醫學界 / Medical professional

袁國勇

Yuen Kwok-yung

1987年–;從事微生物研究至今

領域:學者與科學家

繁體中文

袁國勇(Yuen Kwok-yung),1956年12月30日生於香港,籍貫廣東廣州,是香港微生物學家、內科醫生及外科醫生,中國工程院醫藥衛生學部院士,並獲香港特區政府頒授金紫荊星章。他1981年於香港大學醫學院畢業,取得內外全科醫學士學位,其後取得醫學博士學位。他曾在基督教聯合醫院及瑪麗醫院工作,1987年開始在瑪麗醫院進行微生物學研究,1989年加入香港大學微生物學系;2000年出任香港大學巴斯德研究所所長,2001年至2011年間任港大微生物學系系主任,2005年受聘為港大霍英東基金教授(傳染病學),並出任新發傳染性疾病國家重點實驗室首任主任。 1997年香港爆發H5N1禽流感時,袁國勇率先在《刺針》報告該病毒異常嚴重,提醒國際社會關注。2003年沙士爆發期間,他帶領港大團隊以電子顯微鏡確認病原為新型冠狀病毒,是首位確認沙士由冠狀病毒引起的學者,並開發快速分子診斷測試,對控制疫情發揮作用,同年獲《時代》亞洲版選為「亞洲英雄」。2005年,他發現中華菊頭蝠帶有與沙士相關的冠狀病毒,為追尋沙士病毒的自然宿主提供重要線索。 他長期研究人畜共患傳染病,尤其冠狀病毒,其團隊從蝙蝠、野生動物及病人樣本中鑑定多種新型病毒,並把實驗室研究與臨床診斷結合,推動快速分子診斷技術的應用。2019冠狀病毒病疫情期間,他多次與其他專家出席記者會、巡視醫院與街市,並就病毒傳播、檢測安排及疫苗接種等議題向市民與政府提供意見。 袁國勇的研究涵蓋冠狀病毒、流感病毒及其他新發傳染病,多年來從病人及動物身上發現並鑑定多種新型病毒,包括2005年報告的人類冠狀病毒HKU1等,發表論文近八百篇。2007年,他當選中國工程院院士;他亦是香港科學院創院院士、美國微生物科學院院士及中國醫學科學院學部委員。2020年,他獲委任為國家衞健委高級別專家組成員,並親赴武漢考察,早於疫情初期公開提醒病毒可能人傳人,其後持續就防疫措施向公眾解說;2021年,他與裴偉士共同獲頒未來科學大獎生命科學獎,表揚他們發現沙士冠狀病毒為沙士疫情的病原。他先後獲香港特區政府頒授銀紫荊星章與金紫荊星章,並為太平紳士,亦是瑪麗醫院微生物學系主管。他自1981年畢業後曾在基督教聯合醫院任職醫生六年,其後轉往瑪麗醫院,逐步建立港大的病毒研究團隊,並經常就疫情向公眾與政府提供專業意見,是香港最具知名度的醫學專家之一。他現為港大微生物學系傳染病學講座教授及霍英東基金教授(傳染病學),長期參與香港及區內的傳染病防控政策制定。

English

Yuen Kwok-yung (born 30 December 1956 in Hong Kong), whose family roots are in Guangzhou, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong microbiologist, physician and surgeon, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a recipient of the Gold Bauhinia Star. He graduated in medicine from the University of Hong Kong in 1981 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and later earned a doctorate in medicine. After working at United Christian Hospital and Queen Mary Hospital he began microbiology research at Queen Mary Hospital in 1987 and joined HKU's Department of Microbiology in 1989. He became director of the HKU Pasteur Research Centre in 2000, was head of the microbiology department from 2001 to 2011, and in 2005 was appointed the Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases and the founding director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases. During the 1997 H5N1 avian influenza outbreak he was the first to report the virus's unusual severity in The Lancet, alerting the international community. In the 2003 SARS outbreak he led the HKU team that used electron microscopy to identify the pathogen as a novel coronavirus, and he was the first to confirm that SARS was caused by a coronavirus; the team also developed a rapid molecular diagnostic test that helped bring the outbreak under control, and that year he was named one of Time Asia's Asian Heroes. In 2005 he found that Chinese horseshoe bats carry a SARS-related coronavirus, an important clue in the search for the virus's natural reservoir. Yuen's research covers coronaviruses, influenza viruses and other emerging infectious diseases, and over the years he has discovered and characterised many novel viruses in patients and animals, including the human coronavirus HKU1 reported in 2005, with close to 800 papers to his name. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2007 and is also a founding member of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and a member of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. In 2020 he was appointed to the National Health Commission's high-level expert group on COVID-19 and travelled to Wuhan, warning early in the outbreak that the virus could spread between people, and he has since spoken regularly to the public and the government about control measures; in 2021 he shared the Future Science Prize in Life Sciences with Malik Peiris for the discovery of SARS-CoV-1 as the causative agent of the SARS outbreak, and he has received both the Silver and Gold Bauhinia Stars. He is Chair Professor of Infectious Diseases at HKU and the Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases, and has long taken part in infectious-disease policy in Hong Kong and the region.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

傳染病學家、微生物學家

年期Active period

1987年–;從事微生物研究至今

代表作Notable works

冠狀病毒及新發傳染病研究;發現沙士冠狀病毒(2003)

獎項及榮譽Awards & honours

中國工程院院士(2007)、金紫荊星章、《時代》亞洲英雄(2003)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-09-12

權威檔 Authority record

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  • Kwok-Yung Yuen · name

    英文名(姓後名)

  • 袁國勇 / Yuan Guoyong · romanization

    普通話拼音

  • 袁教授 · variant

    傳媒常見尊稱

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主要成就 Key Achievements

1997

率先報告H5N1禽流感病毒的異常嚴重性,文章刊於《刺針》。

Was the first to report the unusual severity of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, in The Lancet.

2003

帶領團隊發現沙士冠狀病毒。

Led the team that discovered the SARS coronavirus.

2005

發現中華菊頭蝠帶有與沙士相關的冠狀病毒,並出任新發傳染性疾病國家重點實驗室共同主任。

Found that Chinese horseshoe bats carry a SARS-related coronavirus and became co-director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

袁國勇在1997年禽流感及2003年沙士爆發中,先後率先報告病毒嚴重性及發現沙士冠狀病毒,其後又確立蝙蝠是新型冠狀病毒的重要源頭。他長期主持港大微生物研究,對香港及區內的傳染病防控有直接影響。2020年他參與國家層面的疫情研判,2021年獲未來科學大獎。他的研究提高了香港在新發傳染病領域的國際地位。

English

During the 1997 avian-influenza and 2003 SARS outbreaks, Yuen Kwok-yung was among the first to report the virus's severity and led the discovery of the SARS coronavirus, and he later established bats as an important source of novel coronaviruses. He has long directed microbiology research at HKU, with a direct bearing on infectious-disease control in Hong Kong and the region. In 2020 he took part in the national assessment of the COVID-19 outbreak, and in 2021 he received the Future Science Prize. His work has raised Hong Kong's international standing in emerging infectious diseases.

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