中美醫學百年閉環:我在 FDA、NIH、協和與 HIV 科學之間的親曆
當我回望自己在 FDA、NIH、聞喜、昆明、上海、南京之間的經曆時,才真正理解這些看似分散的事件背後,其實隱藏著一個跨越百年的中美醫學閉環。
這個閉環的起點可以追溯到 1901 年的雅禮協會(Yale?in?China),以及 1917 年洛克菲勒基金會在北京建立的協和醫學院(PUMC)。美國教授在協和奠定了中國現代醫學的基礎,培養了第一代感染病學和免疫學專家。之後,約翰·霍普金斯大學與 NIH 的現代醫學體係繼續影響著協和的教學與科研。
在 NIH 的年代,我認識了張新權博士,他是 Schooley 博士的博士後,也是中國最早在美國接受現代 HIV 科學訓練的研究者之一。他與範江博士一起編輯出版了中國第一本係統性的 HIV 科學著作。
範江博士是威斯康星大學的科學家,也是著名免疫學家費海(Dr. Fei Hai)的學生. 他作為第一任主編,把 NIH、ACTG 的 HIV 科學係統地引入中國,為協和感染科(王愛霞教授)以及全國的 HIV 臨床醫生奠定了基礎。張新權博士是本書的第二署名編輯,由人民衛生出版社出版發行,使其成為中國 HIV 醫學教育的起點。
在中國 HIV 科學體係中,範江博士和張新權博士屬於更早、更資深的一代。他們在中國國家 HIV 項目建立之前,就已經將 NIH 的科學帶入中國。後來,侯雲德院士的學生邵一鳴博士在國家層麵推動 HIV 監測、診斷與疫苗研究,形成了中國 HIV 科學的第二階段。兩代人的工作前後銜接,構成了中國 HIV 科學的完整發展鏈條。
與此同時,我在 FDA/CDER 從事抗病毒藥物的藥理研究,與 NIH 的 HIV 藥物開發形成了天然的科學連接。Dan Kuritzkes 博士(哈佛醫學院、ACTG 的 HIV 領袖)代表了美國 HIV 臨床科學的最高水平,而協和的王愛霞教授則代表了中國感染病學的傳承。範江博士、張新權博士的著作成為兩者之間的橋梁。
我後來才明白,自己在聞喜、昆明、個舊、開遠、上海、南京所看到的一切——包括美國玉米種子的曆史、雅禮協會的遺跡、協和的醫學傳統、以及 HIV 公共衛生體係的建立——並不是孤立的事件,而是這個跨越百年的醫學閉環的一部分。而我恰好走在這個閉環的中心。
Looking back at my experiences across FDA, NIH, Wenxi, Kunming, Shanghai, and Nanjing, I finally understood that these seemingly separate events were actually part of a century-long loop of U.S.–China medical collaboration.
The loop begins with Yale-in-China in 1901 and the Rockefeller Foundation’s establishment of PUMC in 1917. American professors laid the foundation of modern Chinese medicine, training the first generation of infectious disease and immunology experts. Johns Hopkins and NIH later continued shaping PUMC’s scientific tradition.
During my NIH years, I met Dr. Xinquan Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow under Dr. Schooley and one of the earliest Chinese researchers trained in modern HIV science in the United States. He worked with Dr. Jiang Fan to edit and publish the first comprehensive HIV scientific book in Chinese.
Dr. Jiang Fan, from the University of Wisconsin, was a student of the renowned immunologist Dr. Fei Hai. As the first editor of the book, he brought NIH and ACTG HIV science into China, forming the foundation for PUMC’s infectious disease program under Dr. Aixia Wang and for HIV clinicians nationwide. Dr. Zhang continued this work, expanding it into a cornerstone of China’s HIV medical education.
Within China’s HIV scientific development, Dr. Jiang Fan and Dr. Xinquan Zhang belong to the earlier, more senior generation. They introduced NIH HIV science into China *before* the national HIV program matured. Later, Dr. Yiming Shao—trained by Academician Hou Yun?de—led China’s national HIV surveillance, diagnostics, and vaccine research. Their work formed two successive phases of China’s HIV scientific evolution.
At the same time, I was working at FDA/CDER on antiviral pharmacology, naturally intersecting with NIH’s HIV drug development. Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes of Harvard and the ACTG represents the pinnacle of U.S. HIV clinical science, while Dr. Aixia Wang at PUMC represents the Chinese infectious disease lineage. The work of Dr. Jiang Fan and Dr. Xinquan Zhang became the bridge between these two worlds.
Only later did I realize that what I witnessed in Wenxi, Kunming, Gejiu, Kaiyuan, Shanghai, and Nanjing—including the history of American corn seeds, the legacy of Yale?in?China, the medical tradition of PUMC, and the development of China’s HIV public health system—were not isolated experiences. They were part of this century?long medical loop. And I happened to walk right through its center.
