Dr. Dangsheng Li is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Cell Research and a professor of Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, CAS. He received his BSc from University of Science and Technology of China in 1988, and his PhD from Cornell University Medical College in 1995. He was an Associate Editor of Cell from 2004-2006, and has served as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Cell Research since early 2006. Under the leadership of Drs Gang Pei & Dangsheng Li, Cell Research has rapidly evolved into a premium international journal in molecular & cell biology. Dr Li has received many awards for his excellent work in publishing, such as National Leading Talent in Publishing in 2008, Tan Jiazhen Award of Life Sciences in 2012, and State Award on Publishing in 2013.