George F. Gao

George F. Gao reminds me how much of our safety rests on minds we rarely see. An Oxford-trained virologist and immunologist from Ying County, he led China's Center for Disease Control from 2017 to 2022, putting him squarely on the front line of a global pandemic. The Nikkei Asia Prize, the TWAS Prize, and his AAAS fellowship all speak to genuine scientific stature. There is nothing flashy about wrestling daily with invisible pathogens to protect humanity, and that is exactly why I respect it so much. Researchers like him do the heavy, thankless work, and they have my sincere admiration.

Gao Fu (Chinese: 高福; pinyin: Gāo Fú; born 15 November 1961), also known as George Fu Gao, is a Chinese virologist and immunologist. He served as Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention from August 2017 to July 2022 and has been Dean of the Savaid Medical School of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2015.

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Name (English)

George F. Gao

Name (Japanese)

高福

Reading

こう・ふく

Born

November 15, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Ying County, People's Republic of China

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

immunologist

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University of Oxford

Awards & achievements

• 2017 Associate Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
• 2014 Nikkei Asia Prize
• 2012 TWAS Prize for Medical Sciences
• 2016 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E7%A6%8F

Tags

• Ying County
• immunologist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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