ZJU scientists unravel mechanism of genome instability by DNA Pol μ misincorporatio2021-07-23Endogenous and exogenous factors may result in a variety of DNA damage, among which DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most perilous type of DNA damage. If they fail to be repaired promptly, it will affect genome stability considerably and even lead to cell death. Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) is one of the main pathways to repairing DSBs.X family polymerases (Pol μ, Pol λ, and TdT) are ... READ MORE |
Forum held on Urban Energy Internet Development and Cooperation Under the Goal of Achieving Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Carbon Neutrality2021-07-22On July 16, the Forum on Urban Energy Internet Development and Cooperation Under the Goal of Achieving Peak Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Carbon Neutrality was held on Haining International Campus, Zhejiang University. The forum gathered over 200 participants from Tsinghua University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and key renewable energy enterprises. Prof. QIU Aici, a member of C... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Idea Explorer Innovation & Entrepreneurship Global Summer Program 20212021-07-21[Editor’s note: Idea Explorer Innovation & Entrepreneurship Global Summer Program 2021 concluded successfully. Initiated in 2012 and suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19, the Program was shifted online this year, bringing together 297 students from 26 countries across 5 continents. Themed on “Embrace Digital World”, it offered the opportunity to unlock different facets of knowled... READ MORE |
Molecular basis for BACA1-BARD1 complex recruitment to DNA damaged sites2021-07-20On June 7, Prof. HUANG Jun from the Zhejiang University Life Sciences Institute and ZHOU Zheng from the CAS Institute of Biophysics co-published a research article entitled “Structural insight into BRCA1-BARD1 complex recruitment to damaged chromatin” in the journal Molecular Cell. It reveals the molecular and structural basis for the recruitment of the BRCA1-BARD1 complex to DNA doubl... READ MORE |
Professor K.C. Ting receives the ASABE Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement 20212021-07-19ZJUI Professor K.C. Ting, Consultant and Former Vice Dean of the International Campus, Zhejiang University, and Department Head Emeritus in the ABE Department, UIUC, received the 2021 Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) at the ASABE Annual International Meeting. Prof. Ting was the fifth winner of... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University delegation visits Macao2021-07-19Dr. REN Shaobo, chairman of the Zhejiang University Council, led a delegation to visit Macao on July 11-13. Dr. REN Shaobo (left) exchanged gifts with Mr. Ho lat Seng (right) On July 12, Dr. Ren met with Mr. Ho lat Seng, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). Mr. Ho commended Zhejiang University for its constant endeavors to cultivate talent for the development... READ MORE |
ZJU4H becomes Zhejiang’s first Grade V Level B hospital in connectivity2021-07-18At the 16th China Health Information Technology/ Healthcare Big Data Application Exchange Conference held on July 10, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of the Zhejiang University School of Medicine (ZJU4H) was rated as a Grade V Level B hospital in China Health Information Connectivity Standardization Maturity Assessment, which is the highest level in this regard in China.In May, the assessment ... READ MORE |
Transcription factor STOP1 coordinates ammonium and phosphate nutrition2021-07-14The research team led by Prof. ZHENG Shao-Jian from the Zhejiang University College of Life Sciencespublished a research article entitled “A Transcription Factor STOP1-Centered Pathway Coordinates Ammonium and Phosphate Acquisition in Arabidopsis” in the journal Molecular Plant on June 30, 2021 (doi: /10.1016/j.molp.2021.06.024). This study uncovers the molecular bases of low phosphoru... READ MORE |
Mechanism and biological significance of regulating iron loading during early seed development2021-07-13Iron (Fe) storage in plant seeds is not only necessary for seedling establishment following germination, but also a major source of dietary Fe for human and animal life. Mother plants transport iron into seeds for storage during the fruit-bearing process. However, an excessive amount of iron is toxic to cells. It has been reported that iron loading is restricted at the initial stage of seed develo... READ MORE |
New approach to synthesizing inorganic monoliths2021-07-09Prof. TANG Ruikang and Prof. LIU Zhaoming from the Zhejiang University Department of Chemistry discovered that amorphous calcium carbonate particles can be fused into integrated monoliths via regulation of structurally bound water and external pressure. The strategy of using the material’s own structural idiosyncrasies to promote mass transportation overcomes the flaw of convention... READ MORE |
Negative role of eosinophils in metastasis uncovered2021-07-08Cancer metastasis, one of the challenges that the medical community faces, constitutes a severe health hazard for mankind. Recently, the research team led by Prof. SHEN Huahao and Prof. YING Songmin from the Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicin... READ MORE |
ZJU oncologists characterize a genomic landscape of alpha-fetoprotein producing gastric cancer2021-07-07Being the fifth morbidity and the third leading cause of tumor mortality worldwide, gastric cancer (GC) remains to be a major health burden. Although alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has been widely applied as a relatively specific marker for liver cancer, some other tumors such as a subgroup of gastric cancer can also produce and secrete AFP, namely AFP producing gastric cancer (AFPGC). AFPGC is a special... READ MORE |
In memory of ZJU alumna YAO Wenqin2021-07-06Ms. YAO Wenqin, an eminent alumna of Zhejiang University, died at the age 105 on June 16, 2021 in New York, U.S. Yao obtained her bachelor’s degree in education at Zhejiang University in 1940 and studied for her master’s degree in early childhood education at the University of Pittsburgh in 1946. She taught at the United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York from 1950 to 1990, dedicati... READ MORE |
Vital role of PHC1 in maintaining pluripotency2021-07-06The research team led by Prof. JI Junfeng at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine recently published an article entitled “PHC1 maintains pluripotency by organizing genome-wide chromatin interactions of the Nanog locus” in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers found that PHC1, a type of polycomb group (PcG) protein, could silence developmental genes through the polyc... READ MORE |