Dr Chengcan Yao, PhD, FBPhS, is a Reader in Immunopharmacology and PI in the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair. His research focuses on illustrating mechanisms underpinning the development and resolution of inflammation. In particular, his group is interested in understanding the roles of bioactive lipid mediators in physiology and pathology of barrier tissues such as the intestine (Rodger et al, Science 2016; Crittenden et al, Science Advances 2021; Goepp et al, Cell Host & Microbe), lung (Robb et al, 2023 Allergy; Felton et al, 2018 Throat), and skin (Robb et al, 2018 J Allergy Clin Immunol; Lee et al, 2019 J Allergy Clin Immunol). Before establishing his independent research at the University of Edinburgh, he did his PhD and postdoc training in Kyoto University. He is an elected fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, a member of NC-IUPHAR committee, and a board member of the European Society for Lipid Mediators. He has obtained many prestigious awards including Chancellor’s Fellowship by the University of Edinburgh, Career Development Award by the Medical Research Council, Geoffrey Burnstock Prize by the British Pharmacological Society, Young Investigator Awards (for Asst./Assoc. Professors) by the International Eicosanoid Research Foundation, and Research Fellowship by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.