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Professor Lynne Elizabeth Maquat, who discovered NMD in 1981, joins us to reframe the role of FMRP in Fragile X Syndrome and explore how understanding this pathway could open new avenues for therapy. An opportunity to hear from a scientist whose discoveries have shaped the field of RNA biology. 🧬✨

📅 Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
🕒 Time: 14:30 to 16:00 (UTC+8)
📍 Venue: E9‑109, Yungu Campus
🗣️ Language: English
🎤 Host: Prof. Xiang‑Dong Fu, Chair Professor, Westlake University

From a small town in Jiangxi, China, to an international stage in Strasbourg, France. 🌏

Kan Liu, a Ph.D. student in Prof. Jiaxing Huang's lab at Westlake University, received the Young Researcher Award from the European Materials Research Society for her breakthrough in 2D material coatings.

Her journey wasn't straightforward. But she kept carving. Read her story here🔗 https://bit.ly/4afWagc

Latest research from the Tiannan Guo Lab at Westlake University School of Medicine, published in Nature: The team has created an anatomically resolved human proteome atlas, quantifying 13,609 proteins across 58 major tissue types and 25 carcinomas.

The study features:
🧬 A spatial proteome map covering fetal, adult, adjacent non-tumor, and tumor tissues
🧬 Tissue-specific protein signatures that refine human proteome annotation
🧬 Systematic characterization of cancer-associated protein changes across multiple tumor types
🧬 Tumor-specific protein features with implications for cancer biology and therapeutic target discovery
🧬 An open-access database, ProteinTalks (db.prottalks.com), to enable proteome exploration and support drug discovery research

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🧬How does a mere 3 billion base pairs encode a living being of breathtaking complexity? This symposium ventures to answer that question by exploring the spatial‑temporal flow of genetic information across scales.

🌍Co-organized with Science/AAAS, this session brings together leading researchers from MIT, Princeton, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Westlake. A rare opportunity to hear from the scientists at the forefront of life sciences.

📅 Date: June 16/17, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 to 10:00 pm EDT (June 16) | 8:00 to 10:00 am UTC+8 (June 17)
📍 Venue: Online
🗣️ Language: English

🔗 Free registration https://bit.ly/4ven5Bm

"It's an outstanding time to be doing science!" 🧬
"It's an absolutely great place."

Dr. Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals, visited Westlake University last week to discuss AI breakthroughs, global research standards, and "fascinating" technologies defining our era.

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🚀 We've signed an MOU with AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science and Science to expand our partnership beyond online symposia into high-level conferences, academic networking, talent training, and more.

The MOU builds on 4 years of joint webinars with our Schools of Life Sciences and Engineering. This opens a new bridge for Chinese scientists to join the global science community. 🌏

We look forward to advancing science together, without borders. https://bit.ly/4uz9R1c

🧠 Imagine a computer that learns the way your brain does.

Join the second Westlake × Science Engineering Symposium — a free virtual event exploring the future of neuromorphic electronics.

Four leading experts will dive into bio‑inspired vision, device innovation, scalable architectures, and physical resilience—shaping the roadmap for next‑generation brain‑like computing.

📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
⏰ 8:00–10:20 am EDT | 8:00–10:20 pm China
🌍 Free online event
🔗 Reserve your spot https://bit.ly/4g6Bwmk

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New progress in the study of high-temperature superconductivity in cuprates

Prof. Jie Wu's team at Westlake discovered the coexistence and intertwining of nematic order and d‑wave superconductive order within the superconducting fluctuation regime in cuprate superconductor thin films.

Published in National Science Review https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag309

Some corners of Yungu Campus feel like they were made for slow evenings and quiet wonder. This one just might be our new favorite. 🌇

Care to guess where on campus this was taken?

⚡Encasing Catalysts in a "Sponge Suit"

Prof. Biaobiao Zhang and Prof. Tao Wang at Westlake University have developed a sponge-like SnO₂ catalyst capable of confining hydroxide ions while excluding protons under low potassium ion concentrations. This design facilitates highly efficient and stable electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to HCOOH.

Published in Nature Communications 🔗 https://go.nature.com/4dXHOlz