Insights of ZJU scientists on the government report II2019-03-22[Editor's Note: During the “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, Premier LI Keqiang delivered the 2019 Government Work Report, which has generated many headlines. What do ZJU scholars think about the new policies proposed in the Report?]“We must fully respect and trust our researchers. ” “We will work hard to cu... READ MORE |
ZJU and Merck enter into CRISPR Core Partnership2019-03-21On the afternoon of March 14, Zhejiang University and Merck Group signed an MOU for the establishment of CRISPR Core Partnership.LUO Jianhong, Vice President of Zhejiang University, and Steve Vermant, Managing Director of Merck China Life Sciences, signed the agreement on behalf of the two sides. Merck bestowed upon Zhejiang University the plaque of “Zhejiang University-Merck CRISPR Core Partners... READ MORE |
tRNA mutation causes structural and functional alterations, contributing to coronary artery disease2019-03-20Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a pervasive complicated disease caused by environmental and inherited risk factors and poses a hazard to human beings globally. The incidence rate and the mortality rate have taken on an upward trend in recent years, thereby becoming a major public health issue.The research team led by Prof. GUAN Minxin from the Zhejiang University Institute of Genetics were t... READ MORE |
Insights from ZJU scientists on the government report I2019-03-19[Editor's Note: During the “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, Premier LI Keqiang delivered the 2019 Government Work Report, which has generated many headlines. What do ZJU scholars think about the new policies proposed in the Report?]YANG Huayong, member of the CPPCC National Committee, member of the Chinese Academy of Eng... READ MORE |
New idea on the adaptation of plant to land proposed by international team2019-03-19The transition from an aquatic to a terrestrial environment is one of the milestones in the evolution of terrestrial life. In contrast with the aquatic environment, the terrestrial environment is fraught with more drought stress for terrestrial life. How to cope with droughts is thus one of the key issues in agricultural and botanical research.Research teams led by Prof. ZHANG Guoping and Pro... READ MORE |
Financial Geeks takes the crown in 2019 KPMG National Business Case Competition2019-03-16The ZJU team Financial Geeks clinched first place in 2019 KPMG National Business Case Competition at Xiamen University on March 2, winning the entrance ticket for the grand final of KICC 2019 - KPMG Innovation & Collaboration Challenge.This year’s national competition put a greater emphasis on innovation. The participants are asked the question "What innovations would help to e... READ MORE |
Light makes a gold plate dance gracefully in air2019-03-15First look at this footage may make you feel bored. If it is light that powers this micrometer-sized single-crystalline gold plate “dancing” around a microfiber about 1/50th as thick as a hair, will you be impressed?A circular dance, born in the State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, made its debut on the cover of Science Advances. Driven by light, the gold plate revolves ceasel... READ MORE |
Red raspberry may help lower your blood sugar after a meal2019-03-13Postprandial hyperglycemia is a condition that extremely high blood glucose occurs after eating a meal, which is a typical symptom of diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disease affecting 371 million people worldwide. At present, alleviating postprandial hyperglycemia is a key strategy for the treatment of diabetes and its complications. α-Glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs), which prevent postprand... READ MORE |
High-order clustering of the transmembrane anchor of DR5 drives signaling, ZJU and Harvard scientists suggest2019-03-12Receptor clustering on the cell membrane is critical in the signaling of many immunoreceptors, and this mechanism has previously been attributed to the extracellular and/or intracellular interactions.CHEN Shuqing, a professor from ZJU's College of Pharmaceutical Sciences teamed up with Prof. James J. Chou and Prof. WU Hao from the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical Scho... READ MORE |
Happy International Women's Day！2019-03-07Today is the day when we celebrate the outstanding achievements of women. We extend our sincere congratulations to all the female faculty, staff, students and alumni of ZJU, who have been playing an active role in society and making remarkable contributions. Together, we work for a gender-equal society.Below are some news about the achievements of our empowering women.Three scientific discove... READ MORE |
New flexible triboelectric nanogenerator2019-03-07Just imagine one day you can leave the charger at home and top up your phone battery with your body movements, doesn’t it sound great? PING Jianfeng, a researcher in the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, published an article entitled “All-electrospun flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on metallic Mxene nanosheets” in the February 20 issue of Nano Energy. His resea... READ MORE |
The 2nd International Higher Education Forum held on International Campus2019-03-05The 2nd International Higher Education Forum was held on International Campus yesterday. More than 40 scholars from the University of Edinburgh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Cambridge, University of Birmingham and University of Southampton joined the forum to share fresh insights on the innovation and opening-up in international education resources.“Globaliza... READ MORE |
Molecular details of key steps in crop growth uncovered by researches from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology2019-03-04China’s large population poses great challenge on producing sufficient crops to meet growing demand on food, feed grain, oil and other consumer goods. Meanwhile it is also a critical question about maintaining the quality and quantity of resources for future generations. Therefore, it is important to conduct research on issues that affect horticultural breeding, growth, and production.Recently re... READ MORE |
Professor of economics won the Best Advocacy Award for Rare Disease2019-03-03In honor of the World Rare Disease Day of 2019， China Charity Federation announced six winners of the Best Advocacy Award for Rare Disease. HE Wenjiong, professor of economics at the School of Public Affairs won the prize for his contributions to welfare policies of rare disease at the provincial and state level, as well as his significant efforts towards increasing the awareness a... READ MORE |