The "incident of virus expert Zhang Yongzhen's laboratory being forcibly shut down" has aroused widespread attention, and this incident is like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.
Zhang Yongzhen, a virology expert, was named one of the top 10 scientific figures and one of the 100 most influential people in 2020, and his team was the first to publish the sequence of the new coronavirus, making an important contribution to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
It can be said that he has a pivotal position in the field of virus research.
At 8 a.m. on April 28, Zhang Yongzhen's students came to the lab as usual, only to find that there were six to eight security guards arranged in a row at the entrance of the building, and coldly told them that they were not allowed to enter and that the access control was invalid.
It was a bolt from the blue, and the students were caught off guard and rushed to the teacher for help.
When Zhang Yongzhen learned of this news, he was even more furious! He slept at the door of the laboratory that night, expressing his protest and dissatisfaction in such a firm and resolute way.
He said sadly: "This is my hard work, I can't just watch it be destroyed!" The words were full of helplessness and grief, and people couldn't help but be moved when they heard it.
Subsequently, the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center issued a statement of the situation, claiming that due to laboratory renovation, Zhang Yongzhen's team was resettled, and that a plan had been formulated and informed in advance.
Zhang Yongzhen's team members did not agree with this statement.
In their eyes, the lab doesn't need to be renovated at all, and how sad it is that the closure of the lab will have an irreversible impact on those experiments that have not yet been completed.
At present, the team members are still outside the laboratory door, persistently hoping that the hospital will give a reasonable relocation plan.
Zhang Yongzhen also said that he had little contact with the current leaders of the center and had no personal grievances, but hoped that the hospital could resolve the matter through direct dialogue.
The entanglement in this is really confusing!
Think about it, how much effort Zhang Yongzhen has put into this laboratory! That is the place where he struggles day and night, and it is the temple where he pursues scientific truth.
How can we not be indignant when we are now faced with such a predicament? His persistence and struggle have made people feel his love and dedication to the cause of science.
And the hospital's approach also makes people feel confused and incomprehensible.
Why should the laboratories be forcibly shut down without adequate communication and consultation? Is there any hidden secret behind this? This series of questions is like a fog that hangs over people's minds and makes people anxious to know the truth.
It's not that simple.
It is understood that there are some contradictions and disputes between the hospital and Zhang Yongzhen's team.
The cause of the incident was that Zhang Yongzhen's team was required to move out of the laboratory within two days, and there was a dispute between the two parties.
Zhang Yongzhen said that under the agreement formed in 2018, he was hired as an adjunct professor by the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Fudan University for a period of five years.
In 2020, the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center wanted to hire him to work full-time, and he was transferred to work full-time that year, but he was unable to complete the entry procedures.
Zhang Yongzhen said that the dispute began in 2021 with the change of the leadership of the hospital.
At the end of October 2022, he was informed by the hospital that he would no longer cooperate from November 1 due to the expiration of the cooperation agreement.
What is even more surprising is that Zhang Yongzhen has been hired by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Institute of Precision Medicine (Guangzhou) of Fudan University, but the laboratory is still in Shanghai, and the key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China undertaken by him in 2021 with the Public Health Clinical Center as the support unit is still being implemented.
He believes that the arrangement of the public health center does not take into account the needs of the experiment, and does not give a specific relocation plan.
He said, "I can't just give up on my research, my project is not finished yet!" he said, revealing firmness and persistence.
This incident caused an uproar on the Internet, and netizens also discussed it.
Some netizens questioned Zhang Yongzhen and thought that he should not have done so, while more netizens supported Zhang Yongzhen, believing that the hospital was too much to compete for project information and data.
For a while, all kinds of voices came and went, making people dazzled.
In this incident, we not only saw Zhang Yongzhen's persistence and resistance, but also saw the toughness and unkindness of the hospital.
Both sides insist on each other's words and do not give in to each other, which makes things more complicated and tricky.
This can't help but make people sigh that in the face of interests, the ugliness and goodness of human nature are exposed.
Looking back at the whole process of this event, we can find that it is full of drama and twists and turns.
From the laboratory being "forcibly closed", to Zhang Yongzhen sleeping at the door of the laboratory to resist, to the disputes and contradictions between the two sides, every plot is exciting, and people can't help but sweat for them.
This is not only a battle for the laboratory, but also a battle for the spirit of science and human nature.
In this contest, Zhang Yongzhen is undoubtedly an admirable figure.
For the sake of his research career, he did not hesitate to confront the academy, showing perseverance and persistent pursuit of science.
He is like a bright star, shining in the darkness and illuminating the way forward.
However, the hospital's approach is disappointing and chilling, and it is really despicable that they forcibly shut down the laboratory for their own selfish interests and disregard the needs of scientific research.
Regardless of how this dispute is finally resolved, we hope that both sides can deal with it in a rational and objective manner, and do not let this incident affect the process of scientific research.
After all, science knows no borders, and we should work together for the progress of humanity, not for the sake of individual interests.
I hope that this turmoil will subside as soon as possible, so that our scientists can conduct research with peace of mind and make greater contributions to human health and well-being.
Let's cheer for Zhang Yongzhen, cheer for science, and cheer for the future!