Ding Fan, male, born in 1952 in Suzhou, is currently the director of the Center for Chinese New Literature Studies at Nanjing University and a doctoral supervisor. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Nanjing University Academic Affairs Committee and a member of the Nanjing University Degree Committee. He is a member of the National Social Science Project Review Group, President of the Chinese Society for the Study of Modern Literature, Vice President of the Chinese Society for Contemporary Literature Studies, a member of the Theoretical Committee of the China Writers Association, Editor-in-Chief of the Modern Chinese Literature Studies, Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Writers Association, Editor-in-Chief of Yangtze River Review, a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Degree Committee, and President of the Jiangsu Provincial Society for the Study of Modern Chinese Literature.