Prof. Youhe Gao

Youhe Gao, MD/PhD, is a professor at the College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University. He is the inventor of Urimem, a groundbreaking method for preserving urine macromolecules. Dr. Gao has championed the idea that "urine is the next-generation biomarker source" and has been a leading advocate for urine-based research. He founded the Urine Proteome Initiative (UPI) within the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) and served as its first chairman. Additionally, he proposed both the World Urine Project and the China Urine Project, aiming to revolutionize the field of biomarker discovery and early disease diagnosis through urine proteomics.