Prof. Hua Yang is the vice dean, professor, and doctoral supervisor at the College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, and a Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University. He has visited and studied at Texas Technology University and the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His research areas and directions are as follows: 1. development and utilization of Chinese medicine resources; 2. synthetic biology of effective ingredients in Chinese medicine; and 3. survey and prevention of invasive alien species. He has presided over and participated in many national, provincial, and municipal scientific research projects. He has published many scientific research papers and edited a textbook. He has 6 invention patents and has won the third prize of the Hunan Science and Technology Progress Award (ranked first).