Keynote Speaker 1
Professor Bangjiang Fang
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
BIO:
Professor Fang Bangjiang, Professor Grade II (Chief Physician), Doctoral Supervisor, Postdoctoral Supervisor. Currently serves as Director of the Institute of Critical Care Medicine at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at its affiliated Longhua Hospital. Honours include: Changjiang Scholar (Ministry of Education), inaugural Qihuang Scholar (National Leading Talent in Traditional Chinese Medicine), Chief Scientist of the National Key R&D Programme, National Mentor for Academic Experience of Senior TCM Experts; Shanghai Leading Talent, Shanghai Model Worker, Shanghai Renowned TCM Practitioner, Shanghai Outstanding Specialist Physician; He holds numerous honours including Shanghai Municipal Distinguished Teacher in Ideological and Political Education, Shanghai Municipal Model Educator, Hubei Provincial ‘Chutian Scholar’, Qinghai Provincial ‘Outstanding Talent’, and Chongqing Municipal Medical Pioneer Talent. He serves as the academic leader for multiple disciplines including the National Regional Diagnosis and Treatment Centre, National Key Clinical Specialty, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine High-Level Key Discipline, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Advantageous Key Specialty, and Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty. He concurrently serves as Chair of the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Shanghai Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deputy Chair of the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association, National Standing Committee Member of the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association (concurrently leading the Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Working Group and serving as Deputy Leader of the Critical Care Working Group), National Standing Committee Member of the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association (concurrently serving as Chair of the Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Critical Care Committee), Vice Chair of the Emergency Medicine Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, Vice Chair of the Critical Care Medicine Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, President of the Emergency Medicine Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, and Chair of the Chinese Traditional Medicine Emergency Medical Consortium. In recent years, as principal investigator, he has received over ten research awards including the First Prize of the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award, First Prize of the Shanghai Science and Technology Popularisation Award, National Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award, and Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, and the Second Prize of Huaxia Medical Award. As principal investigator, he has secured over 20 provincial and ministerial-level research projects, including two National Key R&D Programmes and seven National Natural Science Foundation grants. He has published over 400 academic papers, edited 15 academic monographs and 13 national planning textbooks, authored over 30 expert consensus documents, guidelines, and diagnostic protocols, and holds 13 invention patents.
Keynote Speaker 2
Professor Ping Wang
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, China
BIO: Professor of the Second Grade, Consultant Physician in Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Doctoral Supervisor, Postdoctoral Supervisor. Director of the Ministry of Education Engineering Research Centre for TCM Protection Technologies and New Product Development in Elderly Brain Health; Director of the University Institute of Geriatric Medicine; Director of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory for Senile Dementia Research; Discipline Leader for the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine High-Level and Hubei Provincial Key Discipline in Fundamental Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Inner Canon); Director and Principal Investigator (PI) of the Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Centre for New TCM Products in Geriatrics; Chief Scientist of the Hubei Shizhen Laboratory. Member of the Ministry of Education's Postgraduate Education Guidance Committee for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Professional Degrees in Chinese Medicine; Standing Council Member of the Chinese Association of Chinese Medicine; President of the Li Shizhen Medicine Research and Application Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies. Honours include: National Qihuang Scholar (first cohort); Third Qihuang Award for Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Inheritor); Star of Chinese Medicine Science and Technology; Sixth and Seventh Cohort National Mentor for Academic Experience Inheritance of Renowned Senior TCM Practitioners; Tier-1 Cultivation Candidate of Hubei Province's Second Medical Leading Talent Project and Head of Hubei Famous Physician Studio; Hubei First Medical Leading Talent; Hubei Famous TCM Master. He has led multiple national-level research projects, including the National Key R&D Programme's ‘Modernisation of Traditional Chinese Medicine’ initiative, National Natural Science Foundation key projects, and the Ministry of Science and Technology's ‘Major New Drug Innovation’ programme. His accolades comprise one National Teaching Achievement First Prize and three provincial/ministerial-level First Prizes and three Second Prizes for Scientific and Technological Progress. He serves as the principal lecturer for the national premium video open course ‘An Introduction to Health Preservation in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon’. He has edited three nationally planned textbooks: ‘Literature Studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation’, ‘Theory and Practice of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon’, and ‘Selected Readings from the Inner Canon’. He has authored 16 academic monographs, including ‘A New Compilation of the Compendium of Materia Medica’ and ‘The Theory of Original Qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine’, and has published over 300 academic papers.
