On October 22, 2019, Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute(ZJE) dual award registration and Cohort Matriculation Ceremony was held in No. 2 College. Each student attended in formal dress, radiant and energetic, to welcome the moment when their dual student status was made official. ZJE Dean Ouyang Hongwei, ZJE Executive Dean Sue Welburn, Dean of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh Mike Shipston, Xu Suhong, John Menzies, Xie Xin, Mikael Bjorklund, Sander Van Den Driesche and other professors attended the ceremony and awarded cards to the first years. The college leaders and other guests from international campus were invited to attend the ceremony. Professor Mike Shipston and Professor Ouyang Hongwei delivered speeches, both expressing their ardent expectations for the students. They hope that students can enjoy learning and growing together in the ZJE family and grow into talents by virtue of the unique advantages of integration of Chinese and Western. After the speeches, eight professors awarded ZJU and UoE student cards to 2019 cohort ZJE undergraduates and dual degree PhD students.   Then, student representative Wang Shiqi's speech spoke the voice of all the students. Our dear dean of ZJE, professor Hongwei Ouyang once said: “It doesn’t matter what decisions you make, but what actions you take.” If we just think, all of those big pictures will remain in our brains and become only dreams instead ofreality. Get to know ourselves，make plans and take actions. Our bright future is right there waiting for us!As a ZJE student with two school statuses, our mission is equally important. The gap in biomedical field is waiting for students to fill, and endless difficulties are waiting for students to overcome. This is the beginning of the dream and the magic journey to light up the biomedical field!with excited mood and infinite expectation for the future, students took a group photo and each young face held a brilliant smile.  

Date and Time: 9:00 am, 17th October (Thursday), 2019Address: Room 102, ZJE BuildingHost: Professor Susan Welburn, Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE) discipline：Pathogenic BiologyAssessment Panel:PI Yujie Tang (Chair), Shanghai Jiaotong University, discipline: Cell BiologyPI Qi Xi, Westlake University, discipline: Stem CellPI Zhuoxian Meng, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University discipline:  Pathology and PathophysiologyPI Qiming Sun, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University discipline: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPI Wanlu Liu，Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute discipline: Bioinformatics Reminder: “Zhejiang University Postgraduate Education Management Information System” mid-term assessment student interface: PHD students need input personal information and assessment panel list (first person, please fill in the assessment panel Chair name).Contact: Zhu Zhu 0571-87572315, zhuzhu@intl.zju.edu.cn

Curriculum adjustments for the National Day holidays 2019 are as follows:1.There will be no class during the National Day holidays, which are from 1st October to 7th October. Please attend classes as scheduled before and after the holidays.2.Adjustments for Liberal Art Compulsory Courses (Chinese and China Survey)According to International Campus, adjustments for liberal art compulsory courses are as follows:Tuesday 17th December makes up for Tuesday 1st October classesWednesday 18th December makes up for Wednesday 2nd October classesThursday 19th December makes up for Thursday 3rd October classesSunday 29th September makes up for Friday 4th October classesSaturday 12th October makes up for Monday 7th October classesPlease confirm with course instructors with these adjustments.3.Adjustments for Core CoursesPlease follow the instructions of Course Organisers for adjustments. If there are make-up classes, they will be arranged on Saturday 28th September or Sunday 29th September. Otherwise please attend classes as originally scheduled. Administration OfficeZhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute23rd September 2019

The inaugural meeting of the ZJE Teaching Network took place on Friday 13th September. The purpose of the network is to share, discuss and promote best practice and innovative approaches in all teaching and learning activities at the Institute. The meeting featured a workshop on assessment, marking and feedback led by Dr Michael Daw.Dr John Menzies, Director of Undergraduate Programmes, said “We have fantastic team of teachers at the Institute with a diverse set of skills and experiences. The network provides a forum for everyone involved in teaching, including postdocs and PhD students, to share their ideas and develop innovative ways to design and deliver our teaching”.Prof Sue Welburn, Executive Dean, said “Teaching and learning are key activities at the Institute. The activities of this network will create connections between staff and strengthen our community of teachers and learners”.Details of the next ZJE Teaching Network workshop will be posted on the Institute website. 

The Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE) new student welcome ceremony was held in the Multi-Function Hall of Campus on 8 September 2019, with more than 100 new undergraduate and postgraduate students in attendance. The new students spanned various regions across China, and countries such as Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom.Many distinguished guests attended the ceremony including Assistant President of Zhejiang University(ZJU), Secretary of Party Working Committee and Vice Dean of ZJU International Campus Qiang Fu, Vice Dean of ZJU International Campus Kuan Chong Ting, ZJE Dean Ouyang Hongwei, ZJE Executive Dean Sue Welburn, and directors of ZJU International Department, leaders of ZJE, all the faculty of ZJE, and parents of ZJE students. Everyone gathered to witness this special moment. The ceremony began with the new students and guests signing their names and creating multi-coloured hand prints on the signature wall. These colourful hand prints symbolize the bright futures expected for the new students.      Vice Dean of ZJU International Campus Kuan Chong Ting delivered a welcome speech to students. He conveyed Vice Dean of ZJU, Dean of ZJU International Campus Professor Zhenlian He’s welcome and congratulations to all the new students. He said that the ceremony should be seen as a brand-new start for all of the students, he hoped students can make full use of the excellent resources of Zhejiang University and University of Edinburgh, “transform your life and make contribution to humanity and a better life of yourself.” Then, Professor Ouyang Hongwei, Dean of ZJE, gave a wonderful speech entitled "New Journey of Evolution". He stated that the moment a student chooses ZJE, they have set themselves apart from their peers. He said: "In ZJE, because of the combination of Chinese and Western teaching models, industry-wide visions and high-level thinking, combined with the key factor of ‘cross evolution’, our students stand out among their peers. More importantly, ZJE trains the players of life, not only in professional excellence, but also physical, emotional, and mental health." Professor Ouyang wishes ZJE freshmen “To be brave beyond the wall”.Executive Dean Sue Welburn gave students a brilliant introduction of ZJE. She introduced the background of The University of Edinburgh and its important position in Europe, and also showed the long history of cooperation between Zhejiang University and The University of Edinburgh. Professor Welburn illustrated the close connection between biomedical sciences and human life, and encouraged our students join to build a great future of Biomedicine. At last, she presented her sincere wishes that the freshmen “Never be tired of learning or teaching others”. The new Logo of ZJE was also announced to the public at the welcome ceremony, the host introduced the meaning of the Logo to guests:The logo frame is a shield shape, which indicates the educational value of consistency of the College of Biomedical Science. The abbreviation of the institute ‘ZJE’ has been put into the centre part of the badge, and it was put in a way as the Chinese Character ”飞“ that means "flying" . This indicates the prosperity and the trend of rising. At the top is the eight-character motto of the institute. It inherits the attitude of "to practice and innovate" of Zhejiang University, and also expresses ZJE's self-requirement and the concept of educating people ——" interdisciplinary evolution". On The left lies the DNA double helix, which contains the smallest fragment with biological characteristics. And on the right side lies the caduceus, which is the symbol of medicine. Together they symbolize biomedical science.Then, Vice Dean Qiang Fu, Professor Ouyang Hongwei and Professor Sue Welburn pinned a new ZJE badge for the freshman representatives. This badge is both a responsibility and a hope that students will follow ZJE's motto of “to practice and innovate, interdisciplinary evolution” and become excellent ZJEers.  On behalf of undergraduate freshmen, Hanyu Li not only expressed her excitement about her upcoming life in ZJE, but also expressed her thinking of how to better face the future study and life. She said: “Full dedication to study is the cornerstone of our skyscraper; time control and task plan are two key points to make our ideas into shape; openness to surrounding communities and involvement in them help us to go with the trend of the new era.”On behalf of postgraduate freshmen, Renzhi Yao expressed his gratitude for ZJE for choosing him, and he also talk about how to become a qualified PhD student, first is the PhD student needs to have the potential to break through the set structure of knowledge，second is the PhD student should always seek truth and be creative. He is looking forward to shining around the world with all ZJEers. The next segment is for students and their parents. Entering ZJE is the beginning of a new stage of life for students, and standing on the dividing line of life, each freshman wrote a postcard of gratitude to his parents. Some student representatives read their postcard on the stage to express their love to parents, and their parents also responded to their children’s love in the sincerest words. At last, students embraced their parents, this scene touched everyone present. The versatile ZJEers also gave a wonderful performance to all the guests attending the welcoming ceremony, everyone enjoyed great music together. Senior students of ZJE, Wenyue Li, Baizhi Chen, Kaiwen Luo, Yuwei He, Minglu Wang and Yiyang Yan shared their special experiences of summer practice they completed across the world. Their experiences encouraged freshmen to have more motive power to take part in summer practice in the future.  The welcoming ceremony is a starting point for freshmen, from here, they will embark on a new and unknown but hopeful journey. We sincerely hope that every new student can face challenges bravely, remember the ZJE motto, “to practice and innovate, interdisciplinary evolution” , and keep moving on! 

