Wei Yang, PhD, Professor, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. He received his PhD in the field of radiation medicine from Jilin University in 2005 and has postdoctoral training at Harvard University, Boston, USA. Dr. Yang is an expert in the radiosensitization of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and hypoxic cancer cells. He has identified multiple important signaling pathways that regulate the stemness and radiosensitivity of glioma stem cells (GSCs). His current research focuses on the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying the stemness maintenance and therapeutic resistance of GSCs. Until now, Dr. Yang has received 5 research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and published over 30 papers in important academic journals as the first or corresponding author (H-index: 20; Total citations: 1163). He is a member of the Radiological Medicine and Protection Professional Committee of Jiangsu Provincial Preventive Medicine Association, the Molecular Nutrition Professional Committee of Jiangsu Nutrition Society, and the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He has peer reviewed 50+ manuscripts for academic journals. His professional goal is to discover novel highly efficient targets for killing glioma stem cells, improve the therapeutic effect for glioma, and prolong the survival time of patients. Dr. Yang is modest, cautious, conscientious and responsible in his work. He is good at listening to his colleagues' voices and creating a harmonious, friendly, positive and enterprising working atmosphere. He is enthusiastic about guiding undergraduates to participate in scientific research. Under his guidance, many undergraduates have participated in the National College Students' Life Science Competition and won awards. Dr. Yang enjoys long-distance running or playing football in his spare time. For many years, he has consistently run 5 kilometers at least twice a week and play a football match every Saturday. He loves the passion and joy in sports, and even more so, he relishes the healthy body and good mood that sports bring.