Cherie S. Tan is a Distinguished Professor and the Associate Dean of the Clinical Medicine School at Tianjin University’s Medical School. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Waterloo and her Ph.D. from the University of Utah. Prior to joining Tianjin University, she spent four years as a Senior Scientist at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research. Her current research focuses on developing nanopore sequencing technologies, novel biomarker detection methods, and electrochemical biosensors. She has published more than 40 papers in reputable journals and has served as a principal investigator for 4 NSFC-funded grants.