Dr Gracjan Michlewski has been awarded a grant worth £510,000 to investigate the role of novel RNA-binding protein TRIM25 in viral nucleic acids sensing and signalling.Dr Gracjan Michlewski of Infection Medicine is leading a £510k project, funded by the UK Government’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, which aims to investigate the role of novel RNA-binding protein TRIM25 in viral nucleic acids sensing and signalling.Investigating the role of novel RNA-binding protein TRIM25 in viral nucleic acids sensing and signallingE3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM25 is emerging as a key factor in the innate immune response to RNA viruses, including influenza A virus (IAV), HIV, SARS, dengue virus and many others. We have recently discovered that TRIM25 possesses RNA-binding activity. Despite the essential involvement of TRIM25 in viral RNA-induced innate immune pathways, its RNA-binding functions are still poorly understood. In this project we will study the role of RNA-binding activity of TRIM25 in innate immune pathways in the context of IAV infections.The importance of the projectRNA viruses are an important class of pathogen that continue to cause devastating epidemics in the 21st century. Taking IAV as an exemplar, it threatens periodic pandemics, kills 250,000 to 500,000 people annually even in epidemic phases, generating a significant socioeconomic burden. The impact of IAV infections on livestock animals is equally tremendous. During a 2005 bird flu outbreak the total economic losses in South East Asia alone were calculated at around $10 billion. However, we still do not know all of the molecular mechanisms of key host proteins that sense and restrict human and animal IAV infections.

On the morning of July 19, the 5th Summer Camp for Future Biomedical Asian Scientists came to an end.Summer Camp for Future Biomedical Asian Scientists is jointly sponsored by Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE) and Scientific American. The purpose of this summer camp is to inspire more young students to gain exposure to and love life science and discover more future leaders of biomedicine. Held from 14th July to 19th July, this summer camp was six days long.        The closing ceremony was presided over by Ye Chen, Vice Dean of ZJE. ZJE Dean Prof. Hongwei Ouyang, ZJE Vice Dean Prof. Linrong Lu and President of Scientific American Zongzhou Chen attended the closing ceremony. The camp closing ceremony was divided into three parts: review, speech and awards.  First, Prof. Hongwei Ouyang outlined the grand blueprint of biomedicine for the students. In the future, the life span of human beings will continue to increase, body functions need to be optimized and upgraded, and a large number of young people are needed to fill the talent shortage in the health industry. Prof. Hongwei Ouyang encouraged every student to have the confidence to look at the world, to be brave and diligent, with the goal of "ideal and national responsibility", to grow and evolve into a happy person, to do something meaningful! Scientific American has been to inspire young people's interest in biomedical as own duty. President Zongzhou Chen in his speech recalled the exclusive interview with Mr. Zhenning Yang, where Mr. Yang discussed that scientists need courage and persistence, courage is particularly critical. President Chen said the road of science is rugged, and he wished all the children a brave and fearless life.  Prof. Linrong Lu said to students that, it is very happy to be a scientist, and how fulfilling it is to solve unsolved problems as a lifelong career. He also shared that there is no data that fails in experiments, only wrong methods, and that accepting the unexpected is what makes science interesting. Subsequently, four students came on stage to share the experience of the week, there is laughter, there is perseverance,  and every word has created resonance in the student audience. While each student's image is fresh and unique, it is the passion for biomedicine that brings all of them here. Finally, in the awards, we prepared participation certificates for each camper, and selected 4 excellent papers according to the submitted works. Also based on the results of team presentation, we selected 1 group gold award, 2 group silver awards and 3 group bronze awards. Prof. Hongwei Ouyang, Prof. Linrong Lu and President Zongzhou Chen presented certificates to the students. List of awards:Initials of last name in alphabetical orderOutstanding Paper AwardTairan Cheng-How to apply microecology to guide wound treatmentYu Dai-Islet chip research ideasSongli Du-Application of Artificial Intelligence in BiomedicineWenqi Ma-HIV - related treatment within host cells should be combined with traditional directions of vaccine development Group Gold AwardYufan Mai; Shouyi Wang; Jixuan Liu; Yu Dai; Jiacheng Wang Group Silver AwardLinhang Lv; Xiele Wang; Limin Sun; Tairan Cheng; Yintong ZhouYimei Luo; Qiyi Yu; Qingrui Wang; Ji Sun; Chenyu Wang Group Bronze AwardYuqing Shi; Andi Zeng; Zihan Wang; Xuehao Yu; Annian ZengXing Yan; Yi Liu; Yingshuo Yang; Zifei Ye; Yuchen ZhaoHaolin Xin; Yuanfan Yu; Yu Sun; Dilireba· Maimaitili; Songli Du We hope that every student has gained a lot of knowledge and has a better understanding of biomedicine in the summer camp, and ZJE can be the place where your dream starts. 

