Yuen Kwok-yung

Professor
Yuen Kwok-yung
GBS JP
Professor Yuen Kwok-yung GBS JP
袁國勇
	Yuen during a NHC press conference in January 2020
Born	30 December 1956 (age 67); Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong
Known for	Research on SARS
	Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology
Institutions	University of Hong Kong

Yuen Kwok-yung GBS JP (Chinese: 袁國勇; born 30 December 1956) is a Hong Kong microbiologist, physician and surgeon. He is a prolific researcher, with most of his nearly 800 papers (as of December 2020) related to research on novel microbes or emerging infectious diseases. He led a team identifying the SARS coronavirus that caused the SARS pandemic of 2003–4, and traced its genetic origins to wild bats. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he has acted as expert adviser to the Hong Kong government.^[1]

^ "Health expert inspects markets". news.gov.hk. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[1] "Health expert inspects markets". news.gov.hk. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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