Announcement
Fudan Colorectal Cancer Center Established
On January 24, 2006 , Fudan Colorectal Cancer Center was established at Shanghai Cancer Hospital .
Colon cancer is a malignancy that arises from the inner lining of the colon. Globally, cancer of the colon and rectum is the third leading cause of cancer in males and the fourth leading cause of cancer in females. The frequency of colorectal cancer varies around the world. In 2003, colorectal cancer has become the 2nd leading cause of death in Shanghai .
Shanghai Cancer Hospital , Huashan Hospital and Zhongshan Hospital made over 1300 operations every year, 70% of the patients are local citizens.
Led by Shanghai Cancer Hospital, Fudan Colorectal Cancer Center will combine the diagnostic and therapeutic advantages of Shanghai Cancer Hospital, Huashan Hospital and Zhongshan Hospital, thus to highly improve the basic research and build the Asian leading center for colon cancer.
Shanghai Fudan Clinical Diagnostic Pathology Center Set Up
On February 16, Shanghai Fudan Clinical Diagnostic Pathology Center was set up in Fudan Fenglin Campus, which is also the first independent professional unit for clinical diagnostic pathology in China .
Prof. Wang Weiping, Executive Vice President of Fudan and Dean of Medical College unveiled the plaque together with Mr. Chen Jie, Key Member of Pathology Branch of Chinese Medical Association. The presenting ceremony of inscription by Prof. Tang Zhaoyou, Chinese Academician, was also held at the same time.
The Center is an important part of pathology technology innovation platform for 985 Project at Fudan. Emphasizing the concept of "independence", the Center is not like the pathology office or research lab in the hospitals, but a self-governed economic and medical unit which is qualified to make pathologic diagnosis and responsible for its own economic auditing.
Integrated the technology, equipment, human resources, information resources and brand predominance of the 9 affiliated hospitals and Medical College of Fudan University, the Center has more than 30 experts at present, who are highly cooperative and responsible, providing more professional, more outstanding and more convenient service to the patients.
Fudan University Takes New Measures to Enroll Hong Kong Students
Fudan University started to enroll 10 excellent Hong Kong high school students without asking them to take the “College Entrance Examination” for Hong Kong , Macau and Taiwan students. This is the first time for Fudan to practice this new enrollment policy and Fudan is also the first University in Shanghai to enroll Hong Kong students without asking them to take the entrance exam.
Mr. Zheng Fang Xian, Director of Admission Office at Fudan University , introduced that in order to enter universities in Shanghai , Hong Kong students, not including exchange students, have to take the special entrance exams specially for Hong Kong , Macau and Taiwan students. But the new enrollment policy of Fudan is a way to attract more distinguished students. The application started at the end of February, and Fudan will carry out this new enrollment policy from this year on.
Fudan Library Digitalized its Collection in Republic of China Period
Fudan Library has lately digitalized all its collection during Republic of China time. This is a tremendous achievement of “International Chinese-and-English Books Digitalization Cooperation Plan” (CADAL).
The CADAL as well as the “Chinese Higher Education Literature Safeguard System” (CALES) makes up the framework of Chinese Higher Education Digitalized Library. According to the plan for the digitalized library, the database will include 900,000 Chinese books and 100,000 English books. Almost half of them have now been available through the Internet.
Fudan Library is the leading organization in the digitalization project for the literature in Republic of China period. The library has already finished digitalizing 20,000 books and 60,000 periodical volumes of this period. Digitalizing books and periodicals of this period will help readers to use the library collection more conveniently and effectively, and will also help to realize a long-term preservation.
Expert
Academician and Earth Environmental Scientist Professor An Zhisheng Joined Fudan
On February 20, 2006 , the professorship conferring ceremony for Academician An Zhisheng was held at the Multifunctional Hall of Yifu Building of Sci-Tech. Prof. Qin Shaode, Fudan Chancellor presented the certificate and Fudan badge to Prof. An Zhisheng and welcomed him to join the big family of Fudan University . Prof. Chen Xiaoman, Deputy President of Fudan University presided over the ceremony. Representatives from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering attended the ceremony.
Prof. An Zhisheng became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and is now the Director of the Institute of Earth Environment . As a world-renowned earth environmental scientist, Prof. An has made great achievements in the fields of global environment and continental environmental changes. Prof. An published more than 100 academic papers on Nature, Science, Geology, Quaternary Research, Quaternary Sciences Review etc.
Conference
Symposium on Shoso-in Treasure House and Sino-Japan Cultural Exchange
On February 27, 2006 , hosted by the Department of History, the Symposium on “Shoso-in Treasure House and Sino-Japan Cultural Exchange” was held at Fudan University . Prof. Xu Zhong, Vice President, participated and addressed the audience.
Shoso-in Treasure House in Nara , Japan , is a museum of religious items used in Todaiji Temple and ancient items that came to Japan via the Silk Road . It is the first high-level international symposium on the study of Shoso-in Treasure House held in China , and marks the beginning of the academic research on Shoso-in by Chinese scholars.
Swine Foot-and-Mouth Disease Now Meets Its New Adversary
Fudan University , Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Lanzhou Veterinary Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have now developed a new vaccine under their joint O-Gene Project for Swine Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).
The Appraisal Conference for this research result was held at Fudan University on February 22, 2006 . The Conference was jointly presided over by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education after being authorized respectively by these two national ministries.
Experts unanimously agreed at the conference that this research has been successful and a “New Veterinary Medicine Registration Certificate” has been issued to this project. This means that the vaccine will hopefully be the first FMD gene project vaccine to be launched into manufacture and market.
FMD is an acute, highly contagious infection that affects cloven hoofed animal populations such as cattle, pigs and sheep. The disease may spread over long distances through the movement of infected or contaminated animals, products, objects and people. Hence it is difficult and costly to control.
FMD is now the most significant restraint to international trade in animals and animal products. Consequently, large sums of money have been invested in control and eradication programs , as well as research.
The merit of this newly found vaccine is that there is no need to raise the FMD virus during the vaccine manufacturing process. Thus, there will be no pathogenic factor in this vaccine product ; therefore, it will be a very safe and effective process. This project has been ongoing since 1983 and has been listed in the 2005 High-Tech Projects led by National Development and Reform Commission. The Inner-Mongolia Bio-Pharmaceuticals Factory has now planned to realize the vaccine’s production in its factory.
Scholar
UNESCO Awarded Prof. Feng Donglai Prize for Young Scientists
Prof. Feng Donglai was awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) the 2005 Javed Husain Prize, which is the top international prize for young scientists.
Prof. Feng is the 5 th Chinese who was awarded by UNESCO after Yuan Longping, Wang Xuan, Chen Zhangliang, Chen Yongchuan since 1987. On Jan. 4, 2006 , the celebration for the award was held in Guanghua Towers . Vice Secretary Yin Yicui of the Municipal Committee of Shanghai and Vice Minister Zhang Xinsheng of the Ministry of Education met with Prof. Feng and attended the celebration.
Prof. Feng, 34 year-old now, is the Special-appointed Professor in the Department of Physics, who has published over 30 papers and 12 of them on Nature and other world-famous periodicals.