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2020-09-25
New target found for treating high pulmonary arterial blood pressure
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the high lung blood pressure that results from narrow or blocked arteries in the lungs. It is a life-threatening condition that impacts tens of thousands of people every year. Researchers around the world have been studying PAH to try to find ways to prevent, control, and treat it for many years. Recently, a research team led byProfessor Jinsong Bian(Pharmacology,School of Medicine) published their research in the high impact academic journal,Circulation Research(IF = 14.467). Their paper, entitled, “Periostin: A Potential Therapeutic Target For Pulmonary Hypertension?” sought to explain how periostin, a novel protein found in the lungs, causes the damage from PAH. The current treatment methodology for PAH focuses on relieving the symptoms rather than significantly improving the overall disease for the patient. PAH still sees high death rates in adults and the elderly...
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2020-08-17
Professor Peng Wang receives Claude S. Hudson Award
Chair Professor Peng WANGfrom theSchool of Medicineat Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) was the 2021 recipient of theClaude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistryfrom theAmerican Chemical Society (ACS). He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry & technology and is the first winner born in mainland China.Chair Professor Peng WANG has been studying carbohydrate chemistry throughout his career. He has led his team to make many achievements in fundamental research. His most notable achievements have been in glycochemistry, glycobiology, and glycoproteomics. He has won many domestic and international awards. He has undertaken many scientific research projects in China and the United States. To date, he has received eight patents for his inventions and edited seven academic monographs. He has published 448 papers in academic journals. His H-index is 57 (Google Scholar) a...
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2020-06-04
School of Medicine to give lectures celebrating 10th anniversary of SUSTech
On May 29, School of Medicine Dean Mingzhao XING gave the first in a series of medically-themed lectures, entitled “Genetic-guided Approach toward Precision Management of Thyroid Cancer.” As part of the celebration events for the 10thanniversary of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), the School of Medicine has organized a lecture series titled “SUSTech School of Medicine Lecture Series in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of SUSTech .” They will seek to enhance the intense educational atmosphere at SUSTech and improve academic exchanges. School of Medicine Deputy Dean Wenyong ZHANG presided over this first lecture. Chair Professor Mingzhao XING joined SUSTech as the founding dean of the School of Medicine on July 1, 2019. Previously, he was a tenured Professor of Medicine, Oncology, Pathology, and Cellular & Molecular Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of ...
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2020-04-27
Digital metabolic mapping to provide new and improved technology for medical care
New findings by researchers at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) could lead to a dramatic shift in the quality of medical care across the world. The use of digital metabolic mapping through quantitative systems biology provides the opportunity for scientists to understand every reaction inside the human body, and what it means for you. On March 18,Research Assistant Professor Hemi LuanandProfessor Wenyong Zhang(School of Medicine) worked with collaborators across the Greater Bay Area to publish a paper in the high-impact academic journal,Bioinformatics(IF =4.531). The article was titled “CPVA: a web-based metabolomic tool for chromatographic peak visualization and annotation.” Quantitative systems biology (QSB) describes cells, tissues, organs, and various molecules with different structures and functions. With the human body being a highly complex network of metabolic and biochemical reactions...
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2020-03-29
Potential new SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors found by Shenzhen researchers
A joint team of top Shenzhen researchers has worked together to find a list of potential inhibitors of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Their cutting-edge work could find new purposes for existing medication while developing new drugs to potentially prevent infections from future coronavirus. Two teams from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) worked withShenzhen University (SZU) General Hospital. The two teams from SUSTech were led byGuanyu Wang(Biology) andJian Zhang(Medicine), whileHaiying Liled the team from SZU General Hospital. Their research was published on the preprint server,Research Square, under the title, “in silicoScreening of Potential Spike Glycoprotein Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 with Drug Repurposing Strategy.” COVID-19 has globally spread and has become a new pandemic. At the time of publication, there are no effective drugs or vaccines to treat or prevent this diseas...
