Basic Information and Current Positions

Deputy to the 11th National People's Congress

National Inspector for the 9th and 10th terms

Professor, Chief Physician, and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

Research Directions

Focusing on three core directions in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture:

1. Modern research on classical theories of TCM (Acupuncture).

2. Clinical and mechanistic research on acupuncture for anti-depression.

3. Mechanism research on acupuncture for treating ischemic stroke.

Landmark Achievements and Honors

1. Presided over 15 national and provincial/ministerial projects, including 7 projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, covering key programs such as international exchanges of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Science and Technology Support Programs, Major New Drug Discovery, and doctoral fund projects of the Ministry of Education.

2. Published more than 100 papers as first/corresponding author, including 17 SCI papers (6 with IF > 3.0, highest IF 5.6), and served as Editor-in-Chief/Deputy Editor for 6 monographs.

3. Presided over the research and development of new TCM drugs for anti-anxiety and anti-depression, obtained 2 invention patents, and was recognized as an Accomplisher of Scientific and Technological Achievements of the Ministry of Education twice (Ranked 1st). Won the Second Prize of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Science and Technology Award in 2009.

4. Led the team to be invited as speakers at international conferences multiple times; in 2018, a graduate student from the team won the "Young Researcher" and "Outstanding Researcher" awards at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health (ICIMH) in the United States, marking the 5th time the team has won awards at this conference.