Shi Zhengli (simplified Chinese: 石正丽; traditional Chinese: 石正麗; born 26 May 1964) is a Chinese virologist who researches SARS-like coronaviruses of bat origin. Shi directs the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV).

Feb 9, 2022 · One of its labs, led by virologist Shi Zhengli, focuses on coronaviruses that live in bats, and has spent years sequencing viral genomes, isolating live viruses, and—through genetic mixing and...

Jun 1, 2020 · Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there

May 1, 2024 · The UNC coronavirologist who has collaborated on gain-of-function research with the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Shi Zhengli, told congressional investigators that he has long worried about...

Zhengli Shi, Ph.D., is a senior scientist at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, China. Her research focuses on virus identification and viral pathogenesis.

Jun 14, 2021 · Shi Zhengli, a top Chinese virologist, is once again at the center of clashing narratives about her research on coronaviruses at a state lab in Wuhan, the city where the pandemic first...

Jul 31, 2020 · The coronavirus pandemic has thrust virologist Shi Zhengli into a fierce spotlight. Shi, nicknamed “Bat Woman,” heads a group that studies bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), in the Chinese city where the pandemic began.

Feb 23, 2025 · Shi Zhengli led the research, one of China's leading virologists, who has worked on bat coronaviruses for years and has gained the nickname "batwoman" for her pioneering efforts.

Prof. Shi is a senior scientist at the Guangzhou Laboratory, China. She was the director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. She got her Ph.D training at Montpellier University II, France, from 1996 to 2000.

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