Guangxiu Lu (1939.4-) : Chinese reproductive medicine and medical geneticist, one of the pioneers of human reproductive engineering in China, director of National Engineering Research Center for Human Stem Cells, chief scientist and lifetime honorary president of the Reproductive & Genetic Hospital of Citic-Xiangya, and president of National Reference Center for Application of Genetic Testing Technologies(Hunan Prepregnant Genetic Testing Center).

In the 1980s, Guangxiu Lu pioneered the research of assisted reproductive technology in China and set up a relatively comprehensive technique system under the guidance of her father professor Huilin Lu. She also established an infertility and genetics clinic at that time. Until now, more than 140,000 babies have been born after IVF or artificial insemination.

She has also made great achievements in the research and application of human embryonic stem cells, and established the world's first somatic cell nuclear transfer(SCNT) blastocyst，which was reported by the American “Wall Street Journal” and the British “Times”. Her achievements were also reported by some international top journals like “Nature”,etc.