Mr. Yin Zhen is a famous veterinary specialist, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was born in Suzhou,  Jiangsu on June 28, 1926. In 1945, he entered the Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Nantong University to study. He was the Director of the PLA Genetic Engineering Laboratory. In 1995, he was elected Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. On July 18, 2000, he died while on duty.