Yuen Kwok-yung | |
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袁國勇 | |
![]() Yuen during a National Health Commission press conference in January 2020 | |
Born | Hong Kong | 30 December 1956
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[1]) is a Hong Kong microbiologist, physician, and surgeon. He is a prolific researcher, with most of his nearly 800 papers (as of December 2020[update]) related to research on novel microbes or emerging infectious diseases. He led a team identifying the SARS coronavirus that caused the SARS pandemic of 2003–04, and traced its genetic origins to wild bats. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he acted as expert adviser to the Hong Kong government.[2]