Source: News Center of SYSU, Nanfang Daily
Author: News Center of SYSU, Nanfang Daily
Translated by: Jiang Jun

The selection for 2012 Annual “Top Ten People Touching Guangdong” was launched in Guangdong Province in December 2012. Through recommendations from citizens, review by local departments and evaluation of the selection committee, 15 candidates have been nominated (listed in the order of the number of strokes in their surnames). To reflect the principle of open, just, and fair selection, brief introductions to the candidates have been publicized on Nanfang Daily, www.southcn.com and gd.wenming.cn, to solicit opinions and receive online votes from the public. The final ten people will be selected according to votes from the citizens by Guangdong Provincial Office of Spiritual Civilization Construction. Academician Zeng Yixin, Director of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, has been selected as a candidate for 2012 Annual “Top Ten People Touching Guangdong”. Welcome to voting for him!

How to vote: please log on news.southcn.com/gdnews/gdgd2012/default.htm to vote. Each voter can cast votes for up to 10 candidates. If exceeding the limit, the voting will be invalid.

Online voting time: January 10 to January 16

Zeng Yixin, male, born in October 1962, Director of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Brief introduction: He is an academician, Director of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and President of Peking Union Medical College. As the two working places are 1,900 kilometers apart, he is regarded by his colleagues as the man who works the most and rests the least. However, the research team led by the busiest man has constantly made breakthroughs, laying the foundation for tackling the difficult problem of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which is also called the “Canton tumor”. He has published more than 200 research papers and applied for 8 national patents. In 2012, he won the highest individual award in science and technology in Guangdong Province — Guangdong Science and Technology Award for Outstanding Contribution. Faced with such heavy workload, he said: “I benefit a lot from the rigorous and earnest work atmosphere.”