Xiaolei Zhu received his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree from Nanjing Medical University, and a PhD degree from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. In 2014, he completed the Internal Medicine Residency at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital and subsequently joined the Department of Neurology at the same hospital. He served as a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia from 2018 to 2019. Currently, he is a Neurologist and an Associate Professor of Neurology in the Medical School of Nanjing University. His clinical interests revolve around Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and memory deficits. In terms of research, he focuses on Alzheimer’s disease, neuro-degeneration, and synaptic plasticity.