Leaders

Responsible for the administrative work of the college, in charge of the college's development planning and discipline construction, talent team building, medical education, international cooperation and exchange, and financial management.

Professor Mu-Sheng Zeng is currently serving as the Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine, SYSU since May 2026, and Deputy Director/Vice President of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center since June 2013. In 2010, he was recognized as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.In 2016, he was recognized as a Distinguished Scholar Professor by Guangdong Province. In 2018, he was elected Chairman of the 2024 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Gordon Research Conference. In 2021, he received the Young and Middle-Aged Expert Award for Outstanding Contribution to National Health. In 2024, he was elected President of the International Association for Research on Epstein-Barr Virus and Related Diseases. In 2025, he was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Academician of CAS). Professor Zeng has also served as Chairman of the Tumor Microenvironment Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and Director of the Tumor Immunity and Vaccine Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province. His research has been supported by two National Key Research and Development Programs, as well as several major National Natural Science Key Projects. He has published more than 60 papers as a corresponding or co-corresponding author in leading international journals, including Nature, Nature Microbiology, Cell Host & Microbe, Cell Research, Cancer Cell, The Lancet Digital Health, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, and Journal of Clinical Investigation. He was recognized as an Elsevier Highly Cited Researcher, with an H-index of 70. As the principal investigator, Professor Zeng has received numerous awards, including the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award (2023), the First Prize for Excellent Scientific Research Achievements in Colleges and Universities (2022), the First Prize of the Natural Science Award of Guangdong Province (2018 and 2023), and the First Prize of the Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association (2019). Three of his studies have been included in international virology textbooks. Professor Zeng’s team has made significant contributions to the field, including the discovery of the first epithelial cell receptor for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), the elucidation of novel mechanisms of EBV infection and carcinogenesis, the establishment of an innovative EBV vaccine system, and the development of multiple candidate EBV vaccines. Additionally, his team identified a new subset of epithelial-immune dual-feature tumor cells in EBV-related nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

主持学院党委工作，负责党建、干部、宣传、统战、档案、保密、信访、工会、双代会、离退休、校友工作、党政办公室。

郝雅娟，助理研究员。毕业于中山大学，1995年获文学学士学位，1999年获经济学硕士学位。先后在岭南学院、工学院（原）工作。2006年1月任国际合作与交流处（港澳台事务办公室）副处长（副主任），2013年5月任研究生院综合处副处长兼研究生招生办公室主任，2015年9月任研究生院研究生管理处处长，2016年1月任博雅学院党总支书记，2018年11月任物理与天文学院党委书记。2024年1月任中山医学院党委书记。

In charge of development

Tian Guobao, male, PhD, Second-Class Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. He holds multiple concurrent posts: Executive Deputy Director of the Medical Education Office, Vice Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine, Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Medical Division, Permanent Expert Member of the Interdisciplinary Academic Committee, and Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Ministry of Education).He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, and the Guangdong Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.From 2015 to 2026, he successively served as Secretary of the Party Branch of the Department of Immunology and Secretary of the Communist Youth League Branch of Zhongshan School of Medicine, and Secretary of the Party Branch of the Department of Microbiology. As a member of the 9th batch of cadres dispatched to Xizang by the Central Organization Department, he took a temporary post as Vice Director of the Medical Division and Dean of the School of Medicine at Xizang Minzu University. He also held the positions of former Vice Dean, former Dean of the School of Medicine and Deputy Director of the Medical Education Office. He served as the Vice Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine, SYSU in May 2026.

分管发展规划与学科建设、研究生教育、科研、学术交流。

周家国，教授，博士生导师。国家杰出青年科学基金获得者，广东省重大人才工程入选者，广东省重大人才特支计划领军人才。1994年毕业于皖南医学院，获学士学位。2004年毕业于中山大学，获博士学位。2007年至2008年在美国从事博士后研究工作。2006年获评为全国百篇优秀博士学位论文作者，同年被评为教育部新世纪优秀人才。2018年7月任中山医学院副院长。2022年2月任中山医学院药理学与病理生理学系主任。

