Dr. Zhou has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of virology, immunology,
biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology. From January 2016 to December 2020, Dr. Zhou was the president of Shenzhen International Institute of Biomedical Research. From October 2013 to October 2018, Dr. Zhou served as a professor at the Guangzhou Medical University.

Dr. Zhou obtained her bachelor’s degree from East China Normal University majoring in biology in the PRC in July 1987 and her PhD in biochemistry from Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, the Chinese Academy of Science (currently known as Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, China Academy of Sciences in the PRC in August 1998.

Dr. Zhou was awarded the Women in Science Award by International Society for Antiviral Research in May 2019. She also received awards and recognitions such as China’s Top Ten Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in 2021, China’s Leading Innovators in 2023 and China’s Top Ten Outstanding Innovative Women in 2024.