Prof. Guoping Chen graduated from Nottingham University (Ph.D. in biology, 1998.06). After the completion of postdoctoral research at Sheffield University, Nottingham University, and Oxford University, he joined Chongqing University (2002.09) to carry out teaching/research. He has presided over one National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program) supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, six projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and ten projects supported by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Science and Technology Commission. Moreover, he is the vice-chairman of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society of Chongqing. His research interests are the molecular regulation mechanism of plant growth and development and fruit ripening; the molecular regulation mechanism of plant morphogenesis; and the molecular regulation mechanism of biosynthesis of plant pigments.