Prof. Dr. Rui Zhou is a full professor at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan China. He completed his DVM studies at the University of Munich, Germany. His research topics mainly include veterinary epidemiology, bacteriology, and the development of vaccines, antibiotics, and diagnosis. He has published over 190 papers in various academic journals and was awarded two First Prizes of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology and a National Teaching Achievement Award. He serves as the director of the International Research Center for Animal Disease (Ministry of Science and Technology of China), and a Member of the Education Committee of the China Veterinary Association.