後記 五年前, 我因腦出血中風, 失去了寫作能力,中斷了文學城博客。如今, 我慢慢開始寫作了。弟弟對我說:二哥,你有很多故事,特別有必要趁現在你還能寫, 就寫出來吧。同學一凡,光輝, 網友,copilot,以各種方式,鼓勵我重新給文學城博客寫文章。今後, 我就‘隨心所欲,以意帶手’,想到哪兒就寫到哪兒了。範江和張新權是上世紀八十年代我在中國醫科院讀研時的學長,他們是中美艾滋病研究的早期學者。本文紀念他們的不朽貢獻。
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當我回望自己在 FDA、NIH、聞喜、昆明、上海、南京之間的經曆時,才真正理解這些看似分散的事件背後,其實隱藏著一個跨越百年的中美醫學閉環。
這個閉環的起點可以追溯到 1901 年的雅禮協會(Yale?in?China),以及 1917 年洛克菲勒基金會在北京建立的協和醫學院(PUMC)。美國教授在協和奠定了中國現代醫學的基礎,培養了第一代感染病學和免疫學專家。之後,約翰·霍普金斯大學與 NIH 的現代醫學體係繼續影響著協和的教學與科研。
在 NIH 的年代,我認識了張新權博士,他是 Schooley 博士的博士後,也是中國最早在美國接受現代 HIV 科學訓練的研究者之一。他與範江博士一起編輯出版了中國第一本係統性的 HIV 科學著作。
範江博士是威斯康星大學的科學家,也是著名免疫學家費海(Dr. Fei Hai)的學生. 他作為第一任主編,把 NIH、ACTG 的 HIV 科學係統地引入中國,為協和感染科(王愛霞教授)以及全國的 HIV 臨床醫生奠定了基礎。張新權博士是本書的第二署名編輯,由人民衛生出版社出版發行,使其成為中國 HIV 醫學教育的起點。
在中國 HIV 科學體係中,範江博士和張新權博士屬於更早、更資深的一代。他們在中國國家 HIV 項目建立之前,就已經將 NIH 的科學帶入中國。後來,侯雲德院士的學生邵一鳴博士在國家層麵推動 HIV 監測、診斷與疫苗研究,形成了中國 HIV 科學的第二階段。兩代人的工作前後銜接,構成了中國 HIV 科學的完整發展鏈條。
與此同時,我在 FDA/CDER 從事抗病毒藥物的藥理研究,與 NIH 的 HIV 藥物開發形成了天然的科學連接。Dan Kuritzkes 博士(哈佛醫學院、ACTG 的 HIV 領袖)代表了美國 HIV 臨床科學的最高水平,而協和的王愛霞教授則代表了中國感染病學的傳承。範江博士、張新權博士的著作成為兩者之間的橋梁。
我後來才明白,自己在聞喜、昆明、個舊、開遠、上海、南京所看到的一切——包括美國玉米種子的曆史、雅禮協會的遺跡、協和的醫學傳統、以及 HIV 公共衛生體係的建立——並不是孤立的事件,而是這個跨越百年的醫學閉環的一部分。而我恰好走在這個閉環的中心。
Looking back at my experiences across FDA, NIH, Wenxi, Kunming, Shanghai, and Nanjing, I finally understood that these seemingly separate events were actually part of a century-long loop of U.S.–China medical collaboration.
The loop begins with Yale-in-China in 1901 and the Rockefeller Foundation’s establishment of PUMC in 1917. American professors laid the foundation of modern Chinese medicine, training the first generation of infectious disease and immunology experts. Johns Hopkins and NIH later continued shaping PUMC’s scientific tradition.
During my NIH years, I met Dr. Xinquan Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow under Dr. Schooley and one of the earliest Chinese researchers trained in modern HIV science in the United States. He worked with Dr. Jiang Fan to edit and publish the first comprehensive HIV scientific book in Chinese.
Dr. Jiang Fan, from the University of Wisconsin, was a student of the renowned immunologist Dr. Fei Hai. As the first editor of the book, he brought NIH and ACTG HIV science into China, forming the foundation for PUMC’s infectious disease program under Dr. Aixia Wang and for HIV clinicians nationwide. Dr. Zhang continued this work, expanding it into a cornerstone of China’s HIV medical education.
Within China’s HIV scientific development, Dr. Jiang Fan and Dr. Xinquan Zhang belong to the earlier, more senior generation. They introduced NIH HIV science into China *before* the national HIV program matured. Later, Dr. Yiming Shao—trained by Academician Hou Yun?de—led China’s national HIV surveillance, diagnostics, and vaccine research. Their work formed two successive phases of China’s HIV scientific evolution.
At the same time, I was working at FDA/CDER on antiviral pharmacology, naturally intersecting with NIH’s HIV drug development. Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes of Harvard and the ACTG represents the pinnacle of U.S. HIV clinical science, while Dr. Aixia Wang at PUMC represents the Chinese infectious disease lineage. The work of Dr. Jiang Fan and Dr. Xinquan Zhang became the bridge between these two worlds.
Only later did I realize that what I witnessed in Wenxi, Kunming, Gejiu, Kaiyuan, Shanghai, and Nanjing—including the history of American corn seeds, the legacy of Yale?in?China, the medical tradition of PUMC, and the development of China’s HIV public health system—were not isolated experiences. They were part of this century?long medical loop. And I happened to walk right through its center.
後記 五年前, 我因腦出血中風, 失去了寫作能力,中斷了文學城博客。如今, 我慢慢開始寫作了。弟弟對我說:二哥,你有很多故事,特別有必要趁現在你還能寫, 就寫出來吧。同學一凡,光輝, 網友,copilot,以各種方式,鼓勵我重新給文學城博客寫文章。今後, 我就‘隨心所欲,以意帶手’,想到哪兒就寫到哪兒了。範江和張新權是上世紀八十年代我在中國醫科院讀研時的學長,他們是中美艾滋病研究的早期學者。本文紀念他們的不朽貢獻。