New mechanism in CD47 blockade treatment in HCC2022-06-15China has the highest morbidity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the world. For HCC patients in early stage disease, surgical resection is the best treatment strategy, but most patients in advanced stages lose the opportunity for surgery. Due to the limitations of the current targeted drugs Sorafenib and Regorafenib, immune brake point drugs provide a potential treatment for patients in advanc... READ MORE |
Research collaboration between SAHZU and Mass General Brigham kicks off2022-06-15On May 26, 2500 doctors from the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) attended an educational and informative lecture about clinical study design delivered by Dr. James Megis, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the MGH Clinical Research Program’s Clinical Effectiveness Research GroupThe lecture kicked off the exchange and colla... READ MORE |
Genome-wide introgression between two sympatric Asian oak species2022-06-14The genus Quercus, commonly known as oaks, is one of the most evolutionary successful genera in the Northern Hemisphere in terms of species diversity, biomass and distribution range. Oaks can usually live up to a few hundred years and during the long lifespan they exhibit high tolerance to various abiotic and biotic threats. Meanwhile, oaks are also well known for their extensive interspecific gen... READ MORE |
DAV regimen breaks remission records in AML2022-06-11Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is the most common leukaemia in adults and accounts for about 80% of all cases. DA regimen is the standard induction regimen for adult AML, consisting of daunorubicin and cytarabine, also known as the 3+7 regimen. However, only 60–80% patients with acute myeloid leukaemia achieve complete remission with the DA regimen and long-term (5-year) overall survival in adults ... READ MORE |
First International Competition on Modern Bamboo Structure Building Design rounds off: ZJUI freshmen cut a striking figure!2022-06-10The First International Competition on Modern Bamboo Structure Building Design rounded off on May 13th. The ZJUI team, composed of freshmen LI Xinyang, YU Yingying, LE Zhiyuan, and CUI Xiaotong and DONG Siyi (21’, Civil Engineering), clinched the Innovative Design Award with their project “Loft without Autumn”.As part of Z4G, Zhejiang University’s sustainability action plan in respon... READ MORE |
Scientists discover inter-generational “memory” mechanism of diabetes2022-06-09Symptomatic treatment was commonly used for chronic diseases in the past. For example, diabetes was often treated by controlling the increase of glucose and alleviating various diabetes-induced complications with insulin. However, how to prevent diabetes has remained elusive in the scientific and medical community, and it has become a global research hotspot to find out the origin of the disease f... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With LI Zirui from College of Energy Engineering2022-05-31[Message from the editor: LI Zirui, a doctoral student from College of Energy Engineering, is one of the recipients of the 12th “Top Ten Students” of Zhejiang University. Insightful, inventive and industrious, LI strives on his way to a scientist with the commitment to realizing a blueprint with “zero-carbon buildings”. In this dialogue, we will learn more about his growth trajectory as a... READ MORE |
Conferral of the bachelor degree for the ZJUI Class of 20222022-05-31On the morning of May 29, Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJUI) held a grand ceremony to confer upon the graduating Class of 2022 their degrees on the Haining International Campus of Zhejiang University.Prof. WU Zhaohui, president of Zhejiang University, and Prof. Robert J. Jones, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, del... READ MORE |
Polypeptide-forming 3D culture developed to expand rare human circulating hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in steady-state blood2022-05-31Most cells in steady-state peripheral blood (PB) are lineage mature cells, which are differentiated from hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) residing in the bone marrow (BM) niche. HSPCs are rare in number and hold self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation potential, regulating the balance and function of various hematopoietic cell subsets in the blood system. Decades of effort have l... READ MORE |
Strategic risk-based allocation of regulatory resources to effectively improve food safety2022-05-27According to the WHO’s ‘Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases’ report in 2015, approximately 600 million people (almost one in 10) worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food annually; about 420,000 of these cases result in death each year. Moreover, the number of cases of illness caused by eating contaminated food continues to grow. As a result of globalized supply cha... READ MORE |
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in bipolar depression with multi-omics analysis2022-05-27Bipolar disorder (BD) is a common, chronic, and devastating psychiatric disorder affecting 2-3% of the global population, characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and/or (hypo)mania, and accompanied by significant cognitive and social impairment, which brings a heavy disease burden to patients, families and society. However, the etiology of BD is complex, and the clinical diagnosis and tr... READ MORE |
Can "smell" trigger tumors?2022-05-25How tumors emerge has always been quite a conundrum in the scientific community.With unremitting efforts in more than six years, the research team led by Prof. LIU Chong at the Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and Laingzhu laboratory, demonstrated for the first time a unique causal rela... READ MORE |
“Seeking truth” as the foundation and “pursuing innovation” as the soul2022-05-25Remarks by WU Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University at the gala celebrating the 125th anniversary of Zhejiang UniversityYour Excellencies leaders, distinguished guests and alumni,Faculty, students and comrades,Good evening!Today, we are gathering on the banks of the Qizhen Lake to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Zhejiang University. Let me begin by extending, on behalf of Zhejiang Univ... READ MORE |
Scientists decipher early evolutionary history of solar system from meteorites2022-05-25Meteorites, as “guests” from outers pace, are fragments of asteroids or comets. They contain a wealth of information about the early formation of the solar system, and scientists have collected and studied these “visitors from outer space” to uncover the formation and evolution of the early solar system.Recently, Prof. LIU Beibei from the School of Physics at Zhejiang University and ... READ MORE |