Xiufeng Zhong

Dr. Xiufeng Zhong is a full professor and a retinal specialist at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou, China, and a Principal Investigator ( PI) inState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology of China. She received her MD degree from Nanchang University and Master and PhD degree in Ophthalmology from SYSU, and completed her 6-year postdoc research at Wilmer Eye Institute, JHU in 2014. Her clinic service and basic research have been extensively involved in retinal diseases, development and stem cell biology. In these areas, she has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers, 2 books, 10 issued patents. Her study, for the first time, demonstrate that hiPSCs can generate functional retina with light-sensing photoreceptors in vitro，holding a huge promise for blindness. Her work has been cited more than 1200 times and attracted major media attention. Her research has been supported from many funding bodies including Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the National Key R&D Program of China, Science and Tech Project from Guangdong Province and Guangzhou City. She was the recipient of SYSU “Hundred-Talent Program” award and Guest Lecturer in 2016 Visiting Professor Program of Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Prof. Zhong has served as Reviewer for NSFC and many international journals. She is also a member of Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Cell and Stem Cell, Guest Editor of Stem Cell Internationals.