Professor Ertao Wang received his PhD degree in plant genetic at Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008. Then, he began work on plant-microbe symbiosis as a postdoctoral fellow from 2008 to 2012 at John Innes Centre. He started his independent research career at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He serves as an editor for academic journals such as The Plant Cell, New Phytologist, Science Bulletin, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. He explores interactions between plants and beneficial microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. These microorganisms assist the host plants in nutrient uptake from the environment, with a particular focus on nitrogen and phosphorus. His research has established a theoretical framework of the nutritional exchange and regulation in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. He has identified the first plant mycorrhizal factor receptors, elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which plant development is modified to support these beneficial interactions. Now his group is trying to develop microbiome-combined strategies to increase plant nutrient using efficiency and control soil borne microbe diseases.