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2020-03-04
SUSTech School of Medicine donates vital medical supplies
The School of Medicine at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has worked relentlessly during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and is now donating critical medical supplies for their brethren at SUSTech Hospital & the SUSTech Office of Epidemic Prevention and Control. The School of Medicine Dean Xing Mingzhao and his wife connected with their networks across the globe after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). With the strong support of the Chinese community in Maryland (USA), a batch of protective clothing was donated and received by the School of Medicine. The medical supplies will go to the SUSTech Hospital and SUSTech, following discussion within the School of Medicine. SUSTech Hospital assistant to the president, Wang Lin, received the supplies and thanked the School of Medicine for their ongoing support during this challenging period. These vital supplies would be dis...
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2020-01-09
SUSTech President Chen Shiyi addresses Shenzhen CPPCC
On January 7, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)President Chen Shiyiaddressed the 6thSession of the Sixth Session of the Shenzhen CPPCC. His speech was titled “Advanced Higher Education in the Pioneering Demonstration Zone.” This year’s meeting sought to implement the spirit of the CPC Central and Provincial CommitteesPresident Chen Shiyi analyzed the goal of developing Shenzhen into a pioneering demonstration zone, stating that innovation of higher education is at the core of Shenzhen’s strategic positioning. He pointed out that universities have an essential relationship with their host cities, as universities gather and train talents for cities, along with developing innovative scientific and technological achievements that serve society. These leading talents see the progress of culture and the spirit of cities, which provide the financial, logistical, governance, and environmental support for these ...
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2019-11-26
2019 International Forum of Pain Medicine held at SUSTech
From November 22 to 24, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) hosted the 2019 International Forum of Pain Medicine (Forum) in conjunction with a number of top pain physician, nursing and anesthetist societies sponsoring the Forum. The Forum also incorporated several pain medicine forums across southern China, with more than 500 experts, scholars and industry representatives attending from across China and the world. The morning of the 23rd saw the opening ceremony of the Forum. SUSTech Vice President Lu Chun welcomed all the scholars to SUSTech and anticipated a successful meeting. He spoke about the development of SUSTech and the School of Medicine, pointing out that the simultaneous development of medical and pedagogic resources is important for the city of Shenzhen. SUSTech is committed to the construction of medical disciplines within its “research, innovation and entrepreneurship” philo...
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2019-08-27
Students thrive in SUSTech-KCL biomedical science exchange program
On August 9, 2019, fifteen students from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) successfully defended their research projects at King’s College of London (KCL) as part of the SUSTech-KCL summer exchange program and received their certification of completion with high marks.This is the first overseas exchange program for biomedical sciences undergraduate students from SUSTech Medical School. It gives opportunities for students to study and do research in an internationally renowned university for life sciences and medicine. The SUSTech School of Medicine selected 15 top students from biomedical sciences major to partake in the exchange, along with faculty members.Professor Richard Trembath, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine at KCL, welcomed all the SUSTech representatives and praised the students’ accomplishments. SUSTech Professor Zhang Jian thanked KCL for excellent program prepa...
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2019-07-08
Lung cancer indicators improve under SUSTech research
The role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in tumors is becoming increasingly apparent. Recently, circHIPK3, one circular RNA of HIPK3 gene has been found to play an important role in tumor growth and progression, but its role in lung cancer has not been elucidated.Late in June, a research group co-chaired by Associate Professor Chen Guoan of the School of Medicine at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) published an article in international journal Autophagy (IF 11.1) entitled “Circular RNAcircHIPK3modulates autophagy viaMIR124-3p-STAT3-PRKAA/AMPKα signaling in STK11 mutant lung cancer.” The paper sought to reveal the role of circHIPK3 in lung cancer and the new mechanism of regulating the autophagic pathway.CircRNAs are covalently-closed, single-stranded transcripts derived from pre-mRNAs. Discovered in the 1970s, they were then regarded as a rare product arising from mRNA splicing errors. Their ab...
