New dean appointed for School of Economics2021-04-23Prof. ZHANG Junsen, who joined Zhejiang University in 2020 as a Distinguished University Professor, has been appointed as the new Dean of the School of Economics. Prof. Zhang took up the role in March 2021, succeeding Prof. HUANG Xianhai, who has helmed the School for the past five years and assumed the position as Vice President of Zhejiang University from October 2020.“I’m deeply honored to co... READ MORE |
New approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease2021-04-23Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. It involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language and can seriously affect a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. AD has become an increas... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU：With Prof. GAO Xiang, Dean of College of Energy Engineering2021-04-22[Message from the editor: Today (April 22) is Earth Day, an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. This year’s theme is “Restore Our Earth”. Let’s meet Prof. GAO Xiang, an expert on energy and environmental science and technology, who has been leading his team to develop a system to reduce emissions from fuel combustion.] Quotes fro... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists unravel the mystery of anger and aggression2021-04-21When we are provoked or threatened, anger often arises and it is even accompanied by certain aggressive behaviors. In the biological chain, stalking and hunting are quite common in the natural world. Aggression is a core strategy in the law of survival of the fittest. Most animals have evolved specific neural circuits to regulate aggressive behavior. Then how do brain circuits manage anger and gov... READ MORE |
Dissolvable microneedle patch for treatment of inflammatory skin disorders2021-04-16The research team led by Prof. PING Yuan from the Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences published their study in the journal Science Advances. They developed a dissolvable microneedle (MN) patch that can mediate transdermal co-delivery of CRISPR-Cas9–based genome-editing agents and glucocorticoids for the effective treatment of inflammatory skin disorders (ISDs).ISD... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU：With Prof. GUO Guoji, School of Medicine2021-04-15[Message from the editor: Prof. GUO Guoji, featured in the newly released university video, charted the first human cell landscape at the single-cell level, improving diagnostic and treatment efficiency.] Quotes from the interview: - The mouse cell atlas will enable us to gain a more insightful understanding of diversified cell types in mammals, and the human cell landscape will produce a far... READ MORE |
Ingenious mechanism for sucrose metabolism in lepidopteran insects2021-04-15Recently, the research team led by WANG Huabing from the Zhejiang University College of Animal Sciences published an open-access article entitled “Horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication of β-fructofuranosidase confer lepidopteran insects metabolic benefits” in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution. This article analyzed the molecular evolution and functional differentiation of... READ MORE |
Biologically excretable AIE dots for visualizing through the marmosets intravitally2021-04-15Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has captured immense attention in recent years. Previous studies reveal that there exists much scope for improvement in imaging quality beyond 900 nm or even 1500 nm compared to the traditional first near-infrared region (NIR-I) fluorescence imaging (760-900 nm). Given the suppressed tissue-scattering and diminished autofluorescence, fluorescence bioimaging in th... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists explain regulation of extracellular vesicles by dephosphorylating Syntenin2021-04-14On March 10, the research team led by Prof. KE Yuehai at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine published an open-access article entitled “Phosphatase Shp2 regulates biogenesis of small extracellular vesicles by dephosphorylating Syntenin” in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. This study identified a group of tyrosine phosphatases that regulate the synthesis and secretion of small extra... READ MORE |
Scientists explore the source of well-being and happiness2021-04-12Serotonin, dopamine and endorphins are the three most important substances for human happiness. Among them, Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a messenger molecule that produces a sense of well-being and happiness and is therefore also known as the “happy hormone”. Fluctuations in its level are often associated with emotional changes. For example, 5-HT deficiency can lead to depression... READ MORE |
Converting propane into propene is expected to be more affordable and efficient2021-04-09The global pandemic has brought in its wake a steep rise in the consumption of face masks and an acute shortage of their raw material—propene. In 2020, the consumption of propene added up to 116 million tons globally. To meet the increasing demands for propene, oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) has emerged as one of the key industrial technologies. In this regard, researchers, including ... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists discover that watermelons grow faster at night2021-04-08Wearable sensing technology is an essential link to future personalized medicine through seamlessly monitoring heart rate, body temperature, and physical activities of human body. Recently, a wearable electronic sensor for plants has been jointly developed by LIU Xiangjiang and YING Yibin from the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, WANG Xiaozhi from the College... READ MORE |
Hollow AgAu-DTTC-BSA: a promising imaging assisted photothermal agent2021-04-02Surgical resection is currently the primary treatment option for most malignant tumors. However, it remains to be a formidable challenge to remove tumor lesions in a precise and thorough manner. Recurrent abdominal malignancies, such as colon and ovarian cancers, are highly invasive and metastatic, and can migrate to surrounding tissues and critical organs in an immersive way. For this reason, ima... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists discover physiological function of CNOT4 subunit in XY chromosome crossover during male germ cell meiosis2021-04-01On March 16, the lab led by FAN Hengyu from the Zhejiang University Life Sciences Institute published an open-access article entitled “The CNOT4 Subunit of the CCR4-NOT Complex is Involved in mRNA Degradation, Efficient DNA Damage Repair, and XY Chromosome Crossover during Male Germ Cell Meiosis” in the journal Advanced Science. It is the first time that researchers have reported the physio... READ MORE |