**Education and Professional Experience:** 2006.9 – 2009.7: Doctoral candidate in Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University; awarded Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) 2009.7 – 2013.12: Physician, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University 2013.12 – 2016.05: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, USA 2013.12 – Present: Associate Chief Physician, Master's Supervisor, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University **Publications:** Authored over 20 papers in domestic and international journals, including more than 10 papers in international journals. 1. Xing S, Lacey EH, Skipper-Kallal LM, Jiang X, Harris-Love M, Zeng J, Turkeltaub PE. Right hemisphere grey matter structure and language outcomes in chronic left hemisphere stroke. *Brain*. 2016; 139(Pt 1):227-41. 2. Xing S, Zhang Y, Li J, Zhang J, Li J, Dang C, Li C, Fan Y, Yu J, Pei Z, Zeng J. Beclin 1 knockdown inhibits autophagic activation and prevents the secondary neurodegenerative damage in the ipsilateral thalamus following focal cerebral infarction. *Autophagy*. 2012; 8(1):63-76. **Other Major Achievements (e.g., Awards):** * Outstanding Graduate Student of Guangdong Province (Nanyue) (2008) * Pearl River Science and Technology Nova of Guangzhou (2012) * Outstanding Talent of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (2012) * Postdoctoral Fellowship (China Scholarship Council) for study at Georgetown University, USA (2012) * First Prize, Instructor Group, Clinical Skills Competition for Interns, Sun Yat-sen University (2012) * Outstanding Teacher of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (2013)