Prof. Dr. Xiao-Li Tian currently serves as a Professor at the Department of Human Population Genetics, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University in 1987, and a Master’s degree from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in 1994. He obtained a Ph.D. from Berlin Free University in 1999. His research keywords include population genetics, cardiovascular diseases, longevity, epigenetics, vascular aging, hypertension, and atherosclerosis.