Lu Lin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is President of the Sixth Hospital of Peking University, Director of the National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Director of the National Medical Center for Mental Disorders, and President of Shandong First Medical University. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Member of the International Narcotics Control Board, Expert Member of the Central Health Care Committee, President of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry, and Chairperson of the Steering Committee for the Psychiatry Program of Higher Education Institutions under the Ministry of Education. Academician Lu also serves as Principal Investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Basic Science Center Program and Innovation Research Group Program, Chief Scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), Leader of Expert Groups for the National Key Research and Development Program Special Projects on “Prevention and Control of Major Chronic Non-communicable Diseases” and “Prevention and Treatment of Common and Frequently Occurring Diseases,” and Chief Convener of the Brain Disease Program under China Brain Initiative. Academician Lu has devoted his career to research on the mechanisms and intervention strategies of mental disorders and sleep disorders. He has published more than 400 SCI-indexed papers in internationally renowned journals, including Science, The Lancet, The Lancet Psychiatry, and JAMA Psychiatry, with over 27,000 citations. He has been continuously recognized as one of the Highly Cited Chinese Researchers in the field of Medicine by Elsevier, achieving significant international academic influence. His research achievements have received numerous prestigious awards, including the First Prize of the Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award in Natural Sciences from the Ministry of Education, the First and Second Prizes of the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, and the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award. Beyond his scientific contributions, Academician Lu has actively promoted the development of national mental health policies, advancement of psychiatry and sleep medicine disciplines, and cultivation of professionals in related fields. He has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of psychiatry and sleep medicine in China and has received honors including the Outstanding Figure Award among Overseas Chinese, the Contribution Award among Overseas Chinese, and the Beijing Huachao Huaren Jinghua Award.