An exploration for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment2021-12-10Lung cancer is one of the leading cancer types for human mortality. Even though different medical interventions, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy, have contributed to lung cancer treatment in a great deal, the lack of an early diagnosis leads to poor prognosis and low overall survival rate. Less than 20% of patients survive to 5 years after diagnosis. Standard lung cancer scree... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University and University of Luxembourg inaugurate joint lab to explore interdisciplinary collaboration2021-12-09On December 6，the inauguration ceremony of Zhejiang University - University of Luxembourg Joint Lab on Advanced Intelligent Systems and REasoning (ZLAIRE) was successfully held online. The event brought together over 30 delegates from both countries.H.E. YANG Xiaorong, Ambassador of China in Luxembourg, praised the positive role of ZLAIRE in her opening remarks, “The joint lab will provide a bra... READ MORE |
A team of dream builders in Jingdong2021-12-05[Editor’s note: Today marks International Volunteer Day with the 2021 theme: Volunteer now for our common future. Since 2013, 52 postgraduate students of Zhejiang University have traveled to volunteer in high schools in Jingdong Yi autonomous county, southwest China's Yunnan province, 2600 kilometers away from Hangzhou, where the University is located. The Project of Targeted Support to ... READ MORE |
ZJU researchers reveal the gating mechanisms of the two-pore channel AtTPC12021-12-04Voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) are involved in electrical signal transduction and play essential roles in life activities. How membrane potentially drives conformational change at the voltage-sensing domain (S1-S4, VSD) and regulates channel gating is a central theme for voltage-gated ion channels. To elucidate voltage-gating mechanisms, one needs to capture VSD structures in both the activate... READ MORE |
New findings on pollen mitotic division through auxin signaling and sugar metabolism pathways in tomato2021-12-04On November 23, Prof. LU Gang at the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology and Dr. Xinai Zhao at Heidelberg University co-published an open-access research article entitled “Phytochrome Interacting Factor 3 regulates pollen mitotic division through auxin signaling and sugar metabolism pathways in tomato” in the journal New Phytologist. This study opens ... READ MORE |
Two ZJU professors named CAS and CAE foreign members respectively in 20212021-12-03Recently, two Qiushi Chair professors of Zhejiang University, Prof. Hywel Rhys Thomas and Prof. Billie F. Spencer Jr., have been elected as foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) respectively, China’s highest honor for foreign scientists.“Election as a Foreign Member of the CAS is a very great honor. It is undoubtedly one of the high... READ MORE |
LUO Xiao: a steadfast guard against Alzheimer2021-12-02Recently, an “Alzheimer’s prevention” square dance, accompanied by catchy and rhythmic music, has gone viral on Chinese social media. It is choreographed by the man who leads the dance in front. He is LUO Xiao, a ZJU alumnus and a radiologist at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) . On social media, he is known as Luo Xixi Boshi, Doctor Luo... READ MORE |
Wenqin Chorus shines at World Choir Games2021-12-01At the 11th World Choir Games, which came to an end on Nov. 7 in host cities Antwerp and Ghent, Wenqin Chorus of Zhejiang University achieved "Excellent" in the category of “Adult Choirs” among more than 300 outstanding choirs around the world.This year, the World Choir Games, the world’s largest international choir competition, were held in a hybrid format for the first time in ... READ MORE |
Microwell-seq 2.0 for cost-effective and high-throughput screening with single-cell transcriptional profiling2021-11-30The research team led by Prof. GUO Guoji at the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, the Zhejiang University School of Basic Medical Sciences, published a research article entitled “High-throughput Microwell-seq 2.0 profiles massively multiplexed chemical perturbation” in the journal Cell Discovery, bringing into public attention Microwell-seq 2.0—a high-throughput screening plat... READ MORE |
Professor CHEN Hongsheng named IEEE Fellow2021-11-25Professor CHEN Hongsheng, dean of the Zhejiang University College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, has been named a 2022 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his significant contributions to electromagnetic metamaterial and invisibility cloak. IEEE fellow is the highest grade of membership. The total number selected in any one ... READ MORE |
Symposium held in celebration of Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee’s 95th birthday2021-11-24On Nov. 20, Zhejiang University hosted a symposium in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics and the 95th birthday of Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate in physics and an alumnus of the National Che Kiang University (the predecessor of Zhejiang University). Before the symposium, Dr. Lee sent a handwritten message to express his best wishes to the... READ MORE |
Professor DAI Daoxin named Optica fellows2021-11-23Recent days, Optica (formerly OSA) announced its 2022 Fellows which include Prof. DAI Daoxin from the Zhejiang University College of Optical Science and Engineering. 106 scientists from 24 countries were newly elected as the Optica fellows.Since 1959, over 2,800 members have joined the ranks of Fellow, accounting for no more than 10% of the total membership of the Optica. Prof. Dai was electe... READ MORE |
ZJU and USYD sign MoU to launch a joint lab on sustainable environment2021-11-22On November 4, Zhejiang University and the University of Sydney signed a Memorandum of Understanding online to establish a joint lab on sustainable environment.Prof. CHEN Baoliang, dean of ZJU’s College of Environmental and Resource Sciences and executive dean of ZJU’s Academy of Ecological Civilization, and Prof. Willy Zwaenepoel, dean of USYD’s Faculty of Engineering, represented ea... READ MORE |
ZJU in top ten at the 2021 iGEM competition and clinches gold medal2021-11-21On November 14, team ZJU-China, with its project named ViruGuard, won a gold medal from the 2021 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition, ranking in the top ten for the first time. This is the ninth gold secured by the ZJU team since its participation in 2010.Mentored by Professor CHEN Ming and Associate Professor YANG Fan of the College of Life Sciences, the 13-member... READ MORE |