Dr. Xiaolu Chen obtained her Ph.D. in Botany from the College of Life Sciences at South China Agricultural University in 2013. She conducted her postdoctoral research at the School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University from March to June 2016. Dr. Chen currently works as an Associate Research Fellow at the Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences. Her research focuses on tissue culture, secretory structure development, and omics research of medicinal plants. She has been selected as a Youth Scholar in the inaugural Hainan Provincial "South China Sea Master" Cultivation Program and recognized as a High-Level Talented Academic (Peak Talents, Category D) in Hainan Province.