Dr. Zhan graduated from the University of Chicago, USA, and studied in the laboratory of Academician Dervan at the California Institute of Technology and the catalytic laboratory of Nobel Prize winner Academician Sharpless at the Scripps Research Institute, and worked at Schering-Plough and Array BioPharma respectively. He has been honored as a special expert by the Ministry of Organization of the People's Republic of China (MOOC) under the “High-Level Special Recruitment Talents” program, “Shanghai Leading Talent”, “Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Innovation Award”, “Top Ten Young Entrepreneurial Leaders” by China Entrepreneurship Association (CEA), and “Top 10 Young Entrepreneurial Leaders” by China Association for Entrepreneurship. He has been honored with “Shanghai Leading Talent”, “Innovation Award for Science and Technology Entrepreneurs” in Shanghai, “Golden Bull Award for Top Ten Young Entrepreneurial Leaders” by China Entrepreneurship Association.