ZJU scientists deliver nanozymes into epidermis with dissolvable microneedles for rapid hair regeneration2021-10-09Hair loss is becoming an increasingly common problem. Over 50% of the general population experience hair loss at some point in their lifetime and it does impact the body images, social interactions, and psycho-emotional health of individuals. Don’t worry. The good news is coming. Recently, the research team led by GAO Jianqing and LI Fangyuan at the Zhejiang University College of Pharma... READ MORE |
The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings kicks off its national tour2021-10-07On September 28, an exhibition titled “Revisiting Classics in the Flourishing Age—The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings”, was staged at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in southwest China's Chongqing municipality, kicking off its national tour.The Series of Ancient Chinese Paintings is compiled and co-published by Zhejiang University and the Cultural Heritage Bureau of Zhejiang Province. I... READ MORE |
Global leading scholars get together for pathways towards common prosperity2021-10-06What are the pathways towards common prosperity? Co-hosted by the China Academy for Rural Development (CARD) and the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at Zhejiang University, the Workshop on “Integrated Urban-rural Development and Common Prosperity” took place in hybrid format on Sept. 24, bringing together 10 leading scholars from home and abroad to share their insights on this issue. As part of Z... READ MORE |
A Series of Chinese Classics on Leisure makes its debut at Zhejiang University2021-10-05On the morning of September 30, A Series of Chinese Classics on Leisure made its debut in the Zhejiang University Library of Ancient Books. This series is based on the basic principles of leisure studies and catalogued by comprehensive, cultural and recreational entries. It contains 310 volumes covering a total of 550 kinds of literature in chronological order. It is the first time that ... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With Dr. CHEN Di from the International Campus2021-10-05【Message from the editor: In the previous issue, Dr. SHAO Fangwei, associate professor from ZJUI, shared her research and teaching at the International Campus. Today, let’s meet Dr. CHEN Di, assistant professor from the Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE). Di completed his PhD degree in Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then he continued as a postdoctoral researcher at Un... READ MORE |
A novel “biological missile” targeting malignant tumor2021-10-04The team led by Prof. CHEN Shuqing and Prof. PAN Liqiang at the Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences published their latest research findings regarding a multivalent biparatopic EGFR-targeting nanobody drug conjugate in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy on September 3. Design of multivalent anti-EGFR nanobody drug conjugateAn antibody-drug c... READ MORE |
HU Hailan wins L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science2021-10-03HU Hailan, professor at Zhejiang University School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine and director of the MOE Frontier Center of Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, has been honored with the 2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award in recognition of “her major discoveries in neuroscience, in particular her work on depression, which has informed the development... READ MORE |
Novel therapeutics against obesity by activating melanocortin-4 receptor2021-10-02Satiety in the gut is regulated by the nervous system. The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) in the hypothalamus is known as the brain’s “switchboard” to control appetite and metabolism. It is a popular target for the treatment of such metabolic diseases as obesity by regulating the body’s energy metabolism and eating behavior in response to the simulation of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and agouti... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With the winning team of the Most Promising Design award in the BRIDGE Sustainable Design Action2021-09-29[Editor’s note: The BRIDGE Design Week 2021 wrapped up in Zhejiang University on Sept 11, with 10 teams of students from 17 universities around the world presenting their design proposals to help achieve the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). Team Six “200%” won the Most Promising Design award with their proposal “GO ON”. What’s special about their design? ZHANG... READ MORE |
Sino-German forum highlights multi-stakeholder approach to 2030 Agenda2021-09-27The inaugural Sino-German Sustainable Development Forum took place in hybrid format on September 24. The event brought together over 30 experts from both countries under major themes including climate change and environment, new energy materials, green development policies and university-industry cooperation.ZJU’s Vice President HE Lianzhen joined officials and organization leaders at the opening... READ MORE |
New mechanism of parasitoid wasps in avoiding intraspecific competition2021-09-27Parasitic wasps are natural enemies for effective control over the population of pests in nature. Hence, they are extensively used as green agents of pest control in agriculture and forestry. There are a diversity of parasitic wasps, which have assorted parasitic habits. In general, parasitism can be divided into three types: solitary parasitism, gregarious parasitism and synparasitism. Superparas... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists reveal the mechanical activation of SARS-CoV-2 spike to foster viral invasion2021-09-24SARS-CoV-2 utilizes its spike protein to recognize host angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) receptor, which induces subsequent S1/S2 detachment of spike for forming fusion machinery to invade host cells. However, only small structural changes of spike occur upon ACE2 binding, which raises questions whether these small conformational changes are enough to trigger the detachment of tightly assoc... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists develop a novel tool for single-cell transcriptomics2021-09-23On September 9, Nucleic Acids Research reported the latest findings of the research team led by Prof. FAN Xiaohui at the Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. CHEN Huajun at the Zhejiang University College of Computer Science and Technology—scDeepSort: a pre-trained cell-type annotation method for single-cell transcriptomics using deep learning with a weig... READ MORE |
ZJU wishes you a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival2021-09-21Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, an important occasion for family reunion in China and a time to enjoy the colorful Qiushi mooncakes with our alumni. Apart from eating mooncakes and appreciating the moon, there are many other celebrations taking place around the campus. Tea parties are being held with the mooncake DIY, tea tasting and traditional painting and calligraphy. To all the ZJUers across the... READ MORE |