Feng Zhang is read about 104 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 22 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Feng Zhang is a Chinese-born American biochemist and neuroscientist. He is the James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
A life in dates
Also in Deutsch
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Feng Zhang is a Chinese-born American biochemist and neuroscientist. He is the James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He also holds appointments as an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, as a professor in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Department of Biological Engineering, and as an HHMI investigator. Zhang is most well known for his central role in the development of optogenetics and CRISPR technologies. In 2025, he was awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor the United States confers for achievements related to technological progress.
In common with Feng
Scott AaronsonBoth received Alan T. Waterman Award
Angelika AmonBoth received Alan T. Waterman AwardJonathan HodgkinBoth received Edward Novitski Prize
Richard AxelBoth received Alan T. Waterman AwardPeter G. SchultzBoth received Alan T. Waterman Award
Lawrence SummersBoth received Alan T. Waterman AwardFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.