When that newest issue of Cell arrives, or you're checking out the latest articles in Nature, have you ever stopped to think about where the cover images and accompanying illustration come from? With their support, ShanghaiTech scientists’ groundbreaking research can jump from the page in full color and excite the reader.  Julie Liu, an illustrator who joined ShanghaiTech as a ...

DREAM 2019 Challenge organizers recently announced competition and the ShanghaiTech team from SIST named “SingleCellLand” won the Third Place (out of 291 teams worldwide) in the first sub-challenge. The team was guided by Professor Zheng Jie, the director of SIST’s Smart Medical Information Research Center (SMIRC). Other team members include Professor Zheng’s master’s degree students Dai Xinn...

On November 19th, Clarivate Analytics released the sixth annual Highly Cited Researchers list. Based on Web of Science data, and through analysis of citation data over the past 11 years, the list selects the most citation-influential scientific researchers with the highest number of highly cited papers in various fields, collectively recognized by global peers. More than 6,000 highly-cited scienti...

Recently, Professor Shao Ziyu’s research group made a breakthrough in fundamental theory of networking, solving an open problem: how to systematically design effective large-scale network topology? Their article “Systematic Topology Design for Large-Scale Networks: A Unified Framework” was accepted by IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2020).In the field of n...

Recently, a collaborative study led by Assistant Professor Zhao Suwen and Assistant Professor Zhong Guisheng at iHuman Institute and School of Life Science and Technology, and Research Associate Professor Wu Dong at iHuman Institute reported two crystal structures of human α2A adrenergic receptor (α2AAR) in complex with a partial agonist and an antagonist, and discovered key non-conserved r...

Recently, SPST Assistant Professor Li Tao’s research group overcame the key obstacles of constructing core-shell type metal-organic framework (MOF) composite materials. The work, “Uncovering Two Kinetic Factors in the Controlled Growth of Topologically Distinct Core-Shell Metal-Organic Frameworks,” was published in Chemical Science. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a broad class of poro...

iHuman Institute Professor Raymond C. Stevens and his team recently elucidated the first crystal structures of the δ-opioid receptor (DOP) in an activated state. The results were published in the journal Science Advances, in an article titled “Elucidating the active δ-opioid receptor crystal structure with peptide and small-molecule agonists.” ShanghaiTech University PhD student Yu Jing from R...

A research team led by SPST assistant Professor Chen Gang recently published a research paper in Advanced Functional Materials, ‘In Situ Observation of Crystallization Dynamics and Grain Orientation in Sequential Deposition of Metal Halide Perovskites,’ which was highlighted as a cover illustration.Thin-film based perovskite solar cells exhibit stunning power conversion efficiency and pose a con...

Assistant Professor Mi Qixi’s group from the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) has recently made new progress in the study of optoelectronic properties of perovskite materials. Their research work,  “Stabilizing the CsSnCl3 Perovskite Lattice by B-Site Substitution for Enhanced Light Emission,” has been published in the academic journal Chemistry of Materials, with two ...

Recently, Assistant Professor Chen Gang’s group at SPST published their research in Nano Letters, ‘A New Organic Interlayer Spacer for Stable and Efficient 2D Ruddlesden−Popper Perovskite Solar Cells.’2D perovskite, which blends an organic interlayer spacer within the 3D perovskite matrix, promises great possibilities towards the fabrication of highly efficient and stable solar cell devices. Th...

The 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) was held in Dali, Yunnan, from Dec 6th to 8th. The conference, which will be held in Florence, Italy next year, accepted 403 papers from 739 paper submissions for oral presentations. The ShanghaiTech Automation and Robotics Center (STAR Center) groups of Assistant Professors Sören Schwertfeger and Andre Rosendo  submit...

A committee of twelve internationally renowned scientists carried out the first quinquennial review (QQR) on the development and progress of the School of Life Science and Technology (SLST) from 15th-18th November 2019.The committee was warmly welcomed by University Council Chairman Li Ruxin. Vice President and Provost Yin Jie introduced the brief history of ShanghaiTech University since its estab...

In November, SIAIS Professor Katsuhiko Mikoshiba and Research Associate Professor Kozo Hamada of Cell Calcium Signaling laboratory published a review paper entitled ‘IP3 Receptor Plasticity Underlying Diverse Functions’ in Annual Review of Physiology. The paper reviews recent progress on the IP3 receptor structure and function, and the authors propose a new concept of how protein plast...

On November 28 2019, a delegation led by University of Waterloo President Hamdullahpur visited ShanghaiTech and met with President Jiang Mianheng. Other delegates from University of Waterloo included Ian Rowlands, Associate Vice-President, International; Troy Glover, Professor and Chair, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences; Zhongchao Tan, Associate De...