Bio: Ying-Jan Wang, Ph. D., graduated from Department of Biochemistry, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. I currently serve as a distinguished professor in National Cheng Kung University, College of Medical, Tainan, Taiwan, China. My academic awards include being selected as World’s Top 2% Scientists (2021/2022/2023/2024). The major research focus of my laboratory is to understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for environmental toxicants-triggered toxicity, and carcinogenesis/cancer therapy. I am especially interested in elucidating the role of autophagy in regulating diverse biological processes, such as proliferation, programmed cell death, inflammation, thereby contribute to cytotoxicity, and cancer therapy. In general, basal autophagy helps maintain homeostasis, while additional autophagy is induced in response to many different forms of stress. Thus, I am enthusiastic in exploring whether autophagy acts as a pro-survival or pro-death player in toxic response of environmental toxicants or cancer therapy. By revealing the regulation pathways of autophagy, our research may help to the development of novel and effective preventive strategy to combat diseases.