Prof. Dr. Ligang Zhou studied at the Department of Biology, Hunan Normal University, from September 1982 to July 1986 and obtained a Bachelor's degree; from August 1986 to August 1989, he studied at the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and obtained a Master's degree; from August 1995 to July 1998, he studied at the School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and obtained a Doctoral degree. From August 1989 to August 1992, he worked as a Research Assistant at the KIB, CAS; from August 1992 to October 1997, he worked as an Assistant Researcher (Assistant Professor) at the KIB, CAS; from October 1997 to August 1998, he worked as an Associate Researcher (Associate Professor) at the KIB, CAS; from August 1998 to August 2000, he worked as a Post-Doctor at the Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University (CAU); from August 2000 to December 2005, he worked as an Associate Professor at CAU; from December 2005 to the present, he has been a Professor at CAU. His recent research work mainly includes the secondary metabolism of plant-pathogenic fungi and endophytic fungi (including bioactive secondary metabolites, synthetic biology and metabolic regulation) and its applications; plant secondary metabolism (including bioactive secondary metabolites, synthetic biology and metabolic regulation) and its applications; and metabolism biology and the metabolomics of plant–fungus interactions and their applications.