Dr. Puhong Zhang

Prof. Puhong Zhang was an Associate Director at the George Institute for Global Health, China, and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He just joined the Beijing Physical Examination Center. Prof. Zhang is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the Big Data Branch of the Chinese Nutrition Society, a member of the Standing Committee in the medical and industrial integration of the Chinese Institute of Command and Control, and leader of the China unit of the Action on Salt. In the past 10 years, as project leader, Prof. Zhang has been funded for nearly 20 research projects by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), State Ministry of Science and Technology, British Medical Research Council (MRC), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Australian Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and other institutions, with a total scientific research fund of 170 million. The projects cover the vast majority of provinces, cities, and autonomous regions in China. His main research areas are diabetes management, nutrition and lifestyle, maternal and child health, and digital health.