Wen Yumei

Wen Yumei (Chinese: 闻玉梅; born 16 January 1934) is a Chinese virologist and microbiologist and the current director of the Institute of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Fudan University.

Wen was born in Beijing on January 16, 1934, with her ancestral home is in Xishui County, Hubei Province.

Her father Wen Yichuan (Chinese: 闻亦传; 1896-1939) was an alumnus of the University of Chicago and medical scientist.

After returning China she led the research on therapeutic hepatitis B vaccine.

In February 2019 she was elected an academician of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).