Happy Chinese New Year2022-02-01To the ZJU community and our international friends, Warmest greetings from the Office of Global Engagement for a Happy Chinese New Year! 2022 is a year of the Chinese zodiac sign “Tiger”, beginning from February 1st, 2022 and ending on January 21st, 2023. The tiger is known as the king of all beasts in China and is associated with bravery, confidence and strength. In 2022, may th... READ MORE |
Heat treatment as a novel strategy to fight against SARS-CoV-22022-01-30The real-time cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout the world has exceeded 330 million with more than 5.5 million deaths, according to the statistics from Johns Hopkins University [1]. The global outbreak of the epidemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been lasting for more than two years, hitting hard nations all around the world. Under the current circumstance of the uncertai... READ MORE |
30 years’ dedication to research into natural enemies for vegetable pest control2022-01-29The use of natural enemies to control pests in agriculture is not only an environmentally-friendly and ecologically-safe biological control technology but also one of the important measures to ensure green vegetable production. Prof. CHEN Xuexin’s team has been committed to this field for the past 30 years and achieved a series of theoretical breakthroughs and technological innovations. This achi... READ MORE |
DIY relic restoration: a facelift for cultural heritage2022-01-28Turn the spotlight on this scene: in a common classroom in ZJU’s Xxi campus, students in lab-gown were operating the optical fibers, trying to build a spectral measuring system by connecting them to fiber optic spectrometer. Alongside them were the classmates observing the sample by polarization microscope.Exclusive to students of science? Not exactly! This scene was familiar to Cultural Heritage... READ MORE |
ZJU and HUJI deepen collaboration in medicine2022-01-27On January 20th, the International School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (ZJU) and the Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) held an international academic symposium and signed a memorandum of understanding. The opening session was presided over by WANG Kai, associate dean of the International School of Medicine.At the opening ceremony, HUANG Hefeng, dean of the Interna... READ MORE |
Optimization of metabolomic data processing using machine learning and parallel computing2022-01-26Metabolomics involves the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific physiological and pathological processes leave behind. Due to its uniqueness of closely linking to the phenotypes, metabolomics is applied to a variety of stages in drug discovery (such as drug target identification, lead compound discovery, drug metabolism analysis, drug response and ... READ MORE |
Research@ZJU 2.0 officially launched2022-01-25Have you ever seen a conference like this? At the “Metaverse” AI conference, participants, dressed in hanfu, the traditional clothing of China's Han ethnic group, can choose their favorite appearance and convene in the two-dimensional setting. But what is cooler than the form is the content of the conference.Research@ZJU 2.0, a comprehensive online research platform, was officially launched ... READ MORE |
ZJU and UOE enhance partnership2022-01-24Zhejiang University and the University of Edinburgh have renewed the memorandum of understanding to update major collaborations and develop future partnership.On January 21, ZJU President WU Zhaohui and UOE Principal and Vice-Chancellor Peter Mathieson signed a memorandum of understanding as a latest step to identify new areas of collaboration and deepen future engagement in education and res... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists unveil the enigma of the vulnerability of Achilles tendon2022-01-17In the human body, there is a soft spot- Achilles tendon. As its name suggests, the Achilles tendon is one of the most powerful and fragile tendons in the body. The Achilles tendon can endure a load close to 8 times the body weight during exercise, making it extremely vulnerable to injury. Furthermore, due to the unique nature of tendons, failing to consult a doctor soon after an injury can lead t... READ MORE |
ZJU International Campus continues its commitment to sustainability2022-01-15On December 27, 2021, the International Campus received the ISO14001:2015 certification, an international standard for the environmental management system, continuing to lead in the operation of a sustainable campus.Responding to China’s carbon peak and neutrality goals and under the framework of A Global ZJU for Social Good (Z4G), ZJU’s sustainability action plan, Haining International Cam... READ MORE |
Scientists discover Cytochrome P450 family member CYP39A1 can block hepatocarcinogenesis2022-01-14Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is two to five times more common in men than in women. An in-depth analysis of the mechanisms underlying the gender heterogeneity of HCC may contribute to the identification of key HCC suppression mechanisms physiologically present in women, thus benefiting the HCC cohort.A cytochrome P450 family member with female-preferential expression blocking hepatocarcinogenesi... READ MORE |
ZJU International Campus holds 2nd Annual Academic Conference & Academic Forum of World-class Universities2022-01-12On January 8, the 2nd Annual Academic Conference & Academic Forum of World-class Universities (AAC) was held by the International Campus of Zhejiang University in collaboration with more than 10 world-class universities and institutions, including the University of Edinburgh, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the National University of Singapore and Australian National ... READ MORE |
Scientists unravel the enigma of the ancient civilization in the Taklamakan Desert2022-01-10The Taklamakan Desert, located in the Tarim Basin of northwest China, is seen as the driest area of the Asian mid-latitude arid zone and one of the major sources of global dust. But it is in this remote desert where the brocade antiquity, well-known for its Chinese seal characters dated back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), was unearthed and hailed as one of China’s greatest discoveries in t... READ MORE |
Light-controlled “drug-free” macromolecules for precise tumor therapy2022-01-07Drug-free macromolecular therapies can induce cell apoptosis by clustering non-internalizing cell-surface receptors. These show enormous promise in tumor treatment, particularly in terms of non-specific toxicities when compared with low-molecular-weight drugs. However, most reported drug-free macromolecular therapies involve a ‘two-step’ administration manner and there is a paucity of in vivo&nb... READ MORE |