Jiaqing Shao obtained his Master’s degree from the Medical School of Nanjing University in 2000, and his Ph.D. from Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan in 2007. Since 2014, he has worked as the Director and Chief Physician in the Department of Endocrinology at Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of the Medical School of Nanjing University. He was recognized as a key medical talent in Jiangsu Province, and also served as the vice chairman of the Endocrine Branch of Jiangsu Medical Association. His primary research interests are in basic and clinical research related to endocrine and metabolic diseases, particularly diabetes and obesity-related vascular diseases.