USJ-Kong Hon Academy and USJ Faculty of Health Sciences Delegation attended The 9th SSCB-CD Symposia & The 90th Birthday Celebration Academic Symposium of Academician ZHANG Yong Lian
USJ-Kong Hon Academy and USJ Faculty of Health Sciences Delegation attended The 9th SSCB-CD Symposia & The 90th Birthday Celebration Academic Symposium of Academician ZHANG Yong Lian
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The team members of USJ-Kong Hon Academy for Cellular Nutrition and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, attended The 9th SSCB-CD Symposia & The 90th Birthday Celebration Academic Symposium of Academician ZHANG Yong Lian
In line with the strategic goal of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), the team members of the USJ-Kong Hon Academy for Cellular Nutrition and Health (Cellular Nutrition Academy), Faculty of Health Sciences of USJ, including Dr KONG Hon, Guest Prof. SHI Hui Juan, Associate Prof. Winnie SHUM and Ms. FAN Ming Zhen, attended the 9th SSCB-CD Symposia and the Celebration Academic Symposium of 90th Birthday of Academician ZHANG Yong Lian. The Symposia was held from 23 – 25 March, 2025, at The Purple Palace, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
As 2025 marks the 90th birthday of Academician Prof. ZHANG Yong Lian, the Symposia pays tribute to Academician ZHANG’s outstanding contributions to the cause of reproductive health in China, including the founding of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology (Shanghai KLMA). The theme of the Symposia is “Gamete Health” and it was organized by the Shanghai Society for Cell Biology and the Cell Discovery, co-organized by the Shanghai KLMA and the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health at Nanjing Medical University, coordinated by the NHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies. The hosts of the Symposium were Academician Prof. LI Jin Song, Prof. SHA Jia Hao and Academician Prof. XU Guo Liang, the Secretary General of the Symposia was Prof. TONG Ming Han.
Starting from March 22, 2025, the elite and professionals in China gathered at The Purple Palace at Nanjing to report on the latest unpublished research results and to celebrate the 90th birthday of Academician ZHANG Yong Lian. The number of participants reached 350, exceeding the expected 200 attendees, which showed the influential charisma of Academician ZHANG. There were 31 seminar speeches, and 51 abstracts/posters presented in the Symposia, including the aspects of basic research on cellular molecular mechanisms, clinical cohort studies, clinical validation studies, and clinical application scientific research. In the meeting, there was also an exhibitor’s scientific work, which was based on the clinical trials of a hospital in Beijing, entitled “Restoring Female Fertility — Platelet Rich Plasma”, which has proven to improve platelet function and promote ovulation outcomes. Inspired by this work, the team members of Cellular Nutrition Academy would follow its translational strategy and utilize the clinical platform to make connections with experts in the reproductive biomedical field, laying the groundwork for further expanding of the efficacy research and application of the products from the KB-120 technology platform (the core technology platform related to herbal-medicinal homologous nutrients of the Cellular Nutrition Academy).
Prof. Winnie SHUM of the Cellular Nutrition Academy and the Institute of Science & Environment of USJ, also shared her research findings in an abstract submitted to the Symposia entitled “Health Conferred by Epithelial Cells and Their Role in Epididymal Sperm Maturation”, focusing on the epithelial cellular function in maintaining essential nutrient homeostasis and their influence on sperm health and the underlying mechanisms. Prof. Winnie SHUM also co-hosted a section of the Symposia.
[The Dean of USJ-Kong Hon Academy for Cellular Nutrition and Health, Dr KONG Hon, and Prof. Winnie SHUM at the Symposia.]
[Prof. Winnie SHUM from the Cellular Nutrition Academy of USJ co-hosted a section of the Symposia together with Prof. HUO Ran from Nanjing Medical University.]
[Prof. ZHANG Yong Lian (2nd from left) and her daughter (1st from left), Prof. HUANG Xin Xu (1st from right) and Prof. Winnie SHUM]
[Presentation from Dr ZHOU Yu Chuan, a student of Academician Prof. ZHANG Yong Lian, and on behalf of ZHANG’s other students, describing Academician ZHANG’s cultivating mentorship and kindness to them. Background photo shows guest Prof. SHI Hui Juan and Prof. Winne SHUM of the Cellular Nutrition Academy of USJ attended the birthday banquet organized by ZHANG’s students prior the Symposia).]
[Academician Prof. ZHANG Yong Lian (middle) and her students Dr DIAO Hua (1st from left), Dr ZHANG Chao Bao (2nd from left) and Dr TANG Chun Hua (2nd from right), and Prof Winnie SHUM from the Cellular Nutrition Academy of USJ.]
[Academician Prof. ZHANG Yong Lian (middle) and her students Dr TANG Chun Hua (2nd from right) and Dr YIN Qian Qian (2nd from left), as well as Guest Prof. SHI Hui Juan and Prof. Winne SHUM of the Cellular Nutrition Academy of USJ, after the closing ceremony of the Symposia.]
[Prof. Winnie SHUM (4th from right) of the USJ-Kong Hon Academy for Cellular Nutrition and Health, and Academician ZHANG Yong Lian (middle) as well as the organizers of the Symposia Prof. TONG Min Han (3rd from left) and Prof. SHA Jia Hao (2nd from right). Other professionals in the field of male reproductive biomedicine, including Prof. SHI Qin Hua (4th from left) and Prof. CHEN Hao (3rd from right)]
