New insights into asthma drug development2022-01-06Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases worldwide and its prevalence is on the rise. Epidemiological studies reveal that the incidence of asthma ranges from 1% to 18% in various countries. More than 400 million people are suffering from asthma all over the world. The number of asthma patients aged 20 years and above in China has added up to 45.7 million. However, the treatmen... READ MORE |
YAN Shiyu: protector of young buds2022-01-06[Editor’s Note: YAN Shiyu, preventive medicine (Class of 2017), is the recipient of both the Chu Kochen Scholarship and the honor of the Ten Best ZJU Students, the highest accolades for ZJU students. An academic highflyer, rising research scientist and active volunteer, Yan’s latest endeavor is the Youth Health Protection Project. In this feature story, we learn more about healthcare in China an... READ MORE |
MA Qitao: a kung fu master on campus2022-01-05MA Qitao (College of Education, '18) is the Grand Prize winner of Zhejiang Province’s Student Talent Show and the university’s very own martial arts master.Ma has got multiple national championships in martial arts (or wushu in the Chinese term) under his belt. “There were so many people! I was quite nervous when I stepped on stage. Surprisingly, once the performance began, I felt more rela... READ MORE |
ZHANG Weidong: innovator in the next generation of battery2022-01-03[Editor’s note: ZHANG Weidong, a doctoral candidate from the College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honoured one of the Ten Best ZJU Students. In today’s writeup, we cover his dedication to the research on the next generation of lithium batteries.]Start by being interested!Zhang Weidong chose Chemical Science as his undergraduate major out of pure interest 7 years ago. While st... READ MORE |
Happy New Year 20222022-01-01Zhejiang University sends best wishes to the entire community for a productive and healthy 2022! READ MORE |
2021: year in review2021-12-31As we draw near to the end of Year 2021, the ongoing pandemic continues to pose challenges, yet the crisis has driven deeper partnerships in response and further steps in our commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ZJU hosted the Global University Presidents’ Online Forum Presidents in March, where a joint statement was announced, reaffirming collective commitment of 61 univers... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists reveal the genetic basis of mitochondrial diseases2021-12-31Mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are linked to diverse diseases. However, the precise mechanisms by which these mutations affect mitochondrial function and disease development are not fully understood.The joint team led by Dr. GE Wanzhong from the Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Prof. GUAN Min-Xin from the Institute of Genetics... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists’ research work hailed as one of China’s Top 10 Sci-tech Breakthroughs of the Year2021-12-29On December 20, Science and Technology Daily, a newspaper co-founded by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, the State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Association for Science and Technology, unveiled China’s Top 10 Scientific and Technological Breakthroughs 2021. The research on elastic ice microfibers,... READ MORE |
New advances in quality chemistry and health function of black tea2021-12-27Black tea, which is fully fermented, is the most consumed tea in the world. While being processed, it has to undergo withering, rolling and fermentation, which causes complex biochemical reactions of the substances contained in tea leaves and ultimately gives birth to its unique flavor and health effect. Recently, the research team led by Prof. WANG Yuefei from the College of Agriculture and ... READ MORE |
Genetic basis of root economic spectrum2021-12-25By analyzing the acquisition-conservation tradeoff in root systems among different plants, ecologists put forward the root economics spectrum (RES) hypothesis. Some plant species have finer and cost-effective absorptive roots which contribute to rapid nutrient uptake but have shorter lifespans whereas others have thicker and less cost-effective absorptive roots marked by slower nutrient acquisitio... READ MORE |
AI helps with drug discovery in the “galaxy”2021-12-23Drug-target interaction (DTI) is a prominent research area in drug discovery, which refers to the recognition of interactions between chemical compounds and the protein targets. Chemists estimate that 1060 compounds with drug-like properties could be made — that's more than the total number of atoms in the Solar System, as an article reported in the journal Nature in 2017.Drug develo... READ MORE |
Scientists probe into spinach domestication and genetic basis of agronomic traits2021-12-22On December 13, Prof. JIAO Chen from the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, and Prof. FEI Zhangjun from the Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, co-published a research article entitled “Genomic analyses provide insights into spinach domestication and the genetic basis of agronomic traits” in the journal Nature Communications.Spinach is a remarkably... READ MORE |
Global youth showcase digital solutions to challenges of poverty and hunger2021-12-21On December 9, 10 youth-led teams pitched their innovative solutions at the on-line Pitch Event of the Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2021, which attracted over 600 viewers from five continents.GAC 2021, themed on “Digital Villages: Solutions for the Four Betters”, was co-organized by Zhejiang University (ZJU) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support f... READ MORE |
X-Spider: From the Web of Technology to the Web of Life2021-12-21“Let me introduce to you my second granddaughter,” an elderly lady enthusiastically announced, bending down to a half-squat as she patted the robot at her feet, “unlike other robots, this one can chat with me, and amazingly, in the Hangzhou dialect!” The ball-bodied, six-legged robot is called X-Spider. its relevance to the global aging population and its unique value proposition sent thi... READ MORE |