Tang Chaoshu, Physiologist and Pathophysiologist. Born in 1946. Native of Chongqing . Graduated from the Department of Clinical Medicine, Beijing Medical College (now Peking University Health Science Center ) in 1968, and got Master’s degree from the Department of Pathophysiology in 1981. Now serving as professor of physiology, Ph.D. advisor at the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center ; and director of Laboratory of Bio-active Peptides; and chair of Institute of Clinical medicine, Peking University First Hospital . Prof. Tang’s research has been focused on the research of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, such as cardiovascular bio-active moleculars, endogenesis cell protection, and cell signaling pathways. Prof. Tang has been awarded important research grants, including from the National Major Basic Research Program ("973") and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). During the recent 5 years, Tang's laboratory has published more than 500 research papers in the core journals of China , and more than 100 in international SCI periodicals. Prof. Tang is Associate Editor in Chief or Member of the Board of more than 20 journals, including Acta Physiologica Sinica, Journal of Peking University (Health Science), Chinese Medical Journal, and Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology, etc. The major awards he has been granted include a Second-class National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology and more than 30 awards at the ministerial (provincial) level.