Jia-Hong Gao obtained his Ph.D degree at Yale University in 1991. Dr. Gao did his postdoc. training at MIT during 1991-1993. Dr. Gao was a faculty member and Chief of MRI Division in the Research Imaging Center at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (assistant professor during 1993-1998 and Associate professor during 1999-2005). Dr. Gao was a professor and director of the Brain Imaging Research Center at the University of Chicago during 2006-2013. Dr. Gao has been a professor and director of the Center for MRI Research at Peking University since 2013. He is also a Principal Investigator in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at Peking University. Dr. Gao’s research interests are focus on the development of neuroimaging technology and its application in neuroscience and medicine.