 From 14th to 17th July 2019, the first ZJE (Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute) Outstanding Undergraduate Students’ Summer Camp was successfully held.During this period, campers deeply felt the cross-research direction, strong scientific research team and advanced experimental facilities of ZJE through listening, observation and discussion. On 15th July, ZJE faculty introduced their research areas and research team to campers, they also patiently answered all the students' questions. After students had a basic understanding of faculty’s research field, they expressed more interest in ZJE's double-doctoral program. On 16th July, the campers listened to two wonderful speeches by Prof. Luo Jianhong, Vice President of Zhejiang University and Prof. Jin Tao of Zhejiang University. Professor Luo and Professor Jin introduced the students to cutting-edge scientific knowledge, professional development prospects and career design, and planning in the field of biomedicine with the theme of "the evolution of human brain and intelligence" and "university and academic planning" respectively.  On the afternoon of 16th, campers visited the ZJE scientific research laboratory, and then came to the faculty's office to have further discussions, so as to deepen their mutual understanding.  The last part of the camp was student presentations. The campers fully displayed their confidence through 10-minute self-presentation and 10-minute question-and-answer. From the design of basic scientific experiment topics to the experimental technical discussion, they talked freely, and some students defended in English throughout the whole process, winning the unanimous recognition and appreciation of the instructors present.Finally, the summer camp evaluated the first prize, second prize and excellence award, and awarded the certificate of honor. The three-day summer camp demonstrated the unique charm of Chinese and Western culture, superior campus atmosphere and powerful teaching staff of ZJE for outstanding university students from all over the country. In this summer camp, the students showed their passion for biomedicine with enthusiasm and youthful vigor. 

ZJE Associate Professor Gracjan Michlewski publishes a great paper in Nature CommunicationsTitle – Loss of 5-methylcytosine alters the biogenesis of Vault-derived small RNAs to coordinate epidermal differentiation.Journal – Nature CommunicationsThe presence and absence of RNA modifications regulates RNA metabolism which contributes to cellular and organismal development and function. Here, we decipher the consequences of 5-methylcytosine (m5C) deposition by NOP2/Sun RNA Methyltransferase 2 (NSUN2) into the abundant non-coding vault RNA VTRNA1.1. We identify the serine/arginine rich splicing factor 2 (SRSF2) as a novel VTRNA1.1-binding protein. Finally, we demonstrate a functional relationship between SRSF2, m5C and VTRNA1.1 processing into small vault RNA (svRNA) in regulating the epidermal differentiation programme.This study is important as m5C modification in RNA is very common. However, it is largely unknown what are the functional consequences in terms of molecular mechanisms as well as cellular and organismal functions of this RNA modification.URL for paper (if available)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10020-7Please attach any striking images associated with the study Summary of VTRNA1.1 processing into svRNA4. A) Expression of both NSUN2 and SRSF2 (e.g. in progenitor cells) result in high levels of VTRNA1.1 methylation (CH3 – m5C) and high levels of svRNA4 and repressed differentiation. B) No NSUN2 in the presence of SRSF2 suppresses formation of svRNA4 and allows differentiation. C) Lack of expression of both NSUN2 and SRSF2 release VTRNA1.1 from SRSF2 binding and increases the levels of svRNA4. 

