Organizing Committee Member
Lyngen Zeng
Director
Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
China
Biography
Lyngen Zeng, received his PhD degree in Genetics from McMaster University, Canada in 1993 and his postdoctoral training from The University of Chicago, USA. He worked in three publicly traded companies (Quest Diagnostics Inc, Scio's Inc, and Genetics Computer Group Inc) in USA as a research scientist and a project manager. Currently, he serves as a principle investigator in Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and director in the Institute of Environment and Safety, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. His research focuses on exploring novel molecular diagnostic technologies for human diseases, food and environmental safety.
Research Area
Development of new technologies and assays for human health, including molecular diagnosis of human critical diseases and detection of veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, and heavy metals for food safety and environmental pollution.