Dr. Yanhua Liang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Nanfang Hospital at Southern Medical University, China, and received his Ph.D in Dermatology in 2007. He had his 2-year postdoctoral training at The Jackson Laboratory in the United States before joining the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine in 2010. He has identified the CYLD1 gene as the disease gene of multiple familiar trichoepithelioma and XBP1 as a genetic risk factor for vitiligo in Chinese Hans. Dr. Liang has done in-depth research to understand the biological function of SHARPIN. Apart from molecular basical studies, he has also developed new biological materials and techniques for transdermal gene delivery and modified in vivo models for hair follicle reconstitution. He has established a translational skin research program focusing on gene identification, gene function, and gene correction for genodermatitis. Dr. Liang is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications.