Now he is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China; Director, Experimental Animal Center, School of Life, China University of Science and Technology; Director of editorial department of molecular immunology. Life member and director of the Chinese Immunology Society, deputy director of the Basic Immunology Committee of the Chinese Immunology Society, member of the Tumor Biotherapy Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, and vice chairman of the Anhui Immunology Society.
Since 2002, he has taken the lead in 9 scientific research projects, including 2 national 863 projects, 2 national 973 projects, 2 national natural science funds 1 key projects, 2 general projects, national major special project of new drug creation 1, and national science fund for outstanding young people 1 (leading in China). In recent five years, 35 SCI papers have been published in journals such as J Immunol, PLoS Pathogen, J Allergy Clinical Immunity, Hepatology, PNAS, J Hepatology, etc. Natural immune recognition and its regulation mechanism of liver immune injury and regeneration won the first prize of China Medical Science and Technology in 2007 and the second prize of National Natural Science in 2008 respectively.