Pro. Shao Zhimin, distinguished professor of Fudan University, is one of the first batch of distinguished professor of Chang Jiang Scholars. He presently serves as the director of Fudan University Cancer Institute and Breast Cancer Institute; chairman of department of surgery and department of breast surgery in Fudan University Cancer Hospital; Honorary chairman of Breast Cancer Society, China Anti-Cancer Association; Vice chairman of oncology branch committee, Chinese Medical Association; Honorary chairman of Breast Cancer Society, Shanghai Anti-Cancer Association; Chairman of oncology branch committee, Shanghai Medical Association; Chairman of the Eighth Asian Breast Cancer Society, and member of the St. Gallen international breast cancer consensus panel.
Prof.Shao engages in clinical and basic research for breast cancer. He established an early screening and diagnosis process for the Chinese population, and carry out clinical trials to improve the prognosis of breast cancer patients. His researches mainly focus on s breast cancer translational research and mechanisms of metastasis of breast cancer. He has published nearly 350 papers about breast cancer research, and over 100 of which is included by SCI and has been cited for more than 3000 times by the worlds medical literature. He also published four books about breast disease. Dr.Shao has been awarded with Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Ministry of Health, Grade I; Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Shanghai Government, Grade I, II and III; National Prize Prize of Science and Technology Progress, Grade II; and Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Ministry of Education, Grade I, II. He was chosen as leader of selected innovative team of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Breast Malignancy Tumor, Shanghai Education Commission Type B Program of the Priority Project of Clinical Medical Centers, and the Shanghai Joint Research Project of Major Diseases. He hosted and actualized in over 30 key research projects including National Excellent Youth Foundation, National Science Foundation, Key Project of National 10th 5-year Plan, Priority project on clinical medicine of Ministry of Health, 211Project phaseII, 985Project, 973Project, and other provincial or ministerial projects.