              On the afternoon of June 14, 2019, the selection and defense of "Qizhen Cup" 2019 top ten academic achievements of students was held in Qizhen Hall of Qizhen Hotel of Zhejiang University. 20 teams from different colleges conducted a fierce question-and-answer campaign. The "Qizhen Cup" annual ten new academic achievements of students has been held several times, it’s aim to fully mobilize students' enthusiasm and experience in academic research, encourage students to carry out interdisciplinary exchanges and research, create a strong campus academic atmosphere, enhance students' awareness of academic innovation, and enhance students' academic self-confidence. Zhou Feifei, a PhD student of ZJE, took part in this competition with a project named: The "smart" hyper speed photo responsive biological glue which was supported by Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of Zhejiang Province and Li Dasan·Ye Yaozhen Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Centre. After online and offline voting and expert review, the project of Zhou Feifei won the award of "Qizhen Cup" 2019 top ten academic achievements of students. The "smart" hyper speed photo responsive biological glue project aims to provide effective treatment for bleeding caused by clinical surgery and accidents, wars, etc., while achieving the goal of "seamless" repair of cartilage damage. Related research results have been reported by Website of the ministry of science and technology, Daily Mail of the UK, New Scientist of the US, Nature Facebook, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and many other well-known media. As a ZJE student, Zhou Feifei shows his great research ability through this project. We also hope that in the future, this great research result can serve the public as soon as possible.  

On 16th May, the biomedical students class of 2018 gathered at ZJE Building A203, and spent a joyful and interesting poster night.Poster night is a special exam for Global Challenge course.Every group showcased their posters and introduced their great ideas to the visiting students and faculty. Not only students of biomedical science joined the event, biomedical informatics students and many ZJE and UoE faculty also came to join the special night. As this was the first time for every group to participate in a poster presentation, they gained new experience and instructive feedback from their presentations. Also, students exercised their ability of expression and broadened their horizon in the process of preparing posters and speeches. This is excellent training for a future in academia. Poster night is not only an exam for students to get a score, it is also a great chance for students to communicate with faculty and classmates. Everyone gains rich academic experience through this activity.     

Dean of ZJE, Professor of Zhejiang University Hongwei Ouyang lead his lab in publishing two papers in High Level International Academic Journals: Nature Communications and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.The first paper is entitled “A strongly adhesive haemostatic hydrogel for the repair of arterial and heart bleeds” published in Nature Communications.The hydrogel can stop high pressure bleeding from pig carotid arteries with 4~5 mm long incision wounds and from pig hearts with 6 mm diameter cardiac penetration holes within 30 seconds. While clinically used Fibrin Glue and SurgifloTM failed to stop such bleeding. Treated pigs survived carotid artery and heart bleeding after hemostatic treatments with this hydrogel, which is well-tolerated and appears to offer significant clinical advantage as a traumatic wound sealant.Uncontrollable bleeding is a major problem in surgical procedures and after major trauma. Existing hemostatic agents poorly control  haemorrhaging from traumatic arterial and cardiac wounds because of their weak adhesion to wet and mobile tissues.The paper is available at the link belowhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10004-7  The second paper published by the lab is  “Single-Cell Profiles and Clinically Useful Properties of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Adipose and Bone Marrow Origin” in the The American Journal of Sports Medicine.Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis showed that the population of ADSCs showed lower transcriptomic heterogeneity when compared with BMSCs. Additionally, as compared with BMSCs, ADSCs were less dependent on mitochondrial respiration for energy production and had a lower expression level of human leukocyte antigen class I antigen as well as higher immunosuppression capacity. Meta-analysis of current clinical trials of osteoarthritis treatment with MSCs consistently showed that ADSCs are more stable than BMSCs in their therapeutic effect.These results provide basic biological insights into human ADSCs and BMSCs at the single-cell resolution. Findings indicated that ADSCs may be a more controllable stem cell source, may be more adaptable to surviving in the hypoxic articular cavity niche, and may exhibit superiority in regulating inflammation.This paper is available to read at the link belowhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0363546519848678    

