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One of its labs, led by virologist Shi Zhengli, focuses on coronaviruses that live in bats, and has spent years sequencing viral genomes, isolating live viruses, and—through genetic mixing and...

In January, Shi Zhengli led one of the first scientific teams that isolated SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that went on to ravage the world. The virus was new to science, but Shi could see where it ...

Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there

Shi, nicknamed “Bat Woman,” heads a group that studies bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), in the Chinese city where the pandemic began. Many have speculated that SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen that causes COVID-19, accidentally escaped from her lab—a theory promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Wuhan coronavirus hunter Shi Zhengli speaks out China's "Bat Woman" denies responsibility for the pandemic, demands apology from Trump. 24 Jul 2020 By Jon Cohen Shi Zhengli, one of the world's leading bat coronavirus researchers, trains staff at the Wuhan Institute of Virology on how to safely work in their new biosafety level 4 laboratory in 2017.

Story at a glance. Shi Zhengli, nicknamed “Bat Woman” leads a group of researchers that studies coronaviruses at the laboratory in the Chinese city where the pandemic began.

Known as the 'Bat Woman' Zhengli, the virologist is considered as one of the world's top researchers on coronavirus and has successfully found dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves. Her...

But she is missing. But on February 2, 2020, the virologist re-appeared online on WeChat. She is a renowned virologist. She is an expert on coronavirus in bats. She is the supposed director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Shi Zhengli may have the answer to the question the world is asking.