The four leading figures in the modernization of Ganoderma research are Deng Shuqun, Zhao Jiding, Chen Guoliang, and Lin Zhibin.

Mycologist, plant pathologist, and forester Deng Shuqun
Deng Shuqun, born on December 12, 1902, was a native of Fuzhou, Fujian. A mycologist, plant pathologist, and forester, he served as a researcher and deputy director at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is regarded as one of the founding figures of fungal research in China. He graduated from Tsinghua School in 1923 and earned both a master’s degree in forestry and a doctorate in plant pathology from Cornell University in the United States in 1928. In 1948, he was elected an academician of the Academia Sinica, and in 1955, he was elected a member (academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Publications:
“The Fungi of China,” “Higher Fungi of China”
Zhao Jiding, a Chinese mycologist and pioneer of modern research on Ganoderma in China.
Born on September 16, 1916, in A County, Shandong Province; he graduated in 1948 from the Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology at the National Northwest Agricultural College. He served as a researcher at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as Deputy Secretary-General of the Mycological Society of China, and as an executive member of the editorial board of the Journal of Mycology, dedicating his life to the taxonomic study of Chinese lichens and macrofungi.
Author of: “Flora of Chinese Fungi” and “New Compilation of Ganoderma in China”
Chen Guoliang, a senior mycologist who was among the first in China to conduct systematic research on Ganoderma.
Chen Guoliang, male, of Han ethnicity, is a native of Pudong, Shanghai. He was born in 1935. In 1960, he graduated from the Department of Biology at Fudan University, majoring in microbiology. Beginning in 1970, he embarked on research into the pharmacology and therapeutic effects of Ganoderma lucidum.
Professor Chen Guoliang was the first to propose a theory on the vitality‑enhancing effects of Ganoderma and certain other edible fungi, asserting that these fungi exert remarkably significant and comprehensive benefits on the human body.
He is the author of: “Lingzhi Cures a Hundred Ailments,” “Lingzhi vs. Tumors,” “Edible Mushrooms Cure a Hundred Ailments,” “Year-Round Greenhouse Cultivation Techniques for Edible Mushrooms,” “The Marvelous World of Edible Mushrooms,” and “High-Yield Cultivation Techniques for Lingzhi and Hericium,” among others.
Lingzhi Grandmaster Lin Zhibin
Lin Zhibin, born in 1937, is a professor and doctoral supervisor. He is one of the founding figures of steady-state medicine in China, serves as President of the Chinese Pharmacological Society, is the sole Asian member of the Executive Committee of the International Union of Pharmacology, and chairs the International Ganoderma Research Association. At present, Lin Zhibin is among the most influential and leading scholars in the field of Ganoderma research in China. Through years of dedicated research and the application of rigorous scientific methods, he has demonstrated that Ganoderma exhibits clear efficacy in enhancing human immunity and in assisting the suppression of tumors.
Professor Yu has been engaged in mycological research and teaching for over 50 years. He has mentored approximately ten graduate students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees. He has published more than 120 scholarly articles in over 30 academic journals, both domestically and internationally. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including “Fungi and Humans,” “Outline of Fungal Taxonomy,” “Selected Papers on Mycology by Yu Yongnian,” “Common and Frequently Used Fungi,” “Fungal Nomenclature and Terminology,” “Checklist of the Erysiphales of China,” “The Peronosporales of China,” “Introduction to Mycology,” “Comprehensive Treatise on Mycology,” and “Selected Writings of Yu Yongnian.” He has received numerous awards and is a recipient of a special government allowance.
Related works: “Fungi of China,” “Chinese Ganoderma,” “A New Compilation on Chinese Ganoderma,” “Flora of Fungi in China,” “Ganoderma,” “Ganoderma, Second Edition,” “Ganoderma for Treating a Hundred Ailments,” “Ganoderma vs. Tumors,” “High-Yield Cultivation Techniques for Ganoderma and Hericium,” “Ganoderma: From the Marvelous to the Scientific,” “Modern Research on Ganoderma,” “Pharmacology and Clinical Applications of Ganoderma.”