Can Rett Syndrome Be Cured via Nicotine?
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare genetic postnatal neurological disorder of the grey matter of the brain that almost exclusively affects females. It occurs in approximately 1:10,000 live female births in all geographies, and across all races and ethnicities. Currently there is no cure for Rett syndrome.The research team led by Prof. Li Xiaoming of the School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, pioneered in discovering the role of cholinergic neurons in the cure of Rett syndrome. Relevant findings wer...
ZJU Launches High-end Makerspace
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2016-04-24
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“Cookie Makerspace”, which Zhejiang University set up on April 22, has great appeal for makers intrigued by toying with hardware. A series of sophisticated instruments, including 3D printers, laser engraving machines and high-precision circuit board devices, are available free of charge to every maker.A total of 6 student teams, such as ENTER Sci-tech and the Marine Product Toxicity Analysis Team, get stationed in Cookie Makerspace. “A majority of makerspaces merely provide premises and most ...
Imperial's Provost Visits Zhejiang University
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2016-04-23
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Prof. Stirling, Provost of Imperial College London, led a delegation to visit Zhejiang University on April 19-20. Party Chief Jin Deshui, President Wu Zhaohui and Vice President Ying Yibin met with the delegation on different occasions. The two universities carried out an in-depth discussion about future partnership and development. They reached a consensus that they should capitalize on two platforms—a collaborative center in London and Haining International Campus—and expand c...
ZJU Clinches Grand Prizes at Inventions Geneva
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2016-04-21
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At the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, approximately 1,000 inventions and products from 48 countries and regions were on display. The three inventions from Zhejiang University won a special prize, a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal. Among them, the Air Faucet System clinched a gold medal and the Prize of the Italian Delegation of the Exhibition.The Air Faucet System is a brand-new concept. Grounded in the defining feature of fluid in carrying wastes, this syst...
Mondher Bouzayen Named as Qiushi Chair Professor
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2016-04-19
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On April 11, Prof. Mondher Bouzayen, Member of the Academy of Europe, was appointed as Qiushi Chair Professor of Zhejiang University. Prof. Mondher Bouzayen led the French contribution to the Multinational “Tomato Genome Sequencing” Project and is currently heading the Genomics and Biotechnology of Fruit laboratory, a joint unit between the National Institute of Agronomical Research (INRA) and the Toulouse National Institute of Polytechnics (INPT). His research is primarily focused on th...
ZJU-UoE Institute Set to Recruit Biomedicine Undergraduates
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2016-04-15
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On April 14, the ZJU-UoE Institute held a formal briefing regarding its enrollment scheme. At the briefing, three professors endeavored to pique students’ curiosity and passion about biomedicine by introducing the latest development in the domain of biomedicine, including regeneration technology, tumor immunotherapy and gene encoding and urged them to do great things for humanity.Prof. Duan Shumin, a Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Science and Dean of ZJU’s School of Medicine, said that “the...
ZJU Performs Impressively at 2016 ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference
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2016-04-12
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This year’s ASCE Mid-Pacific Student Conference was held from April 6-9 on Reno Campus, the University of Nevada. Zhejiang University attended two of the seven competitions: the GeoWall competition and the Steel Bridge competition. The ZJU team for the GeoWall competition was comprised of four members, including Fu Lei, Li Ke, Zhuang Yansheng and Yang Songqing while the ZJU team for the Steel Bridge competition included Shen Kai, Wang Weidi, Zhan Xingbin and Ao Shuang. The mission of the Steel ...
Eric Maskin Speaks at Academic Masters Lecture Series
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2016-04-11
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Mr. Eric Maskin, an American economist and a 2007 Nobel laureate in economics, was invited to deliver a speech entitled “Why Has Inequality Increased in China?” on April 10 at Zhejiang University. It marks the beginning of the Academic Masters Lecture Series in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the university.Eric Maskin is recognized with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson “for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory”. He is the Adams University Professor at Harvard...
Vision 20 Held at ZJU
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2016-04-06
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“Vision 20: International Summit on Global Governance’s New Frontier” (Vision 20) was held between March 31 and April 1 at Zhejiang University. Present at the summit were more than 50 eminent scholars, think-tank leaders and government leaders from various countries and regions, including China, Canada, the USA, Australia, Japan, Korea, the UK, India and Indonesia. ZJU President Wu Zhaohui attended the opening ceremony.“The G20 is set to be held in Hangzhou this year. I hope that...
Prof. Stephen Z.D. Cheng Speaks in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series
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2016-04-04
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On April 1, Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a professor of the University of Akron, delivered a speech in Qizhen Global Vision Lecture Series. He shared with the audience his cutting-edge research in his speech titled “Giant Molecules Based on Precisely Functionalized ‘Nano-atoms’: Turning from Crystals to Frank-Kasper and Quasicrystal Superlattices”.Prof. Stephen Cheng is an American polymer scientist and chemical engineer. He is th...