分管财务、科研实验室、国际合作与交流、医科公共平台、法医鉴定中心。

邓凯，教授，博士生导师。国家重大人才工程青年项目入选者。2005及2008年毕业于中山大学，先后获学士和硕士学位。2014年毕业于美国约翰霍普金斯大学医学院，获分子生物学和遗传学博士学位。2014年至2015年在美国霍华德休斯医学研究所从事博士后研究工作。2018年11月任中山医学院免疫学教研室主任。2019年11月任中山医学院院长助理，2020年1月任中山医学院副院长。2022年2月任中山医学院免疫学与微生物学系副主任。

分管本科教育、本科招生宣传。

郭开华，教授，硕士生导师。1997年毕业于赣南医学院，获医学学士学位，2003年毕业于中山大学，获医学硕士学位，同年留校在人体解剖学教研室任教。2010年获医学博士学位。2013年3月至2014年7月期间，作为中组部第7批援疆干部赴新疆医科大学工作。2015年6月任中山医学院院长助理，2025年9月任中山医学院副院长。

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Li Shiyang, male, Teaching Assistant. He graduated from Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, and was awarded his Bachelor of Medicine in 2007 and Master of Medicine in 2010. He has worked in the Office of Development and Planning and the School of Medicine successively.He was appointed Deputy Section Chief of the Discipline Construction Section, Office of Development and Planning in March 2014, Director of the Party and Administrative Office of the School of Medicine in October 2016, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Medicine in May 2020, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhongshan School of Medicine in May 2026.

分管学生工作（广州）、校友工作、关心下一代工作委员会。

陈保瑜，助理研究员。毕业于中山大学生命科学学院，2009年获理学学士学位，2013年获理学硕士学位，曾在云南省澄江县第一高级中学支教一年。先后在中山大学信息科学与技术学院、发展规划办公室政策法规处、党委学生工作部、校工会工作，曾借调教育部发展规划司工作一年。曾获评广东省优秀共青团员、中山大学大学生年度人物等荣誉；申报项目获评全国高校辅导员工作精品项目、全国消费帮扶助力乡村振兴优秀典型案例，参与多项厅局级以上课题，参与编写多部专著。2023年8月任中山医学院党委副书记。

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Zhao Wenjing, female, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. She is a recipient of the Young Scholars Program under the National Major Talent Project. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Rhode Island, USA, in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, she carried out postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School. She joined Sun Yat-sen University at the end of 2018. In January 2024, she was appointed as the Assistant to the Dean of the School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU. In May 2026, he was appointed as the Assistant to the Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine,SYSU.

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Zhang Xingding, male, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. He earned his Doctorate in Pharmacology from Soochow University in 2011. Afterwards, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and later served as an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. He was recruited under the "Hundred Talents Program" of Sun Yat-sen University in 2017. In September 2018, he was appointed as the Assistant to the Dean of the School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU. In May 2026, he was appointed as the Assistant to the Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine,SYSU.

协管本科生科研、本科生交流交换。

丁涛，教授，博士生导师。中山大学引进人才，国家高层次人才青年项目入选者。2006年毕业于中国科学技术大学，获得学士学位，2012年毕业于俄克拉荷马州立大学，获得博士学位。2012年12月至2014年3月于密歇根大学从事博士后研究工作，2014年4月至2018年于纽约大学完成博士后研究工作。2025年5月任中山医学院院长助理。

协管人事、人才队伍建设，科研实验室（广州）。

潘超云，教授，博士生导师。2016年毕业于南京大学，获得博士学位，2016年-2020年于美国埃默里大学从事博士后研究。中山大学“百人计划”引进人才，主持国家自然科学基金优秀青年项目、面上项目等，并担任广东省抗癌协会代谢专业委员会常务委员、广东省生物化学与分子生物学青年委员会副主任委员、BMC Biology 以及Scientific Reports 杂志副主编等。2025年5月任中山医学院院长助理。

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Ding Xin, male, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. He received his Bachelor's degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2008 and his Doctoral degree from the National University of Singapore in 2014. From 2014 to 2017, he undertook postdoctoral research at A*STAR. As a recruited talent of Sun Yat-sen University, he was selected for the Outstanding Young Talents Program of Guangdong Special Support Program and listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists. In July 2025, he was appointed as the Assistant to the Dean of the School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU. In May 2026, he was appointed as the Assistant to the Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine,SYSU.