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Zhi-Hong Liu, professor of medicine; Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Dean of Zhejiang University School of Medicine; Director, National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Disease, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing.

She has devoted herself to patient care, research and medical education. Her primary interest is in the field of kidney disease, with special interest in glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy and renal replacement therapy. She has published 650 articles, edited 4 books on kidney disease, and contributed chapters to the textbooks on nephrology. She is the chief scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), and was honored with the National Science and Technology Progress Award of China.

Professor Liu is the past-president of Chinese Society of Nephrology, The Executive Committee member of International Society of Nephrology (ISN); the Executive Committee member of KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes); Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Brown University, USA. She is the editor-in-chief of Chinese Journal of Nephrology, chief editor of Kidney Diseases and served on editorial boards, including Nature Review of Nephrology, J Am Soc Nephrol, Kidney International and Am J Kidney Dis.