Recently, archaeologists at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum made an exciting discovery in Pit 2 of the Terracotta Army: a rare senior military officer terracotta figure. This is the first such figure unearthed in Pit 2 since its formal excavation began in 1994. Based on its location within the pit, it is likely to represent the highest-ranking military commander of the unit, commo...

The inaugural Hurun China Under25s 2024 list, released on December 16, spotlights China’s entrepreneurial pioneers aged 25 and under. Among the honorees are two innovators from ShanghaiTech University, Su Rui ’23, and third-year master’s student Zhang Qixuan ’22, who have made remarkable achievements in biomaterials and visual technology, respectively. Su RuiSu Rui, CEO of SynMetabio, a S...

The 5th National Chemistry Experiment Innovation Design Competition for College Students—Competition in Digital Design of Experiments, held from December 6 to 8 at Shenyang Normal University, concluded with a significant achievement for ShanghaiTech University. After intense competition, the ShanghaiTech team won the Second Prize, marking the university’s first recognition in this national compet...

A team led by Distingshed Adjunct Professor Chen Yulin and Assistant Professor Chen Cheng from Laboratory for Topological Physics at the School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, has made a significant discovery in the study of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MATBG). Using spatial- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (Nano-ARPES), they obser...

On December 11, the Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry at Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS), led by Distinguished Adjunct Professor Roger Kornberg and Research Associate Professor Zhang Heqiao, published a research article in Science Advances titled “Cryo-EM Structure of Nipah Virus RNA Polymerase Complex.” This study provides a detailed characteriz...

Recently, the research team led by Assistant Professor Cheng Bingbing from the School of Biomedical Engineering at ShanghaiTech University published a research paper titled “Multiple Instance Learning-Based Prediction of Blood-brain Barrier Opening Outcomes Induced by Focused Ultrasound” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. The study developed a deep learning method to achie...

An organoid is a miniaturized and simplified model of an organ created in vitro, designed to replicate the functional, structural, and biological complexity of that organ. In recent years, organoids have been widely used to study human tissues and organs. In general, the maturation of tissues and organs, as well as the normal functioning of the human body, depends on the crosstalk among different ...

Led by Oron Shagrir, vice president of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), a delegation from HUJI visited ShanghaiTech University on December 4. Jiang Ge, vice president of ShanghaiTech, warmly welcomed the guests. The visit aimed to deepen collaboration in areas including faculty and student exchanges and research projects.Fifth to the left: Jiang Ge; sixth to the left: Oron ShagrirDu...

ShanghaiTech University and the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) are proud to announce the launch of Photon Science, a peer-reviewed, open access journal that will publish photon-based scientific research and technical innovations. This marks the second publishing collaboration between the two organizations, following the successful launch of Accounts of Materials Resea...

The “Forum on Applications of Electron Microscopy Imaging Technology in Materials and Cultural Heritage Conservation,” hosted by ShanghaiTech University, was held from November 15 to 18 in Xi’an, a city renowned for its rich history and cultural heritage. This forum focused on electron microscopy (EM) imaging technology and archaeological science, fostering interdisciplinary academic discussion...

On November 25, a delegation led by Yokoshima Naohiko, president of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and Ono Soichiro, director of NEDO’s Beijing Office, visited ShanghaiTech University. They were warmly received by Zhu Zhiyuan and Jiang Ge, vice presidents of ShanghaiTech University. Jiang Ge provided an overview of ShanghaiTech, highlighti...

The leadership of Pearl Studio, a renowned international animation company and a member of the China Media Capital Group (CMC), visited ShanghaiTech University on November 21. They came to explore the possibility of cooperating with ShanghaiTech in cultivating animation talent and scientific research collaborations. President Feng Donglai expressed a warm welcome to the Pearl Studio delegation. Bo...

Figure 1. A screenshot of the Nature Communications paper.Synthetic lethality (SL), a genetic interaction where simultaneous mutations or perturbations in two genes lead to cell death whereas mutation of a single gene does not produce this effect, has emerged as a promising strategy for cancer treatment strategy. By targeting SL partner genes of genes with cancer-specific mutations, researche...

On November 12, 2024, Associate Professor Li Xiajun’s laboratory in the School of Life Science and Technology in ShanghaiTech University  published a new study to further elucidate de novo and maintenance DNA methylation by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in post-implantation embryos. This research was published in a paper titled “Regulation of de novo and maintenance DNA methylation by DNA ...