Song Erwei (Chinese: 宋尔卫; born April 1970) is a Chinese oncologist currently serving as president of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences and the Canton Hospital.
Song Erwei | |||||||
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宋尔卫 | |||||||
| Born | April 1970 (age 54) Heshan, Guangdong, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Sun Yat-sen University University of Duisburg-Essen Harvard Medical School | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Oncology | ||||||
| Institutions | Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 宋爾衛 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋尔卫 | ||||||
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Education
editSong was born in Heshan, Guangdong in April 1970. His father is an English teacher.[1] He primarily studied at Chaotianlu School and secondary studied at Guangzhou No. 2 High School.[1] After graduating from Sun Yat-sen University in 1995, he became a surgeon at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. In 1999, he was sent abroad to study at the University of Duisburg-Essen at the expense of the Chinese government, where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree. In 2002, he did post-doctoral research at the Harvard Medical School.[1]
Career
editAfter returning to China, he worked at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. In 2017, he was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Central Committee of Jiusan Society.[2] In 2018 he became a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Honours and awards
edit- State Natural Science Award (Second Class)
- Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cao Si (曹斯) (2 December 2019). 中科院院士宋尔卫：广州仔 逸仙情. southcn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ 九三学社第十四届中央委员会委员. Jiusan Society (in Chinese). 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ 宋尔卫教授当选中国科学院院士. qq.com (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
External links
edit- Song Erwei on the Jiusan Society (in Chinese)