Academic qualifications: 1990 .9 - 1995 .7 B. Med Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China 1997 .9 - 2000 .7 M. Med. Instit ute of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, China 2000 .9 - 2003 .7 M.D. Institute of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine & Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Previous academic positions held: 1995 .8 - 2000 .11 Resident Institute of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Shu Guang Hospital, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine 2000 .12 - 200 4.2 Physician - in - Charge Institute of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Shu G uang Hospital, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine 2004 .3 - 2007 .6 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2007.7 - 2012.8 Research Assistant Professor Department of Orthopaedics & Traum atology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Present academic position: 20 12.9 - Associate Professor Ge Zhang ’ s Lab ( www.gezhanglab.com ), Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases, Hong Kong Baptist University & Teaching Division , School of Chinese M edicine , Hong Kong Baptist University

Technical expertise Bone bio - imaging, Bone histomorphometry, Bone biology, Bone biomechanics Research area Mol ecular understandings and RNAi - based & phytotherapy - based translational research in osteoporosis, osteonecrosis, osteoarthritis , rheumatoid arthritis and facture repair