Keynote Speaker 3
Professor Fuling Zhou
Wuhan University, China
BIO: Dean of the School of Nursing at Wuhan University and Head of the Haematology Department at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. Professor of the Second Level at Wuhan University, Chief Physician of the First Level, and Doctoral Supervisor. Listed among the top 2% of scientists globally by Stanford University and recognised as a New Century Talent of Hubei Province. Graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2006. From 2011 to 2014, conducted postdoctoral research at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Stanford International Research Institute. Has led one national key project, five National Natural Science Foundation grants, and one Ministry of Science and Technology innovation initiative. Published 30 Q1 papers in journals including Cell Stem Cell, Nature Communications, Clinical Cancer Research, eClinicalMedicine, and Molecular Cancer. Holds 26 national invention patents. Has led 20 projects including those for the National Medical Professional Education Guidance Committee, Chinese Medical Association, and Hubei Provincial Teaching Reform Programme. Served as chief editor for three textbooks under the 13th and 14th Five-Year Plans. Oversaw seven projects including postgraduate quality course development, virtual simulation, and MOOC course construction. Guided students to win five national competition gold, silver, and bronze awards. Currently serves as: Member, Education Technology Branch, Chinese Medical Association Member, Haematology Physicians Branch, Chinese Medical Doctor Association Chair, Haematological Oncology Committee, Hubei Society of Clinical Oncology Chair, Youth Committee, Hubei Medical Society of Biological Immunology Vice-Chair, Women's Federation of Hubei Health Industry
Keynote Speaker 4
Professor Long Lu
Wuhan University, China
BIO: Dr Lu's laboratory is dedicated to employing computational methods to investigate and guide treatments for human diseases, focusing on analysing biological and medical big data, developing computational algorithms, and applying machine learning techniques for prediction and diagnosis. These algorithms and technologies have been successfully applied to research on infectious diseases, cardiovascular disorders, and childhood developmental disorders, emerging as effective tools to assist clinicians in diagnosis and treatment while demonstrating commercial value. Dr Lu's laboratory has led over $6 million in major research projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and private foundations. It has spearheaded or participated in more than ten key scientific research initiatives, including the Ministry of Science and Technology's Key R&D Programme, National Natural Science Foundation Innovation Groups/Key/General Projects, and National Social Science Foundation Major Projects. He has published over 80 high-impact SCI papers in prestigious journals including Science and Information Sciences (H-index 32, total citations exceeding 4,000), and holds more than 10 domestic and international patents. His research has been featured in numerous international media outlets, including NPR News, The Scientist magazine, Genome & Proteome magazine, Yahoo News US, and Reuters UK. He has been repeatedly invited to serve as a review expert for funding agencies including the US NIH, NSF, Canada's Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), France's National Research Agency (ANR), Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), and Hong Kong's Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC). He has also been invited to serve as an expert reviewer for the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the National Natural Science Awards. He acts as a peer reviewer for over 40 scientific journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Has delivered over 70 academic presentations at prestigious universities, national laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and international conferences in both the United States and China. Current research interests encompass: - Development of medical imaging data analysis algorithms - Multimodal biomedical data fusion research - Automated diagnosis of cranial diseases and rehabilitation programme recommendations - Single-cell omics analysis of malignant brain tumours - High-density lipoprotein networks and functional studies
Keynote Speaker 5
Professor Aiqing Han
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
BIO:
Professor and Master's Supervisor, Head of the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Teaching and Research Section at the School of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and Director of the Health and Medical Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Has led and participated in over 20 national and provincial-level research projects, published more than 80 academic papers, and obtained 11 software copyright registrations. Research achievements were selected for the major release at the 2024 Global Digital Economy Conference – Traditional Chinese Medicine Special Forum. Currently serves as Standing Council Member of the Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Branch of the Chinese Association of Ethnic Medicine, Standing Council Member of the Chinese Hospital Management Research Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, and Council Member of the Chinese Medical Diagnostic Instrument Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
Primary research areas: Medical artificial intelligence, objectification of the Four Diagnostic Methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Keynote Speaker 6
Professor Juexin Wang
Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, China
BIO:
Professor at the School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine; Doctor of Medicine; Master's Supervisor.
Council Member of the National Association of Higher Education in Traditional Chinese Medicine; Council Member of the First Council of the Nursing Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies; Standing Committee Member of the First Committee of the Preventive Medicine Branch, China Association of Chinese Medicine; Standing Council Member of the First Council of the Chronic Disease Management Committee, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies; Honorary Chairperson of the Nursing Committee, Hubei Provincial Hepatobiliary Diseases Association; Committee Member of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing Committee, Wuhan Nursing Association; Committee Member of the Hepatology Committee, Hubei Provincial Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbal Medicine; Deputy Chairperson of the Microcirculation Committee, Hubei Provincial Microcirculation Association. Served as a judge for the National Nursing Skills Competition and the National Nursing Lecturers' Teaching Competition. Expert for the National Major New Drug Innovation Programme evaluation committee and re-evaluation expert for Grade III Class A Traditional Chinese Medicine hospitals nationwide. With over 30 years of experience in clinical nursing, teaching, and research, has achieved notable accomplishments in the integrated Chinese and Western medicine prevention and treatment of liver diseases, nursing care, and nursing education research. Presided over 20 research projects funded by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and provincial departments. Participated in 17 national and provincial-level research projects, with two studies appraised by the Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology as reaching internationally advanced levels. Published over 140 papers in national core journals, including 5 SCI-indexed articles. Holder of 4 utility model patents. Recipient of:
- Third Prize, Provincial Outstanding Achievement in Educational Science Research
- Second Prize, Hubei Provincial Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award
- Third Prize, Provincial Science and Technology Award in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Third Prize, Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Nursing Association
- Outstanding Master's Supervisor, University of Traditional Chinese Medicine