Jiuliang Zhao is a professor of rheumatology and deputy director of the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), which has long been considered the top hospital in China. Prof. Zhao’s major research interests are pathogenesis and clinical studies for systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome. His team has established a prospective multicenter cohort Chinese SLE Treatment and Research group (CSTAR) comprising over 5,000 lupus patients. Prof. Zhao has authored 58 articles as either the first/co-first author or the corresponding author in journals such as Autoimmunity Reviews, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Rheumatology (Oxford), and RMD Open. Prof. Zhao serves as Vice President of the Chinese Rheumatology Association (CRA) Young Committee and Vice President of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) Young Rheumatologist Committee.