Luqi Huang was born in March 1968 in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, China. He is an expert in Chinese medicinal resource science and molecular pharmacognosy, with research interests focusing on the conservation, development, and molecular mechanisms of Chinese medicinal resources. Dr. Huang received his PhD degree from Beijing Medical University in 1995.

He currently serves as Deputy Director of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and President of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. His research has made significant contributions to the fields of Chinese medicinal resource science and molecular pharmacognosy. He proposed and developed the discipline of molecular pharmacognosy, elucidated the formation mechanisms of authentic medicinal materials (Daodi medicinal materials), and established five conservation strategies for rare, endangered, and commonly used Chinese medicinal resources. He also led the implementation of the Fourth National Survey of Chinese Medicinal Resources, providing a comprehensive assessment of the national resources of traditional Chinese medicines in China. Dr. Huang has received numerous prestigious honors, including five National Science and Technology Progress Awards (Second Class), the National Innovation and Excellence Medal, support from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the China Standard Innovation Outstanding Contribution Award, and recognition as an Outstanding Supervisor of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertations. He led the development of China’s first independently developed traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) drug with proprietary intellectual property rights for the treatment of COVID-19 and was awarded the title of National Advanced Individual in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Dr. Huang has published more than 580 scientific papers as the first author or corresponding author, including over 300 SCI-indexed articles in internationally recognized journals such as BMJ, Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS).