Feng Zhang

Quick Facts

Full Name	Feng Zhang
Occupation	Neuroscientist
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1981(1981-10-22)
Age	43
Birthplace	China
Country	China
Horoscope	Libra

Feng Zhang Biography

Feng Zhang is one of the most popular and richest Neuroscientist who was born on October 22, 1981 in China, China.

Feng Zhang (Chinese: 张锋 ; pinyin: Zhāng Fēng ; born October 22, 1981) is a Chinese-American biochemist. Zhang currently holds the James and Patricia Poitras Professorship in Neuroscience at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also has appointment with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (where he is a core member). He is most well known for his central role in the development of optogenetics and CRISPR technologies.

Zhang’s lab is focused on using synthetic biology to develop technologies for genome and epigenome engineering to study neurobiology. He is a leader in the field of optogenetics, which was named the 2010 “Method of the Year”. As a postdoc, he began work on using TAL effectors to control gene transcription.

Feng Zhang Net Worth

Feng Zhang is one of the richest Neuroscientist from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Feng Zhang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Zhang was born in China in 1981 and given the name 锋 (which means “point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard”). Both of his parents were computer programmers in China. At age 11, he moved to Iowa with his mother (his father was not able to join them for several years). He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School and Central Academy in Des Moines, graduating in 2000. In 1999 he attended the acclaimed Research Science Institute at MIT, and in 2000 he won 3rd Place in the Intel Science Talent Search. He earned his A.B. in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University in 2004 where he worked with Xiaowei Zhuang. He then received his Ph.D. in chemical and biological engineering from Stanford University in 2009 under the guidance of Karl Deisseroth where he developed the technologies behind optogenetics with Edward Boyden. He served as an independent Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows.

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Gabriele Ranked on the list of most popular Neuroscientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Feng Zhang celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.