12th)
	In office; March 2013 – March 2018
Chairman	Zhang Dejiang
Constituency	People's Liberation Army
Personal details
Born	February 1966 (age 58); Lanxi, Zhejiang China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Zhejiang University; Tsinghua University; Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1991–present
Rank	Shao jiang (Major general)
	Scientific career
Fields	Research on ebola, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
Board member of	All-China Women's Federation;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳薇
Simplified Chinese	陈薇
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Wēi

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.^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference scmp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Zhao, Frank (21 July 2015). "ACWF Executive Committee Member Chen Wei Promoted to Major General". All-China Women's Federation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (16 September 2021). "Chinese Major-General worked with fired scientist at Canada's top infectious disease lab". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.