17 scientists won the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award"

17 scientists won the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award"

17 scientists won the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" 17 scientists won the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award"

Luo Jun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of Sun Yat-Sen University, delivered a welcome speech
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"Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award" awarding scene
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The right to host the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" awards meeting was handed over to the scene
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Group photo of participating leaders and guests
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On October 23, the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" award ceremony was held at Sun Yat-sen University
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After selection, a total of 17 scientists were awarded this year

It is reported that the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" is a life science technology award proposed by Mr.
Tan Jiazhen, the founder of modern genetics in China and approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
It aims to promote the industrialization of China's life science research results and encourage life sciences.
Workers continue to innovate
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Since the establishment of the award, three scholars from Sun Yat-sen University have won awards, namely: Song Erwei, Dean of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shu Yuelong, Dean of School of Public Health (Shenzhen) of Sun Yat-Sen University, and Su Shicheng, Deputy Director of Breast Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Luo Jun, President of Sun Yat-sen University, said in his welcome speech that life science is an important part of the discipline construction of Sun Yat-sen University.
He hoped that the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" will work with colleagues in the field of life sciences to actively promote discipline construction, explore cutting-edge technologies, and Promote the cross integration of life sciences and related disciplines, promote the industrialization of research results, continuously enhance the competitiveness and innovation of China's life sciences, and make due contributions to the development of life sciences and biotechnology in the world
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At the award ceremony, Zhang Mingjie, Professor of Kerry Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Xu Huaqiang, director of the Center for Drug Target Structure and Function, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, received the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award"; a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Duke of the United States University Chair Professor Wang Xiaofan won the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science International Cooperation Award"; Wang Yongjun, Dean of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Dong Jiahong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Dean of Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Affiliated to Tsinghua University, Shaw Shaw, Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hospital Dean Cai Xiujun won the "Tan Jiazhen Clinical Medicine Award"; Xing Wanli, Technical Director of Beijing Boao Jingdian Biotechnology Co.
, Ltd.
won the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Industrialization Award"; Science and Technology Department, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ten scholars including Zhixi Chang Tian and Deputy Director of the Breast Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University won the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award"
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It is understood that in the 13 years since the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" was established, 2 professors were hired as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences after receiving the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award"; After the "Medical Award", "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Industrialization Award" and "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award", he was hired as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, respectively
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After more than 10 years of work, the award has now become one of the most influential awards in the field of life sciences in China

The meeting also held the transfer ceremony of the host of the "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" awards meeting
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The right to organize the conference will be transferred from Sun Yat-sen University, the organizer of the current session, to Nanchang University, the organizer of the next session

In the afternoon, the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" forum was successfully held
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Winners of the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" in 2020

Winners of the 13th "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Award" in 2020

List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award" (in order of strokes of last name)

List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award" (in order of strokes of last name)

Zhang Mingjie, male, born in September 1966, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kerry Professor of Science, Department of Life Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and doctoral supervisor
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Academician Zhang Mingjie has been committed to the study of the structural biology of the nervous system, systematically studying the assembly of synapse formation and signal transduction-related macromolecular complexes and the mechanism and physicochemical basis of synaptic substructure formation; neuron development The molecular mechanism of the establishment of polarity and the maintenance of polarity after maturation

Xu Huaqiang, male, born in January 1964, director, researcher, and doctoral supervisor of the Center for Drug Target Structure and Function, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Researcher Xu Huaqiang focuses on GPCRs, plant hormones, nuclear hormone receptors, liver growth factor (HGF) receptors, etc.

List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science International Cooperation Award"

List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science International Cooperation Award"

Wang Xiaofan, male, born in May 1955, a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a chair professor at Duke University in the United States
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Professor Wang Xiaofan is mainly engaged in tumor molecular biology research, and has made important discoveries in cancer-related fields such as cell signal transduction, DNA damage and repair, and tumor microenvironment
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Professor Wang Xiaofan presides over a number of important NIH research projects in the United States, and serves as the editorial board or editor-in-chief of many international academic journals.
He recommends introducing leading figures in domestic science and technology into the editorial board of international academic journals in order to expand the influence of Chinese scientists in the world academia Made a great contribution
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List of "Tan Jiazhen Clinical Medicine Award" (in order of strokes of last name)

List of "Tan Jiazhen Clinical Medicine Award" (in order of strokes of last name)

Wang Yongjun, male, born in September 1962, Dean, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chief Physician, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of Beijing Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
.
Professor Wang Yongjun is committed to the clinical and scientific research of cerebrovascular diseases, revealing new mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases, creating new prevention and control technologies and methods, and creating a new quality control system to diagnose the cause of cerebrovascular diseases, clinical diagnosis and treatment, and disease prognosis.
And the construction of the prevention and control system
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Dong Jiahong, male, born in March 1960, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, dean, chief physician, professor, and doctoral supervisor of Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Memorial Hospital affiliated to Tsinghua University
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Academician Dong Jiahong pioneered the concept of "Precision Hepatobiliary Surgery" and its technical system in the world, and it has been widely used in the medical field
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He took the lead in formulating 10 national guidelines and expert consensus, all of which became industry standards
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Its research results have led the development of contemporary hepatobiliary surgery and achieved huge social benefits
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Cai Xiujun, male, born in November 1963, is the dean, chief physician, professor, and doctoral supervisor of the Run Run Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
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Professor Cai Xiujun has conducted arduous and systematic research in the field of laparoscopic surgery, and pioneered the creation of a laparoscopic curettage and anatomical liver resection technique, which reduced complications such as intraoperative bleeding and postoperative bile leakage; the first complete laparoscopic bypass method for two-step liver Resection solves the problem of insufficient residual liver volume after hepatectomy
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List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Industrialization Award"

