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A grand gathering to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and National Model Workers and National Exemplary Individuals was held on April 28. A total of 1,670 people were honored as national model workers and 756 as national exemplary individuals. Among them, Professor Chen Shouwen from the School of Life Sciences at Hubei university was conferred the title of “national advanced worker” and received the award at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chen Shouwen, a second-level professor and doctoral supervisor of School of Life Sciences at Hubei University, has been honored with prestigious national and provincial honors. Nationally, he was selected for the National Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talents Project and the Ministry of Education’s New Century Excellent Talents Program, was recognized as a National Outstanding Mid-Aged Expert and awarded the State Council’s Special Government Allowance.
At the provincial level, he was named an Exemplary Individual of Hubei Province and received the Chutian Gardener Award for his contributions to education. Additionally, he has spearheaded over 10 national-level research projects, including the National Key R&D Program, the 973 Program and projects under National Natural Science Foundation of China, and led more than 40 industry-sponsored collaborations with major enterprises. Professor Chen has secured prolific academic achievements, including more than 200 academic papers, over 10 published books, exceeding 80 authorized Chinese invention patents, as well as two U.S. patents. He also played a pivotal role in drafting three national and industry standards. Professor Chen has been awarded the Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, and two First Prizes of Hubei Provincial Technological Invention Award .

Xie Hongxing, Secretary of the CPC Hubei University Committee, extended warm congratulations to Professor Chen Shouwen on being honored as a national exemplary individual and gave a high appraisal to his outstanding contributions to synthetic biology.