Dear ZJU students, faculty, staff, and alumni，At the beginning of the New Year, the whole nation is challenged by the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. All-out efforts are being made by the Chinese government to curb the spread of the epidemic. The University is committed to offering whatever expertise and aid we could extend for the prevention and control of the disease. We attach paramount importance to ensuring the safety and health of our entire community. For the healt...

On January 29, Zhejiang University announced the establishment of the Zhejiang University Fund for Prevention and Control of Viral Infectious Diseases in conjunction with Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (www.pinduoduo.com), with a scale of 100 million yuan. Meanwhile, the Fund Administrative Committee and the Expert Committee were also set up to take charge of the follow-up management of the Fund and the use of capital.This fund will be earmarked for the prevention and treatmen...

Why has the catalytic reaction remained enigmatic for so long? The scientific community has failed to directly visualize gas molecules reacting at catalytic sites even with immense and persistent efforts in the past. It can be for the main part ascribed to the fact that the molecules that adsorb and react dynamically do not offer sufficient contrasts for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) identification. ZHANG Ze, CAS Fellow from the State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Center of El...

Red blood cells, as the most abundant type of cells, are primarily responsible for oxygen transportation in the human body. Mammalian red blood cells lack nuclei. Although nuclei can still be found in the red blood cells of such vertebrates as birds and fish, they appear to be very small at the maturation stage. In recent years, studies have showed that nucleoprotein degradation and nuclear concentration are the essential prerequisites for erythroblasts, but the mechanism of regulating erythrocy...

Tumor suppressor p53 acts as a “guardian of the genome” to induce cell growth arrest, apoptosis, and senescence that suppresses tumorigenesis by preventing the growth and division of damaged and potentially precancerous cells. It has been well established that MDM2 (mouse double minute 2 homolog), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, is the critical negative regulator of p53, especially during embryogenesis. In response to DNA damage and other cellular stresses, such as hypoxia or oncogene activation, p53 ...

Chronic infections have gradually become prevalent in clinical practice. If underappreciated, they may develop into systemic infections, septicemia and multiple organ dysfunctions. The presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in operating rooms or complex outdoor environments will further exacerbate this challenge. Traditional antibiotic therapy fails to cater to the rapidly increasing clinical needs in terms of effectiveness and costs. Therefore, there is a compelling need to develop novel anti...

Based on the traditional Chinese calendar, this year observes the year of the rat, which offcially starts on the 25th January (with New Years Eve on the 24th January) and ends on the 11th February 2021.ABOUT CHINESE NEW YEARChinese people have many customs surrounding the lunar new year, also known as the Spring Festival. Among these traditions, families gather for a large New Year's Eve meal; children receive gifts of money in red envelopes; and doors are decorated with couplets and signs w...

Zhejiang University President WU Zhaohui attended the 46th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from Jan. 21 to 24. The annual meeting brings together leaders, scholars and practitioners from the public and private sectors to address a wide range of pressing global problems. The theme of Davos 2020 is Stakeholders for a Sustainable and Cohensive World.WU met with leaders from a variety of organizations and industries, participated in the annual meeting of the Global ...

By switching the energy source from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis, cancer cells gain sufficient biomass-building materials for cell growth and proliferation, and combat highly oxidative microenvironment for better survival. This metabolic reprogramming, also known as the Warburg effect, has shown to contribute to tumorigenesis in a variety of cancers, and become a promising target for diagnosis and targeted therapy of cancer. However, how cancer cells coordinate glucose m...

2019 is a remarkable year for arts and humanities at Zhejiang University. Here’s a look back at the 10 most impressive moments that made headlines in 2018.1. ZJU makes record-breaking achievements in research in arts and humanities, with 68 projects supported by the National Social Science Fund and with the research fund totaling more than 300 million yuan.The Alliance of Research Universities in Yangtze River Delta, proposed by Zhejiang University and co-initiated by Fudan University, Shanghai...