BIOLOGIST

Feng Zhang

1981 - Today

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Feng Zhang (Chinese: 张锋; pinyin: Zhāng Fēng; born October 22, 1981) is a Chinese-born American biochemist and neuroscientist. He is the James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He also holds appointments as an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, as a professor in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Department of Biological Engineering, and as an HHMI investigator. Zhang is most well known for his central role in the development of optogenetics and CRISPR technologies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Feng Zhang is the 1,099th most popular biologist (down from 1,092nd in 2024), the 1,445th most popular biography from China (down from 1,353rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Feng Zhang ranks 1,099 out of 1,097. Before him are PZ Myers, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, Riin Tamm, and Maria Van Kerkhove. After him are Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Sean B. Carroll, David Reich, Karl Deisseroth, Cordelia Fine, and Sunetra Gupta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Feng Zhang ranks 1,143. Before him are Malek Mouath, Élodie Ouédraogo, Daniel Carvalho da Silva, Radek Šírl, Catherine Reitman, and Liz McClarnon. After him are Kirk Hinrich, Ross Thomas, Masayuki Ochiai, Deividas Česnauskis, Manuela d'Ávila, and Jéssica Augusto.

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In China

Among people born in China, Feng Zhang ranks 1,445 out of 1,610. Before him are Meng Guanliang (1977), Wu Jingyu (1987), Sui Wenjing (1995), Zhang Dan (1985), Wang Xiaozhu (1973), and Zhou Suhong (1979). After him are Yang Xu (1988), Zhang Lin (1987), Wu Chengying (1975), Sun Yingjie (1979), Qiu Jian (1975), and Duan Yingying (1989).

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  • Photo of Meng Guanliang

    Meng Guanliang

    ATHLETE

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 40.32

    Rank: 1,439

  • Photo of Wu Jingyu

    Wu Jingyu

    ATHLETE

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 40.31

    Rank: 1,440

  • Photo of Sui Wenjing

    Sui Wenjing

    SKATER

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 40.30

    Rank: 1,441

  • Photo of Zhang Dan

    Zhang Dan

    SKATER

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 40.27

    Rank: 1,442

  • Photo of Wang Xiaozhu

    Wang Xiaozhu

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 40.26

    Rank: 1,443

  • Photo of Zhou Suhong

    Zhou Suhong

    VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 40.25

    Rank: 1,444

  • Photo of Feng Zhang

    Feng Zhang

    BIOLOGIST

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 40.24

    Rank: 1,445

  • Photo of Yang Xu

    Yang Xu

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 40.22

    Rank: 1,446

  • Photo of Zhang Lin

    Zhang Lin

    SWIMMER

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 40.21

    Rank: 1,447

  • Photo of Wu Chengying

    Wu Chengying

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 40.18

    Rank: 1,448

  • Photo of Sun Yingjie

    Sun Yingjie

    ATHLETE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 40.16

    Rank: 1,449

  • Photo of Qiu Jian

    Qiu Jian

    POLITICIAN

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 40.15

    Rank: 1,450

  • Photo of Duan Yingying

    Duan Yingying

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 40.11

    Rank: 1,451

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Among BIOLOGISTS In China

Among biologists born in China, Feng Zhang ranks 6. Before him are Leizu (null), Flossie Wong-Staal (1946), Yang Zhongjian (1897), Shi Zhengli (1964), and Xu Xing (1969).

Chinese born Biologists

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