Zhang Xuan

Currently working at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, serving as Assistant to the President and Director of the Research Department, Executive Deputy Director of the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, and Director of the Clinical Immunology Center of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of various rheumatic and immunological diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue diseases, immune liver diseases, and interstitial pneumonia. Graduated from the 8-year clinical medicine program at Peking Union Medical College with a Doctor of Medicine degree. From January 2001 to July 2003, a visiting scholar at the National Institutes of Health (NIAMS) Center for Autoimmune Diseases in the United States. After graduating with a Doctor of Clinical Medicine degree from Peking Union Medical College, he has been engaged in clinical work at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, becoming an associate Dr. in 2000 and a chief physician in 2005.

He has led and presided over more than 20 research projects, including the National 13th Five-Year Plan Major Project on Precision Medicine for Autoimmune Diseases and a key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His research achievements have won awards such as the Second Prize of the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, the China Youth Science and Technology Award, and the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award. He enjoys special allowances from the State Council, has received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and has been recognized as a Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions by the Ministry of Health. He serves as a member of the final review panel for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, vice chairman of the Chinese Rheumatology Society, expert reviewer for similar national/ministerial science and technology projects, member of the Scientific Committee of the Asia-Pacific League of Rheumatology (APLAR), and member of the Clinical Immunology Committee of the International Union of Immunization (IUIS).