Prof. Fuqiang Yu earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He is a senior engineer, a master’s tutor, and the deputy director of the Southwest China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species. Additionally, he is a young scholar of regional development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a reserve talent for technological innovation leaders in Yunnan Province. He concurrently serves as the rotating chair of the International Mycorrhizal Edible Fungi Conference and the deputy director of the Yunnan Key Laboratory of Fungal Diversity and Green Development, as well as a national scientific and technological achievement evaluation expert, Guizhou Province Government targeted poverty alleviation consulting expert, and Yunnan Province plateau characteristic modern agriculture expert consultant. His research interests include edible mushrooms and ectomycorrhiza.