His research focuses on metabolism. Dr. He earned his M.D. from Third Military Medical University in Chongqin, China, and his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His work has been recognized with awards from the Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot (ATIP) Program and the Johns Hopkins-University of Maryland Diabetes Research Center (DRC) Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) Program.