Dr. Gongyi Zhang obtained his Ph.D from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a visiting fellow at NIDDK, NIH. He did a postdoctoral fellow at the Rockefeller University and is currently a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine, at National Jewish Health. He set up a company, NB Life Laboratory, to develop long-lasting vaccines against pathogens such as influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and others since 2018.