Guangbin Dong, PhD, is Professor of Chemistry at University of Chicago, USA. His current research interests include transition-metal-catalyzed C-H and C−C bonds activation, total synthesis of bioactive natural products, boron chemistry, and development of new materials. Professor Dong has received numerous scientific awards, including Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator, Tetrahedron Young Investigator award and ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar award.