ZJU scientists identify G-Exos as a nanocarrier for miRNA transfer to stimulate neural differentiation of stem cells2021-10-28Differentiation of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) into functional neural cells is of tremendous significance to treat neural diseases. However, the limited neural differentiation of BMSCs remains a major challenge. Recent studies suggest that miRNAs may play a crucial role in regulating the neural differentiation of stem cells as effective signaling molecules. Due to their uniq... READ MORE |
Nóra Kovács：beyond the blueprints of civil engineering2021-10-28ProfileNóra Kovács was part of the first batch of international students to join the Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute (the ZJU-UIUC Institute, ZJUI) and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 2021. A native Hungarian, Nóra speaks four languages: Hungarian, Chinese, English and German. Upon graduation, she received offers from many of the wor... READ MORE |
Metabolic remodeling during murine early embryo development2021-10-27The research team led by Prof. ZHANG Jin from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine and the team led by Dr. HU Zeping from the Tsinghua University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences published their collaborative research regarding metabolic remodeling during murine early embryo development in the journal Nature Metabolism on October 14.Component analysis of the fallopian tubal liquid and ... READ MORE |
ZJU researchers decipher the mechanisms of “dialogue” between roots and leaves2021-10-25Plant roots continuously secrete primary and secondary metabolites into soil. These exudates are key players in the interactions between plants, animals and soil in the rhizosphere. Benzoxazinoids are a group of secondary metabolites widespread in grasses (Poaceae), including maize, wheat and rye. These metabolites are regarded as general defense metabolites in plants, being associated with a wide... READ MORE |
Professor YUAN Huiqiu honored as an APS Fellow2021-10-24Prof. YUAN Huiqiu from the Zhejiang University Department of Physics has been honored as a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious organizations dedicated to the advancement of physics. Prof. Yuan was specifically cited for “his outstanding contribution to the research areas of unconventional superconductivity, quant... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists develop one-step enzymatic labeling approach2021-10-23On September 30, the research team led by YI Wen at the Zhejiang University College of Life Sciences published a research article entitled “One-step enzymatic labeling reveals a critical role of O-GlcNAcylation in cell-cycle progression and DNA damage response” in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAcylation) is a prevalent and dynam... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Dr. LIU Zuozhu from the International Campus2021-10-22【Message from the editor: In the previous issues, Dr. SHAO Fangwei, associate professor from ZJUI, and Dr. CHEN Di from ZJE, shared their research and teaching at the International Campus. Today, let’s meet Dr. LIU Zuozhu, who joined ZJUI as an assistant professor in 2020. His research interests mainly lie at machine learning, deep learning algorithms and applications. Detailed directions i... READ MORE |
ZJU Ye Ming’er named “Food Hero” by FAO2021-10-21Ye Ming’er, associate professor of horticulture at Zhejiang University, has been named “Food Hero” by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which honored 25 “Food Heroes” around the world this year for their great efforts to provide safe food for a healthy tomorrow.“I am dedicated to producing high-quality fruit to benefit everyone,” said Ye, who has been... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University clinches 10 gold medals at 7th China College Students’ “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition2021-10-19The 7th China College Students’ “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was held from October 12 to October 15 at Nanchang University. Zhejiang University staged a stellar performance with 10 gold medals, ranking 2nd among China’s universities. A total of 9.56 million students from 4,347 universities in 121 countries and regions signed up for this year's compe... READ MORE |
Novel mechanisms for establishment of intratumoral heterogeneity and drug-resistance in SCLC2021-10-18Small cell lung cancer (SCLC), classified as a high-grade neuroendocrine (NE) tumor, accounts for approximately 15% of all lung cancers. It is a particularly aggressive and deadly form of lung cancer characterized by fast growth, early metastasis, and rapidly acquired therapeutic resistance. The overall 5-year survival rate of advanced-stage disease has remained at 1 to 5% for decades. The standar... READ MORE |
New reader of H3K27 methylation2021-10-15On September 27, the research team led by Prof. MA Zhonghua at the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture & Biotechnology published an article titled “Fusarium BP1 is a reader of H3K27 methylation” in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.Histone H3 lysine 27 methylation (H3K27me3) can result in facultative heterochromatin for transcriptional repression. Polycomb repressive comple... READ MORE |
China’s only inpatient ward for rare diseases2021-10-14The Neurology Ward V in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) is an inpatient ward entirely for patients with rare diseases, the only one in China. The establishment of the ward is out of practical considerations. Patients with rare diseases suffer from great pain as well as the stigma of strange diseases. Plus, the inconvenience to travel betw... READ MORE |
Zhejiang University hosts Carbon Peak & Neutrality Summit2021-10-12On October 10, the 245th West Lake Forum and the Carbon Peak & Neutrality Summit were held on Zijingang Campus in the hybrid format. More than 150 scholars convened at the forum, sharing the future possibilities for scientific and technological development in terms of how intelligent electric energy serves the carbon peak & neutrality strategy. “In response to climate change, Zhejian... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists reveal structural basis of microRNA processing in plants2021-10-12MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that function in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. In animals, pri-miRNAs are cleaved by Drosha to generate pre-miRNAs, which are subsequently cleaved by Dicer to generate mature miRNAs. Instead of being cleaved by two different enzymes, both cleavages in plants are performed by Dicer-like 1 (DCL1). With a similar dom... READ MORE |