Professor Ming-Wei Wang, Director of the National Center for Drug Screening, has recently been appointed to the Advisory Editorial Board of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (TiPS). With a latest impact factor (IF) of 11.05, TiPS is well respected amongst the pharmacological community around the world. In her letter of invitation, Dr. Joanna Schaffhauseny, Editor of TiPS, highly commended Professor Wang's pioneering expertise and innovation ability in pharmaceutical development.