Shan Gao has served at Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine (JOPM) for 20 years, and currently as Associate Editor of JOMP, Beijing, China. After he finished his 8 year education in Stomatology for both bachelor and master degrees, he started 10 years of clinic practice in Endodontics and Oral Medicine in China, followed by 12 years basic research work in Molecular Biology, including 3 years for a PhD degree in Denmark and 10 years industry experience in a leading RNAi therapeutic company in China. During those years of experience, he built up a close relationship with Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine. It is great opportunity to introduce his story together with JOPM, accompanying with his personal research experience, at the moment of the 50th Anniversary of JOPM.
Keywords: oral medicine; oral pathology; oral submucous fibrosis.
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