Deng-bing Yao is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Life Sciences and School of Ocean Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, China. He is the Director of the Academic Affairs Office of Nantong University. He is a Member of the Regenerative Medicine Branch of the Chinese Anatomical Society and a Member of the Neural Regeneration and Repair Professional Committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Society. His research direction includes: peripheral nerve injury repair and regeneration.