The TWAS 16th General Conference will assemble hundreds of accomplished scholars and young scientists from the global South, and feature a Nobel Prize winner and presentations from some of the most outstanding scientists from developing countries.Trieste/Hangzhou – The 16th General Conference of TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, will begin online on 21 November. The Academy’s pinnacle event, which happens every tw...

Focusing on the recent research progress on drug discovery and development of eye diseases and cancers, the international academic communication of ZJU-USYD Dialogue Series: eye and cancer joint seminar was successfully held online on Nov.2, 2022. The seminar was jointly hosted by Zhejiang University (ZJU) and University of Sydney (USYD), participated by University of Macau, Sun Yat-sen University and Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, supported by the Partnership Collaboration Awards (...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the four leading carcinogenic pathogens. In addition to causing 97% of cervical cancers, a significant proportion of the neoplasms of anus, vulva, vagina, penis as well as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are also caused by HPV infection, leading to serious public health concern with substantial economic burden [1].Therapeutic vaccines or gene therapy are thought to be effective in eliminating HPV infection but display relatively low accessibility a...

Obesity induced by the high-fat diet (HFD) is a growing epidemic and major health concern. While excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a pervasive symptom of HFD-induced obesity, research findings suggest that reduced wakefulness could be improved by means of time-restricted feeding (TRF). However, the underlying neural mechanisms remain largely obscure.On October 16, Prof. LI Haohong from the MOE Frontier Research Center of Brain & Brain-machine Integration at Zhejiang University and Prof. ...

On 29 August 2022, a research team led by Prof. WANG Xiaoxi from the China Academy for Rural Development and School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University, and Prof. YUAN Changzheng from the School of Public Health of Zhejiang University published a perspective entitled “The triple benefits of slimming and greening the Chinese food system” in the journal Nature Food. The research was carried out in collaboration with Dr. Benjamin Leon Bodirsky and Dr. Christoph Müller at...

Coronavirus has brought about three massive outbreaks in the past two decades. Each step of its life cycle invariably depends on the interactions among virus and host molecules. The interaction between virus RNA and host protein (IVRHP) is unique compared to other virus-host molecular interactions, and has emerged to be a very hot topic in recent studies (Cell. 184: 2394-2411.e16, 2021; Cell Res. 32: 9-23, 2022). These studies provide essential information for a deeper understanding of IVRH...

[Editor’s Note: This past summer experienced extremely high heat, coupled with more and more frequent droughts and floods. Is this some punishment for over-industrialization? And where are we heading? ZHANG Yuting (Translation, ’23), at the CGTN's program - The Young Speakers, pointed out that we do not live on an isolated island called my world. She called on young people to develop the capacity to handle the technological power appropriately.] Quotes from the presentation: - I find ...

Recently, the Awards Ceremony for the ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2022 was staged in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Building B1 of the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD) in ZITOWN, designed by the UAD, received a nomination award in the category of public facilities / commercial buildings.The ARCASIA Awards for Architecture is the most prestigious award in the architecture community in the Asian region. It is parallel to the Pritzker Architecture Pri...

In the Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, there is the Herbarium of Medicinal Plants collecting over 5,000 plant specimens of great medical value and historical significance. As William Blake’s beautiful poem goes, “to see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower.” Today let’s trace Qiushi Spirit from those silent storytellers.Specimen: a world in a wild flowerGathered from regions of mountains, forests and wetlands in Zhejiang Province, the collect...

Driven by the “Double Carbon” goals, the research team led by FU Weiqi at Ocean College, Zhejiang University, offers a clear picture of the current situation and key pathways in the fields of “carbon neutrality” in Zhejiang Province. On this basis, the team provides suggestions and directions on how to achieve “carbon neutrality” for Zhejiang Province. Their research findings are published in an article entitled “Sustainable Approaches to Realize Carbon Neutrality in China: A Case Study o...