List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Industrialization Award"

Xing Wanli, female, born in March 1968, researcher, doctoral supervisor of Tsinghua University School of Medicine, executive deputy director of Beijing National Engineering Research Center for biochips and senior vice president of Boao Bio-Group Co.
, Ltd.
, Beijing Boao Jingdian Biotechnology Co.
, Ltd.
The company’s president and technical director, Professor Xing Wanli, led the Boao Group and Boao Jingdian team to make outstanding contributions in the 20-year biochip technology research and development and industrialization process, helping China reduce birth defects, prevent and control infectious diseases, The key supporting role of high technology has played an important role in the prevention and control of chronic diseases
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List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award" (in order of strokes of last name)

List of "Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award" (in order of strokes of last name)

Tian Zhixi, male, born in September 1975, member of the Party Committee, director of the Science and Technology Division, and researcher of the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Researcher Tian Zhixi has made systematic and original achievements in soybean genomics, germplasm resource evolution, and molecular design breeding using multi-omics and systems biology methods.
This research field ranks among the international leaders and made outstanding contributions
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Su Shicheng, male, born in May 1983, director of the Breast Cancer Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University, deputy director of the Breast Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, deputy director of the Immunology Department of Zhongshan Medical College, researcher, associate chief physician, and doctoral supervisor
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Starting from the clinic, researcher Su Shicheng discovered a series of new molecules that regulate the progression of inflammation-related diseases, including for the first time elucidating the function of non-coding RNA that continuously locates in mitochondria, and identifying the first nucleic acid receptor protein located on the surface of cell membranes
.
These findings are of great significance for revealing the basic laws of life activities and developing new targeted therapies
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Yang Haitao, male, born in August 1979, deputy director and researcher of the Institute of Immunochemistry, Shanghai University of Science and Technology
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Researcher Yang Haitao has long been engaged in the structural research of pathogenic microbial immune infection.
The research content involves the structure and function of the key target of the pathogen, the interaction between the pathogen and the host, and the development of new anti-infective drugs.
In the new coronavirus, SARS virus, tuberculosis branch Many achievements have been made in the research on the structure and function of bacilli and HIV virus, as well as anti-infective drugs
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Lou Zhiyong, male, born in January 1980, is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Tsinghua University School of Medicine
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Professor Lou Zhiyong mainly studies the molecular mechanisms in the process of highly pathogenic virus infection and replication, interaction with the host, and new mechanisms and new methods of anti-virus
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In the research on the infection and replication mechanisms of viruses such as coronavirus and Bunia virus, as well as the research of antiviral inhibitors, some influential and innovative results have been achieved
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Qin Chengfeng, male, born in October 1979, is a researcher and director of the Virology Research Office of the Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Institute of Military Medicine, Academy of Military Sciences
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Researcher Qin Chengfeng has long focused on the study of the infection and pathogenic mechanism of the new virus, took the lead in revealing the molecular mechanism of the Zika virus virulence evolution leading to the pandemic, established the world's first animal model of the mouse-adapted strain of the new coronavirus, and broke through the key technical bottleneck of mRNA vaccines.
China has made important contributions to the scientific prevention and control of new viral infectious diseases
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Lu Boxun, male, born in October 1981, is a researcher and doctoral supervisor at Fudan University
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Researcher Lu Boxun creatively proposed and successfully verified the hypothesis that pathogenic proteins are selectively targeted to the autophagy process of cells for degradation through "small molecule glue" compounds, thereby fundamentally interfering with the disease.
The treatment of the various diseases that have led to provide a potentially new path
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Zeng Yi, female, born in January 1976, is a research team leader and researcher at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Researcher Zeng Yi is engaged in biomedical research, focusing on the mechanism of adult stem cell fate determination, and discovered adult stem cells in a variety of tissues and organs.
It is the first to break through the technical bottleneck that islet functional cells are difficult to expand in vitro, and is required for obtaining large amounts of diabetic cells in vitro.
The islet β-cells opened up a whole new way
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Lei Qunying, female, born in March 1971, is the deputy dean, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Basic Medicine, Fudan University
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Professor Lei Qunying is engaged in nutrition and tumor metabolism research and found that metabolic enzymes perceive different nutritional conditions to regulate tumor metabolism, and proposed that abnormal metabolite perception is one of the key driving factors for tumorigenesis; systematically clarify the key role of metabolic remodeling in the evolution of pancreatic cancer and The important transformational significance of precise nutrition/diet in cancer prevention and treatment strategies
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Cai Shiqing, male, born in August 1974, is a researcher, research team leader, and doctoral supervisor of the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Researcher Cai Shiqing first clarified the genetic basis of differences in individual aging speed, revealed a new regulatory network for aging of the nervous system, discovered new anti-aging target genes, clarified the incomplete relationship between behavior degradation and lifespan, and discovered a new regulation of aging neuronal excitability.
The mechanism of aging has made an important contribution to the field of aging research
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Xue Tian, ​​male, born in May 1977, is the executive director of the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, the director of the Human Resources Department of the University of Science and Technology of China, a professor, and a doctoral supervisor
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Professor Xue Tian has long been committed to the field of ophthalmology and vision science, analyzing the basic molecular and physiological characteristics of the visual nervous system from multiple levels of molecules, cells, circuits, and the whole, exploring technical methods for visual repair and enhancement for ophthalmic diseases, and innovating and establishing A multi-disciplinary approach to visual repair and enhancement for ophthalmic diseases
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