Dr. Yu Tian Wang obtained his Ph.D. in neuroscience in 1992 from Memorial University, Canada and both B.M (Medicine) in 1982 and M.Sc. (Physiology) in 1985 from Shandong University Medical School in China. He worked in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto as an Assistant, and then Associate Professor between 1994 and 2001. Since 2001, he has been a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at the University of British Columbia and the holder of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon Chair in Stroke Research. He is currently the Dean of Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology. He is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Scholar between 2001-2011 and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Royal Society of Canada since 2006. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for regulating the function and intracellular trafficking of glutamate and GABA receptors in brain function and dysfunction. As a trained MD/PhD professional, Dr. Wang have always kept his interest in advancing health sciences by translating research discoveries into patient care. He has filed numerous patents based on his research discoveries and have also actively pursued their clinical developments by establishing pharmaceutical companies with other colleagues.