Zhi-Qing Zhao completed his Postdoc training at Wake Forest University, NC, USA after receiving M.D, PhD in China. He worked at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA as an Associate professor during 1996-2007. He is a Professor of Biomedical Sciences, and a director of Cardiovascular research laboratory at Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus, GA, USA since 2008.