Gu Dongfeng is academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, former Deputy Director of National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, former Vice President of Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Acting Vice President of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and Chair Professor of Medical College of SUSTech. Dr. Gu is a professor with specialties in preventive cardiology, epidemiology, and medical genetics as well. During the past thirty years, Dr. Gu has made outstanding contributions in the area of preventive cardiology and genetic etiology for cardiovascular disease, including helping identify major causes of death and main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in Chinese adults, developed risk prediction model of cardiovascular diseases in China, formulated guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention and control, and led genomic risk assessment for hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. He was awarded 16 national patents and two second prize award of National Science and Technology Progress Award. More than 300 SCI papers have been published, and his research results have been widely cited by domestic and international guidelines of disease prevention and control, authoritative textbooks and monographs of the World Health Organization.