**Aiping Song**

Aiping Song, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University. He has investigated many aspects of ornamental plant genomics and molecular biology, emphasizing the role of stress response, development, and plant–pathogen interaction. His project management experience includes the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Fund of Jiangsu Province and wide collaboration with other research groups. He is on the Editorial Board of *BMC Plant Biology*, *Int J Mol Sci*, *Plants* and several other plant-science-related journals. He has published over 100 research articles with an H index of 32.
