Name: Dr. Yu Shan Business Address: Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences No.1 Qianhu Houcun, Zhongshanmen Wai, P.O. Box1435 Nanjing, 210014, Jiangsu Province People’s Republic of China 86-25-84347116 Email: shanyu79@126.com Education: PhD in Botany, Department of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agriculture University at Nanjing Dec. 2009 MS in Botany, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences at Nanjing Aug. 2004 BA in Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University at Nanjing Jul. 2001 Employment and Experience: 2004 – 2013 Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a Research Assistant of Laboratory for Research & Development of Medicinal Plants. 2013 – Presents Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, as an Associate Research of Laboratory for Research & Development of Medicinal Plants. Organizations: Botanical Society of China, member (2004-present) Chinese Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, member (2008-present) Research Interests: 1. Cell signaling pathways related to Oncology and the Biology of Aging. 2. Food additive and health products discovery focused on the medicinal plants and natural products.