
Recently, Academician Cao Xuetao and Associate Professor Lou Hantao from the Institute of Immunology, College of Life Sciences of Nankai University, cooperated with the University of Oxford in publishing a paper entitled Deep learning-based rapid generation of broadly reactive antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and its Omicron variant in Cell Research(IF 46). The experimental team had built Cross B-Cell Receptor network (XBCR-net), an antibody discovery platform based on the Atrous Convolutional Neur

Recently, the Book Exhibition of 100 Classics of Traditional Chinese Culture, hosted by the National Library of China and the Library Society of China, and organized by Nankai University Library, opened at the Balitai Campus of Nankai University.This exhibition recommends cultural classics to readers by interpreting the traditional cultural connotations embodied in the quotes from classics such as The Book of Songs, Book of Documents, Analects, and Records of the Grand Historian, allowing reader

Recently, Contemporary Logistics in China: Revitalization Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemicwas officially released worldwide. It was edited by the Modern Logistics Research Center of Nankai University and published by Springer, a world-renowned technology publishing company. As Chinas first and only report on the development of Chinas logistics industry issued overseas, it has been published 12 times, with more than 100,000 downloads, serving as a key platform for the world to learn about

The second season of Nankai Universitys Medical Frontiers and Challenges, a general elective course taught by academicians, kicked off on September 29. Zhang Boli, a master of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and recipient of the national honorary title the Peoples Hero, gave the first lecture to the undergraduates of Nankai University online, with the theme of Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cultural Confidence.Cao Xuetao

Recently, the research team led by professor Long Jiafu of the College of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Medical Chemical Biology of Nankai University, achieved important progress in the research of the function of PAF1C. The paper introducing the achievements was published in PANS, with the title of The Paf1 complex is required for RNA polymerase II removal in response to DNA damage.The paper revealed a very important multi-step route for RNAPII release regulated by PAF1C, i.e. after

Zhu Shoufei, a professor at the College of Chemistry of Nankai University, won the 4th Xplorer Prize on September 15.Zhu Shoufeis award-winning project belongs to the field of chemical new materials. He has been engaged in the research on organic catalysis and synthesis chemistry, with a focus on three types of important organic catalytic and synthesis reactions with hydrogen transfer as the key step. He advanced the concept of chiral proton-transfer shuttle, discovered the catalytic carbenes in

The 73rdAnnual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) was held online from September 12 to 16. At the invitation of the organizing committee, Chen Jun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fellow of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries and a professor of Nankai University, made a one-hour report entitled Organic Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Beyond. Professor Marc Koper, President of t

The finals of the China Undergraduate Life Sciences Contest (CULSC) (2022, Scientific Inquiry) was recently held online. Under the guidance of An Jun, a lecturer from the College of Life Sciences of NKU, the project “Implantation of Small-caliber Artificial Vascular Stent with Anticoagulant Properties in Animals and Its Performance Evaluation” completed by undergraduates Ouyang Han, Ma Jiawei, Cheng Tianyang and Qu Dazhi won the first prize. Under the guidance of Ruan Weibin, a researcher also f

The 23rdNational Symposium on Environmental Microbiology, co-hosted by Nankai University and the Environmental Microbiology Committee of the Chinese Society for Microbiology, was held in Tianjin from August 23 to 26.On behalf of Nankai University, Vice President Chen Jun extended a warm welcome to all the guests. He hoped that the participants could brainstorm new ideas at the conference to help promote scientific research and innovation and spearhead academic development. He also hoped that the

Recently, Professor Xiang Dong from the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering of Nankai University, Professor Elke Scheer from University of Konstanz, Professor Christian A Nijhuis from University of Twente, Professor Takhee Lee from Seoul National University, along with other co-authors, were invited to jointly publish a cover paper titled Plasmonic Phenomena in Molecular Junctions: Principles and Applicationsin Nature Reviews Chemistry, which presented the latest research p

The results of the first and second national cryptography science popularization competitions were announced on August 25. After the preliminary, public comments, finals, publicity of entries, etc., the video entry What is Digital Certificate? (instructor: Professor Jia Chunfu) produced by Zhu Waner and Li Yuechan, undergraduates of Nankai University College of Cyber Science who were enrolled in 2020, stood out from the 254 entries to win the first prize at the Second National Cryptography Scien

On September 20th, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the establishment of Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University in Türkiye, the Belt and Road Symposium on Language, Culture and Trade Between China-Türkiye was held online, which was co-hosted by Nankai University, Yeditepe University and Tianjin Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. Li Qin, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Türkiye, Wu Jian, Acting Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in Istanb

Hosted by the College of Artificial Intelligence of Nankai University and co-hosted by Southwest Jiaotong University, University of Technology Sydney and the University of Lille, the 15th International FLINS Conference on Machine Learning, Multi Agent and Cyber Physical Systems (FLINS 2022) and the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Knowledge Engineering (ISKE 2022) were held in Tianjin from August 26 to 28. Wang Lei, Vice President of Nankai University, attended the openin

Recently, NKU Business School received an official notice from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) that after deliberation by AACSBs Continuous Improvement Review Committee (CIRC) and the approval of the Board of Directors, NKU Business School won another five-year re-accreditation by AACSB.From May 22 to 24, AACSBs expert group conducted a three-day re-accreditation evaluation of the Business School through an online seminar and material review. The expert group re

The 23rd National Symposium on Environmental Microbiology, co-hosted by Nankai University and the Environmental Microbiology Committee of the Chinese Society for Microbiology, was held in Tianjin from August 23 to 26.Chen Jun, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Vice President of Nankai University; and Prof. Yang Haihua, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Society for Microbiology, delivered speeches. Prof. Zhou Ningyi, Chairman of the Environmental Microbiology C