Oneofthepremiermedicalscientistsinthe21stcenturyisZhongNanshan。Bornin1941andgraduatedfromBeijingMedicalCollege,thisordinarybutgreatmanhasbeenworkinginthemedicalfieldforover40years。Heisagooddoctorinthepatients'eyesandakindmedicalprofessorinhisstudentsaswell。Inthespringof2003,theSARSepidemicbrokeoutinChinaandacrosstheglobe。ZhongNanshannotonlyledbutalsotookanactivepartinthebattleagainstSARS。AtthattimenoonereallyknewmuchaboutSARSandmostpeoplehadnonaturaldefensesagainstthedisease。Dangerousasitwas,ZhongNanshanworkedharddayandnighttreatingSARSpatients。Meanwhileheunderlinedthefactthatteamworkamongnationscouldsavelives。Throughtheirhardworkforseveralmonths,ZhongNanshanandhisworkmatesachievedremarkableresult。SoontheSARSepidemicwasstoppedinitstrack。