Prof. ZHANG Wenhong delivers PolyU Master Lecture: The Race between Evolving Infectious Diseases and Human Technology
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Date
28 May 2025
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Organiser
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research, PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence, Department of Health Technology and Informatics
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Time
16:00 - 18:00
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Venue
Lecture Theatre V322, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU (Physical attendance ONLY. NO live streaming service will be available. Limited seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.)
Speaker
Prof. ZHANG Wenhong
Enquiry
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research info.pair@polyu.edu.hk
Summary
Abstract
Infectious diseases evolve in unpredictable patterns, constantly reshaping themselves in ways that challenge our ability to anticipate their next dangerous variant. While medical researchers methodically develop vaccines and treatments through careful scientific processes, disease-causing organisms rapidly adapt through random mutations that can bypass our most sophisticated defenses. In this eternal biological chess match, can human innovation and technology advance quickly enough to anticipate and counter nature's unpredictable moves before the next pandemic emerges?
Prof. ZHANG Wenhong
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Professor, Chief Physician, PhD Supervisor
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Director of National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases
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Head of Institute of Infection and Health, Fudan University
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Head of Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
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Director of Shanghai Sci-Tech Inno Center for Infection & Immunity
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Dean of Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University
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Vice President of Chinese Society of Infectious Diseases, Chinese Medical Association
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Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Emerging Microbes and Infections
Prof. Zhang, a veteran scientist in the clinical diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, is a Changjiang Distinguished Professor under the “Yangtze River Scholars Award Program” of the Ministry of Education, a Young and Middle-Aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions of the National Health Commission, and an expert awarded with special government allowance from the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.
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