Feng-Yan Sun, Professor of Fudan University, got her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Neurobiology of Shanghai Medical University in 1987.  From 1984 through 1985, she worked as an inviting researcher in Tokyo Science University , Tokyo . From 1990 through 1994, she worked as an International Forgarty Fellow and Visiting Scholar in Georgetown University, Washington DC . Feng-Yan Sun was appointed as Vice-Director and Professor (1995-1999) and Director (1999--) of State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, as Chair in the Department of Neurobiology (2000--). Feng-Yan Sun is elected to take on The Editorial Boards of Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, Neuroscience Bulletin, Chinese Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Acta Physiologica Sinica. Professor Sun has been engaged in teaching and research in Fudan University . Her research interest is study on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal injury and neuroprotection. She as first or corresponding author has published more 30-research articles in the pear review international journals. Because of her research achievement, she was awarded as Chang-Kong Scholar in 1999-2004 and HLHL Prize in 2004.