2017年《自然》关注人物 Ones to watch in 2017



Cori Bargmann, Science president, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
● Cori Bargmann，陈-扎克伯格计划(Chan Zuckerberg Initiative)科研主席
Bargmann is steering the research operations of a US$3-billion effort by the philanthropic organization to cure, prevent or manage all disease by 2100.
Bargmann主管着这个30亿美元的慈善计划的研究工作，陈-扎克伯格计划致力于2100年前治愈、预防或控制所有疾病。

Robert Feidenhans’l, Chairman, European XFEL
● Robert Feidenhans’l ，欧洲X射线自由电子激光器(European XFEL)主席
As the new head of the world’s most powerful X-ray free-electron laser, Feidenhans’l will guide the €1.2-billion (US$1.3-billion) facility during its ramp up to becoming fully operational by mid-year.
作为全世界最强大的X射线自由电子激光器的新任主管，Feidenhans’l将指导这个价值12亿欧元的设备的筹备，使其在2017年年中完全投入运行。

Jef Boeke, Co-leader, Human Genome Project–Write
● Jef Boeke，人类基因组编写计划（Human Genome Project–Write) 联合负责人
Boeke is a director of an ambitious effort that is seeking to synthesize the human genome. He and others are already close to making a yeast genome.
Boeke是这项雄心勃勃的人类基因组合成计划的主管，他与同仁已经快要完成对酵母基因组的编写了。

Wu Weiren, Chief Designer, China Lunar Programme
● 吴伟仁，中国探月工程总设计师
China’s plans call for launching the Chang’e-5 mission in the latter half of 2017 to collect the first lunar rock samples to be brought back to Earth since the 1970s.
中国计划于2017年下半年发射嫦娥五号探测器，以收集月岩样本并带回地球，这自20世纪70年以来属于首次。

Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences
● Marcia Mcnutt，美国国家科学院主席
With her experience in President Barack Obama’s cabinet, McNutt will have a central role in representing US science during Donald Trump’s presidency.
McNutt曾在美国总统奥巴马内阁担任职务，在特朗普担任总统期间，她将在政府代表美国科研，扮演核心角色。

From http://www.nature.com/news/nature-s-10-1.21157

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