In 1583, you were born in Scotland;In 1897, I set sail on the West Lake.Left: Qiushi Academy, the early 20th CenturyRight: Old College, The University of Edinburgh, the early 18th Century After World War, you rose in pain; Meanwhile, a long march made me “Cambridge of the East”. Left: Zhejiang University in MeitanRight: University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School Building Dr. David Duncan Main from UoE helped me set up the hospital.Academician Kaijia CHENG graduated from ZJU and came to you to further Ph.D study.Left: Academician Kaijia CHENG graduated from the Department of Physics, Zhejiang University in 1941 and received his Ph.D. degree from Edinburgh University in 1948.Right: Dr. David Duncan Main, an alumnus of Edinburgh University, founded Guangji Hospital in Hangzhou (the predecessor of the SAHZU). In 2012, you and I met nearby the West Lake. Asia’s first biomedical programme was established.  On 20th May, 2015,You and I agreed to work together to build a joint institute.Signing Ceremony of ZJU-UoE Institute From then on, we joined hands to usher in continuing students.Current Students of 3 years For four yearsWe have walked side by side, studied together in the library, and immersed ourselves in learning. In the lab, we are all excited about the new world we are exploring. In and after class, we always have interchange of many original ideas. We are all pleasant and playful youngsters.And we are willing to be with each other without words. We have a lot to whisper between us. Let us together seize the beautiful youth. We will hold our hands and embark upon the journey to stars and the Sea.Left: ZJE Building, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: Old College, The University of Edinburgh A distance of 10,000 kilometers does not hold back our acquaintance and company. We can enjoy the bright sky and the gentle wind together.Left: ZJE Building, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: Medical College, The University of Edinburgh We can enjoy a romantic cherry blossom together.Left: Auditorium, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: Meadows, The University of Edinburgh We can ponder about the future and dreams under the Sun and the Moon.Left: Faculty Club, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: Meadows, The University of EdinburghLeft: Bell Tower, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: Old College, The University of Edinburgh The towers witness the time when we look out to each other.Left: Bell Tower, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: David Hume Tower, GS Campus of The University of Edinburgh The campuses record the time when we sweat and shine as we move forward.Left: Library, International Campus of Zhejiang UniversityRight: McEwan hall, GS Campus, The University of Edinburgh In 8 years of collaboration, we’ve got impressive achievement.Undergraduate were enrolled into top Universities with full scholarship.The current students get good command at English and wild horizon.Reading and presenting, innovating and thinking, researching and practising, they are encouraged to explore the world.Left: Certificate from Zhejiang UniversityRight: Certificate from University of Edinburgh We have been together for long, and we have a far journey to the future.We will keep our promise and encourage each other along the way.We will pursue with love and hope.We will build a brighter future of Biomedical Science.  

On 9th May, the joint meeting of cooperation between Zhejiang University- University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE) and the Second Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU) was successfully held in Jiefang road, at the Second Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.The ZJE participants were Dean Hongwei Ouyang, Vice Dean Linrong Lu, Vice Dean Ye Chen and more than 20 ZJE faculty. The SAHZU participants were Honorary Director of Oncology Institute Shu Zheng, Assistant Dean Xinyang Hu, Director of Oncology Institute Xiaofang Yu, Chief of Oncology Ying Yuan, Director of Orthopaedic Zhaoming Ye, and more than 20 clinical doctors from orthopaedics, oncology, hematology, cardiovascular medicine and other departments. The main topic of the meeting was how to carry out cooperative research on the pathogenesis and treatment of diseases. Assistant Dean of SAHZU Xinyang Hu extended a warm welcome to the guests from ZJE and made a brief introduction to the development, medical level and medical team of SAHZU. Hu discussed that SAHZU has carried out multi-disciplinary and multi-project collaborations with many international institutions, and he looked forward to further cooperation and development with ZJE and the University of Edinburgh. Dean Hongwei Ouyang of ZJE spoke on the basic situation of ZJE, stressing that both sides can jointly explore practical cooperation models, go beyond performance orientation, and deeply integrate culture, systems and other aspects to seek common goals.        After that, researchers from both parties discussed possible cooperative research ideas based on their respective research fields and interests. SAHZU doctors are intrigued by the innovative research being carried out by researchers of ZJE, and the extensive clinical experience of SAHZU also impressed ZJE. This meeting is an important step to implement strategic cooperation between ZJE and SAHZU. Through this meeting, the two sides have enhanced mutual understanding, clarified their needs and laid the groundwork for further cooperation. After the meeting, both sides agreed to further explore ways and mechanisms for cooperation, innovate models and achieve coordinated development.