Professor Lin graduated from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in 1987 with a BSc degree in Chinese Medicine. After graduation, he worked as a Chinese medicine doctor at the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Provincial Research Institute of Chinese Medicine. In 1991 he moved to England to study English language, which was followed by a PhD degree study at the Department of Pharmacy, King’s College, University of London. He obtained his PhD degree in Pharmacognosy in 1999. From 1998 to 2002, he was employed as a Senior Lecturer on the Chinese Medicine Programme, Middlesex University in London where he was involved with basic and clinical teachings of Chinese medicine. Professor Lin joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003, and is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Chinese Medicine. He is now engaged in the teaching of Chinese medicine as well as supervising postgraduate students’ research projects. His main research interests are in the areas of (1) R & D on Chinese medicines for pancreatic cancer, psoriasis, eczema, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease; (2) clinical trials on topical treatment for psoriasis, acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia and overactive bladder in elderly; and (3) systematic reviews on efficacy and safety of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.