Qimin Zhan

Zhan Qimin (; born 22 January 1959) is a Chinese molecular oncologist currently serving as director of Peking University Medicine Department, executive vice-president of Peking University and dean of Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography Zhan was born on January 22, 1959 in Leping, Jiangxi, with his ancestral home in Wuyuan County. He graduated from the Medical College of Suzhou University in November 1982 and Peking Union Medical College in August 1987, respectively. He carried out postdoctoral research at the Medical School of the University of California, San Francisco, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the National Cancer Institute. After university, he became a senior research assistant at the National Cancer Institute. In September 1998 he was assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and held that position until February 2003.

Investigation In July 2020, PubPeer published 25 papers by Zhan Qimin, which are suspected of academic fraud. These papers had been exposed in succession, involving the application of the same pictures in different experiments or even different articles, fabricating experimental data and seriously violating animal ethics. The 25 papers were published from 1998 to 2019.

Honours and awards 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)