Professor Zhang is a renowned expert on infectious disease control. He is the Director of the National Centre for Infectious Disease, Director of the Department of Infectious Disease of the Huashan Hospital which is affiliated with Fudan University, Director of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Clinical School of Fudan University, Distinguished Professor of the Changjiang Scholars of the Ministry of Education, and Young and Middle-aged Expert of Extraordinary Contribution to the National Health Commission. Currently, he is the Deputy Chairman of the Infectious Disease Branch of the Chinese Medical Association as well as the Deputy Chairman of the Internal Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctors’ Association. Professor Zhang has been involved in preventative medicine and in the clinical analysis of infectious disease for quite some time. He has been awarded the “National Award for Progressive Individuals in the Fight against the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic” as well as the “National Award for Distinguished Communist Party Member in the Fight against SARS-CoV2,” the “Second National Science and Technology Innovation Award,” the Shanghai Mayor’s Award (2021), and the “Shanghai City Award for Extraordinary Talents,” among others.