Prof. Xiuguo Zhang is a professor at the College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University. In 2013, he was appointed as a Taishan Scholar by the Shandong Provincial Government. He holds a doctorate in plant pathology from the College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University. He is the director of the Key Laboratory of Vegetable Pest Biology of Shandong Province, a post scientist of the National Industrial Technology System, the vice president of the Chinese Mycological Society, the deputy editor-in-chief of Fungal Research, and an editorial board member of the Journal of Mycology. His research interests include molecular genetics of vegetable pathogenic oomycetes, protein structural biology and integrated disease prevention and control technologies, as well as fungal systematics and evolution. He has published two monographs and more than 200 scientific papers, most notably on Fungal Diversity. He authorized 46 technical invention patents, developed 8 bacterial fertilizer products and pesticide products, developed 2 bactericidal mulch films and drip-free fog-eliminating film products, formulated 4 industry standards and 18 provincial standards, screened 9 disease-resistant vegetable varieties, and developed 5 main technologies promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture for comprehensive prevention and control of vegetable diseases.