Patients take precedence for top researcher

Every Monday morning, 68-year-old Li Lanjuan sits in her office at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University's School of Medicine, in Hangzhou, receiving patients with hepatitis.

Despite being a leading figure in epidemiology in China, Li, has never failed to meet patients during her 42-year career and regards herself as an ordinary medical worker.

"I am, first and foremost, a doctor, and my biggest dream is that we can conquer infectious diseases," she said.