Zeng Guang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zeng.

Zeng Guang (Chinese: 曾光; pinyin: Zēng Guāng; born 22 May 1946) is a Chinese epidemiologist who is a chief scientist and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese CDC).^[1] He is a member of the High-level Expert Panel of the National Health Commission.^[2]

Zeng Guang
曾光
Zeng Guang
Born	(1946-05-22) May 22, 1946 (age 79) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Hebei Medical University Peking Union Medical College
Scientific career
Fields	Epidemiology
Institutions	Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Biography

Zeng was born in 1946 in the Republic of China. After graduating from Hebei Medical College (now Hebei Medical University), he was in the graduate school of Peking Union Medical College, studying for a master's degree in medical science.^[3] He was a visiting scholar at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) between 1985 and 1986. In 2003, he served as a consultant for the SARS Prevention and Control Headquarters.^[4] In a June 2021 interview with Chinese Communist Party-owned tabloid Global Times, Zeng stated that a probe into the origins of COVID-19 should shift to the United States.^[5]