
Professor Li Lei from the College of Life Sciences, Nankai University (NKU) has worked with six international research teams including Professor Harvey Millar from the University of Western Australia and Professor Barry Pogson from the Australian National University to systematically analyze the protein turnover of the model plant Arabidopsis in response to the high light stress by using the protein mass spectrometry analysis platform and discovered the new regulation mechanism of the protein ho

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is the worlds largest and most influential youth chemistry competition. The 54th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2022), co-hosted by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Tianjin Municipal Peoples Government, and co-organized by Nankai University, the Chinese Chemical Society, the Children and Youth Science Center of CAST, and Tianjin Science and Technology Association, will open in Tianjin on July 10. On June 10, the Organ

On May 20, the registration system for the 54thInternational Chemistry Olympiad (hereinafter IChO 2022) was officially opened. Participating teams from different countries and regions can access the registration system through the official website of IChO 2022 (www.icho2022.cn).The Organizing Committee will send by email the Registration Informationand Registration Process of IChO2022to the teams that have replied to confirm their participation. Participating teams are required to upload their r

On May 11, Yang Qingshan, secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee, led a team to visit Tianjin Publishing and Media Group and signed a cooperation agreement, with the aim of fostering strategic cooperation and promoting high-quality employment for fresh graduates. Yang Hongjie, chairman of Tianjin Publishing and Media Group, played host to Yang Qingshan and his delegation. Liang Qi and Niu Wenli, deputy secretaries of the CPC Nankai University Committee, attended the event.Yang Qingshan

Recently, Professor Zhu Shoufei from Nankai University, was awarded the “11th CCS-BASF Youth Innovation Prize” for blazing a new trail in catalytic hydrogen transfer, establishing new reactions and strategies for hydrogen transfer, and driving progress in the research on hydrogen transfer, according to a resolution made by the Award Working Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society after deliberation by the Jury Committee of the CCS-BASF Youth Innovation Prize.As a well-known scholar in the fiel

On April 22, Shi Yigong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, president of Westlake University and a structural biologist, gave a lecture to share ideas with faculty and students at Nankai University. In the lecture with the theme of The Beauty of Life, the Brilliance of Structure, he shared his views on science through the two topics of macroscopic astrophysics and microscopic life sciences.Describe the beauty of structure and explain the connotations of the spirit of scienceAt the b

On May 6, the eighth lecture of Medical Frontiers and Challenges, a general elective course of Nankai University, was held. Li Lanjuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and an infectious disease scientist, gave the online lecture entitled Scientific and Technological Innovation Promotes Medical Advancement to Nankai students, sharing her experience and thoughts on medical development and technological innovation. More than 150,000 people attended online. Cao Xuetao, president

Schematic diagram of the mechanism for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli(UPEC) escape from fusiform vesiclesA recent study from a Nankai research team reveals the molecular mechanism of a key vesicle escape step in the pathogenesis of UPEC, and the team finds that silence of host phosphate transporter PIT1 using Accell siRNA can effectively inhibit UPEC infection. This discovery provides new ideas for treating urinary tract infection (UTI). The paper describing aforesaid work is published in intern

On April 27, the parallel session of BRICS Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development, Big Data for Digital Economy, co-organized by the China Association for Science and Technology, Tianjin Municipal Peoples Government, the Digital Economy Research Center of Nankai University (hereinafter referred to as the Digital Economy Center) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations-China (hereinafter referred to as WFEO - China), was held online.The forum was co-chaired by professor Gong K

On April 29, Prof. Hu Shengshou, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and expert in cardiovascular surgery, was invited to give the 7th lecture of Medical Frontiers and Challenges, a general elective course launched by Nankai University. Prof. Hus lecture was entitled how far xenotransplantation is from the clinical application—scientific questions we have to answer. Professor Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University, presided over the lectureProf. Hu introduced the cutting-edge t

On April 29, Nankai University held the Talent Work Conference with the aim of promoting connotative and high-quality development of the talent work at the University in the new era. University leaders, including Yang Qingshan, Cao Xuetao, Xu Jingjun, Yang Kexin, Li Jing, Wang Lei, Chen Jun, Wang Xinsheng, Liang Qi, Niu Wenli, attended the conference.Yang Qingshan, Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee, stressed the importance of undertaking responsibility and vigorously promoting the

On April 22, the final competition in China of the first Universities for SDG13 was held in Tsinghua University. The five-member team composed of 3 students of Nankai University and two students respectively from Peking University and the University of Hong Kong, stood out from 11 final teams nationwide. With the Xihe System as its entry, the team won the championship with the highest score.Xihe System is a one-stop service platform based on geographic information and IoT technology, which provi

On April 24, the delegation led by Zhang Wenzhong, founder of Wumart, Vice Chair of Nankai Alumni Association and Chair of Nankai Alumni Entrepreneur Association, visited Nankai University. Yang Qingshan, Secretary of the CPC Nankai University Committee and Chair of Nankai Alumni Association, met the delegation at Balitai campus.Yang Qingshan expressed his gratitude to Zhang Wenzhong and other alumni for their contributions to the development of Nankai University, and a special thanks to Wumart

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Nankai Universitys biology discipline. Recently, the College of Life Sciences has officially released the anniversary logo.The logo is composed of two representative elements, i.e. DNA topology structure in biology discipline and number of the year. 1 is formed by adding year span to the DNA chain structure, and 0 is formed by planarizing the DNA double helix structure, both of which contributes to the graphic change process of 100. The ends of the chain

The 12th Reading Festival of Nankai University with the Theme of Embracing and Enjoying New Life Through Reading has been held on April 23, coinciding with the World Book Day. Hosted by Nankai University Library, this years reading festival has launched more than 40 activities and many annual awards were issued, such as Reading Enthusiast, Daily Excellent Student, Superb Student Librarian, Excellent Volunteer, Sterling Curator of Theme Book Fair, and Student Association Contribution Award.In add