Forum on frontiers of science and technology:Lifeomics and translational medicine

The Chinese Academy of Sciences held its 7th forum on frontiers of Science and Technology,April 12-13,2012,in the academy hall of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The Forum was organized by the Life Science and Medicine Division and co-organized by Academy of Military Medical Sciences and Science China Press.The theme of the 7th Forum was "Lifeomics and Translational Medicine",and the purpose was to discuss the significance of lifeomics(i.e.,     

Forum on frontiers of science and technology: Lifeomics and translational medicine

The Chinese Academy of Sciences held its 7th forum on frontiers of Science and Technology,April 12-13,2012,in the academy hall of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The Forum was organized by the Life Science and Medicine Division and co-organized by Academy of Military Medical Sciences and Science China Press.The theme of the 7th Forum was "Lifeomics and Translational Medicine",and the purpose was to discuss the significance of lifeomics(i.e.,     

Welcome to 2010 Bio-X International Translational Medicine Symposium

It is our great pleasure to announce 2010 Bio-X International Translational Medicine Symposium (ITMS) with the theme Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and General     

“Inner GPS”, a far-reaching influence in brain research—For the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014

<正>On the day of Oct.6,2014,John O’Keefe and a Norwegian couple May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the"inner GPS"that functions in the brain when the animals navigate through the world.The prize was awarded for their work in identifying the cells that make up the positioning system in the mammalian brain.     

Lasker takes two——Discoveries were honored for defining major components of our lymphoid system

<正>On September 10,2019,Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research was given to Drs.Max D.Cooper (Emory University School of Medicine,USA) and Jacques Miller(Emeritus,The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research,Australia) for identification of"two distinct classes of lymphocytes,B and T cells".They were credited for having"launched the course of modern immunology (http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/show/b-and-t-cells-organizing-principle-adaptive-immune-system/).     

National Research Center for Translational Medicine· Shanghai——National Key Scientific Infrastructure for Translational Medicine

正In July 2013,the National Development and Reform Commission formally approved the"National Research Center for Translational Medicine·Shanghai"(hereinafter"the Center"),a piece of the national key scientific infrastruc-     

An everlasting role of genetics and genomics in public health: a meeting report of ACGA-HKSMG International Conference on Genetic and Genomic Medicine 2008

The Association of Chinese Geneticists in America （ACGA） and the Hong Kong Society of Medical Genetics （HKSMG） held their first joint Conference on Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Hong Kong from June 9-11 in 2008 at the Cheung Kung Hai Conference Center, William MW Mong Block, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong. Other co-organizers included the University of Hong Kong and Chinese Society of Medical Genetics. A satellite conference ＂ACGA-WZMC International Symposium of Genetics and Translational Medicine＂, co-organized with Wenzhou Medical College and Chinese Society of Medical Genetics, was held from June 12-14, 2008 at Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.     

Profile of Dr. Zi-Jiang Chen

正Dr. Chen received her bachelor-equivelent medical education at School of Medicine Shandong University (previously the Shandong Medical College), and got her MD–Ph D in1989 majoring in Obstetrics and Gynecology. As the youngest professor in the school’s history, Dr. Chen joined the faculty of School of Medicine Shandong University,     

A Behind-the-Scenes Story of Precision Medicine

<正>Let me start with a few words about the goals and intended audience for this introduction to republication of two reports of the U.S.National Research Council(NRC)–Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome(1988)and Toward Precision Medicine(2011).I do not intend to summarize what the     

Metagenome-wide Association Studies Potentiate Precision Medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis

<正>An article recently published in Nature Medicine by the group led by Drs.Jun Wang and Yingrui Li from BGI-Shenzhen and Xuan Zhang from Beijing Union Medical College Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences revealed the relationship between the human microbiome and rheumatoid arthritis(RA)[1].Zhang et al.performed metagenomic shotgun sequencing and a metagenome-wide association study     

General Information for Authors

<正>Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology(ISSN 1000-6834)is a peer-reviewed journal published six times a year,by Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences and Institute of Health and Environmental Medicine,Academy of Military Medical Sciences,1 Dali Road,Heping District,Tianjin 300050,China.     

Profile of Dr. Jie Qiao

<正>Dr. Jie Qiao is a reproductive medicine physician and a biological scientist. For more than 30 years, she has devoted herself to the molecular mechanism study of human gamete/embryo development, diagnosis and treatment of difficult infertility, especially the translation from basic research to clinical application. She studied Clinical Medicine and ObstetricsGynecology in Beijing Medical University, now     

A new look at herbal extracts

<正>Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) has been used to treat a wide variety of diseases in China for thousands of years. The clinical efficacy and safety of TCM targeting different diseases have been recorded and observed(Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission, 2020).In the past centuries, hundreds of effective medicinal components of TCM have been extracted and isolated,     

“Glial inhibition” of memory in Alzheimer's disease

<正>Two recent studies on Nature Medicine and Nature Communications reported the unusual roles of astrocytes in the brain,that is,release gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA)and impair hippocampal memory in Alzheimer’s disease(AD).AD represents one common form of neurodegenerative diseases,and is characterized by progressive dementia.The pathological feature of an AD brain includes the appearance     

Different fates of avermectin and artemisinin in China

正The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Youyou Tu,William C.Campbell and Satoshiōmura for the discoveries of artemisinin and avermectin.Their efficacy on parasitic disease treatment won the recognition of the whole world once again,revealing the dawning of the second"Golden age"in the development of natural products(http://dwz.cn/2u0Rb E).Although artemisinin was     

General Information for Authors

<正>Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology(ISSN 1000-6834)is a peer-reviewed journal published six times a year,by Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences and Institute of Health and Environmental Medicine,Academy of Military Medical Sciences,1 Dali Road,Heping District,Tianjin 300050,China.Aim and scope Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology publishes papers that deal with diverse areas of research in applied physiology,     

Special Issue on ‘‘Biomarkers for Human Diseases and Translational Medicine'

<正>The journal Genomics,ProteomicsBioinformatics(GPB)is now inviting submissions for a special issue(to be published in the fall of 2016)on the topic of‘‘Biomarkers for Human Diseases and Translational Medicine’’.In the personalized medicine era,disease biomarkers have potential application in diagnosis,prognosis,and guidance for treatment,and are important tools in translational medicine.     

Special Issue on “Biomarkers for Human Diseases and Translational Medicine''

<正>The journal Genomics,ProteomicsBioinformatics(GPB)is now inviting submissions for a special issue(to be published in the Spring of 2017)on the topic of‘‘Biomarkers for Human Diseases and Translational Medicine’’.In the personalized medicine era,disease biomarkers have potential application in diagnosis,prognosis,and guidance for treatment,and are important tools in translational medicine.     

Regenerative medicine research in China: from basic research to clinical practice

<正>I am very happy to write editorial for this Special Issue of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in China in Science China Life Sciences.As we all know,stem cells and regenerative medicine research is the frontiers not only in China,but also in the world.In recent decades,rapid research progressing,strong governmental support and recruitment of highly trained scientists from abroad together with domestic outstanding researchers and clinicians have made it possible     

The discovery of artemisinin and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

<正>1 Summary The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Professor Tu You You for her key contributions to the discovery of artemisinin.Artemisinin has saved millions of lives and represents one of the significant contributions of China to global health.Many scientists were in-