Science warrior takes lead in crucial fight against virus

Top virologist who headed research into emerging pathogens battles from labs to epidemic epicenter

On the team dispatched by the Chinese government to West Africa to combat Ebola, China's top virologist, Gao Fu, who is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, played different roles.

Many say he is a media-savvy science warrior who fights in his labs as well as at the epicenter of the Ebola epidemic.