Response mechanism of ICB among patients with breast cancer and novel approach to predicting therapeutic efficacy2021-05-22Immunotherapeutic drugs, as represented by immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB), have achieved tremendous success in curing various tumors in recent years, thus improving the survival and life quality of some tumor patients in an appreciable manner. Recent data from clinical trials on breast cancer patients suggest that ICB, in combination with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, can improve the pathological c... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Dr. GU Zhen, Qiushi Distinguished Chair Professor and Dean of College of Pharmaceutical Sciences2021-05-22[Message from the editor: Dr. GU Zhen has recently been elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). As one of 26 distinguished new members 2021, his election is in recognition for his outstanding contributions to advancing fundamental and technological innovations in the field of drug delivery. At the interview earlier this year, Dr. GU shared his latest res... READ MORE |
Scientists discover novel metabolic mechanisms of targeted therapy resistance in liver cancer2021-05-22Liver cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death globally. It is indeed the second most lethal tumor. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major type among them. Recently, it was noticed that metabolic dysregulation contributed a lot to the progression of HCC, whereas the roles of metabolic dysregulation in HCC treatment has not been fully revealed. Sorafenib has been a standard t... READ MORE |
Celebrating 124 years of excellence2021-05-21May 21, 2021 marks the 124th anniversary of Zhejiang University. While celebrating the glory of ZJU's history, we’ll continue our journey towards excellence. A series of programs and celebration events continue throughout April and May, including the performance of Wenqing Orchestra, the annual group wedding ceremony for ZJU alumni, the accession of cultural relics to the Museum of ... READ MORE |
First bronze vessel accessioned into ZJUMAA2021-05-18On May 13, the Ox-head Bronze Pot with Coiled Chi-Dragon Patterns unearthed in Shanxi Province made its debut in the Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology (ZJUMAA). Meanwhile, the Key Scientific Research Base (Zhejiang University) of Shanxi Cultural Relics Bureau was officially established. Present at the ceremony were HU Bing, deputy director of the National Cultural Heritage Adm... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University takes the lead to set up ITU-T international standards2021-05-17The plenary session of International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector Study Group 16 (ITU-T SG 16) was sucessfully held online from April 19th to 30th. During the meeting, Zhejiang University took the lead, partnered with China Telecom and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute of Republic of Korea , to propose a new standardization project titled Req... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Prof. JIN Xingzheng, College of Media and International Culture2021-05-16[Message from the editor: May 16 marks the 31st National Day for Helping the Disabled. The Arms of Seven Men, a documentary film directed by Prof. JIN Xingzheng at the Zhejiang University College of Media and International Culture, was released nationwide on May 15. Seven artists from all over the country, who lost their arms at different ages for one reason or another, became accomplished calligr... READ MORE |
Reversible fusion and fission of GO-based fibers2021-05-15If you feel that two gold rings are old-fashioned, you can ask a goldsmith to re-make a pair of rings by melting the old ones under high temperature. However, you are bothered by a twinge of regret after the rings are melted into liquid. Is it possible to get back the two original gold rings?The answer is self-evident. Even if the remade gold rings look exactly identical to the former ones in appe... READ MORE |
Story behind grain boom in Brazil2021-05-12Recently, Professor LIN Tao and Qiushi Distinguished Professor YING Yibin at the Zhejiang University College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science engaged in collaborative research with other scholars from the United States, Brazil and China. Their findings were published in a cover article entitled “Double cropping and cropland expansion boost grain production in Brazil” in ... READ MORE |
Hyperthermia as novel approach for destabilizing fusion oncoproteins2021-05-11Chromosomal rearrangements widely occur in multiple human cancers, and fusion proteins produced from the rearrangements are well-defined oncogenic drivers that could be attractive targets for cancer treatment. Recently, a research team led by Prof. Hua Naranmandura and Prof. Chih-Hung Hsu from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine for the first-time revealed that Hyperthermia c... READ MORE |
A patch for activation of anticancer drug inside tumor2021-05-11Pharmaceutical researchers have developed a new technique that uses a patch with microneedles to perform catalyzed reactions for generating anticancer therapeutics directly inside tumors. Early laboratory tests on mice show it potentiates the effectiveness of drugs and reduces toxicity. The technique was developed by researchers at Zhejiang University, Fuzhou University and the University of Calif... READ MORE |
Scientists reveal blurry perception and the brain’s molecular mechanism in major depressive disorder2021-05-11Depression is commonly associated with cognitive deficits in memory and emotions like sadness. This association alone, however, neglects the intense difference in how subjects perceive others and the world in this mental state. Depressed subjects often perceive their environment in an unsharp and blurry way. That, in turn, affects our emotion, cognition and behavior since we act and think accordin... READ MORE |
Asia Pacific Forum on Global Health held in Hangzhou2021-05-10On May 10, Asia Pacific Forum on Global Health-Through and Beyond the Pandemic was held online and offline in Hangzhou, bringing together physicians, researchers, global health experts, educators, students from 29 universities in 13 countries and regions to explore how higher medical education should be better prepared for future medical challenges in the post-pandemic era. As an event under the f... READ MORE |
New mechanism of cancer escape from immunity via EGFR-GSK3α-ARIH1 signaling2021-05-07Tumor is one of the major hazards for human health and life. With the cross-disciplinary fusion of immunology and cell biology, tumor immunotherapy technology has become an important means of anti-tumor treatment.Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) is constitutively expressed on the surface of cancer cells. The interaction between PD-L1 and its receptor, programmed death protein-1 (PD-1), which is m... READ MORE |