Chao Wu received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing Medical University in 2008. He worked as a visiting scholar at University of Massachusetts in 2013, and at Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese in 2017. Currently, he is a Professor at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School and the Director of the Institute of Viruses and Infectious Diseases, Nanjing University. His research interest focus on  viral hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and emerging infectious diseases.