Expert in the base: Zhang Zhihe

Professor Zhang Zhihe is the director of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the deputy director of the Key Laboratory for Reproduction and Conservation Genetics of Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province.

Professor Zhang Zhihe is the director of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the deputy director of the Key Laboratory for Reproduction and Conservation Genetics of Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province.

He is also the director of the Chinese Committee of Breeding Techniques for Giant Pandas, vice president and secretary general of the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation, vice president of the Sichuan Zoological Society, permanent council member of the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG), and member of the Consultation Specialist Group for Giant Panda Conservation and Management of the State Forestry Administration.

He has been recognized for his academic excellence and received the following honors: Chengdu Excellent Specialist Award for Prominent Contribution, Chengdu Top 10 Prominent Youth Award, National Top 10 Prominent Youth Nomination Award and Special Allowance Award from the State Council.

In his 17 years of conservation work with giant pandas and other endangered species, Dr. Zhang has designed and directed 20 research projects and received several state, provincial and civic science and technology awards.

He has also published 38 articles in both domestic and internationally recognized scientific journals. He presides over the state Key International Collaboration Project, provincial and civic basic research and platform construction programs for endangered species, and the prominent youth science and technology foundation program.

Dr. Zhang is also responsible for developing and leading collaborative research efforts for giant panda breeding between Chengdu, the United States and Japan.