How can artificial intelligence (AI) be applied in biology? What is the life of a scientist really like? How has structural bioinformatics evolved from a niche research area to a popular field? The story of Dr. Zhou Yaoqi, a senior principal investigator at the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, may provide some insight into these questions. For Zhou, scientific research is as fun as playing games — each time his research progresses, he feels like he has unlocked a new level. He has also participated in a stand-up comedy show, using his career in scientific research as material. Zhou’s groundbreaking research and playful disposition have earned him the nickname “scientific old boy” from colleagues. Zhou’s scientific journey began when he was a doctoral student in the U.S. and has continued for nearly 40 years. He has worked in both the U.S. and Australia, holding tenured professor positions at Indiana University-Purdue University and Griffith University. In 2023, after spending 35 years abr...

Yan Ning became the eighth Chinese scientist to be named as a laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards in Paris on Tuesday local time. Yan is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a professor at Tsinghua University’s School of Life Sciences, the founding president of the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation, and director of the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory. Yan Ning (3rd R) and the four other winners of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards pose for a photo at the awards ceremony in Paris on Tuesday. Shennzhen Satellite TV Wearing a green traditional Chinese dress, Yan accepted the honor and delivered a heartfelt speech emphasizing the importance of courage and authenticity, especially for aspiring female scientists, at the award ceremony held at UNESCO’s headquarters. “This honor not only recognizes my personal efforts but is also worth celebrating for those who have supported and inspired me along the way,...

" WEE SIONG GOH, also known as Sho Goh, a scientist from Singapore, is one of the principal investigators at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory’s Institute of Molecular Physiology. Sho received his bachelor’s degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S. and his Ph.D. degree from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a private nonprofit research institution in the Long Island of New York State. Sho (2nd R) and his team members pose for a group photo at his lab on June 16. He came to Shenzhen Bay Laboratory in 2020 and has built a team that develops new technologies to sequence RNA modifications, find factors that influence RNA modifications, and observe how RNA modifications affect molecules, cells, tissues, organs and human bodies. We know that RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is typically a single-stranded biopolymer. Now, let’s imagine them as words that can be formatted. They can be underlined, highlighted, made bold, italic, or have their colors changed. This formatting is...

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Source: Shenzhen Daily width="800" height="600" Dr. Manas Mondal at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory. Photos by Lin Jianping For 36-year-old Dr. Manas Mondal from India, who currently works as an associate research fellow at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory in Guangming District, working and living in the district is very pleasant. Mondal’s research areas include biology, biophysics, protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions, among others. After completing his postdoctoral fellowship in the chemistry department at Peking University in Beijing in 2019, Mondal was looking for a position that would allow him to continue his research work. “I found the position here at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory. It’s a new laboratory built over the past few years. It has world-class research infrastructure, many experimental, computational and other facilities. The main focus of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory is the improvement of biological science and biological research for the purpose of good health and treating disease...

The manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, in South China's Guangdong province, is further exploring breakthroughs in research and technological innovation to cement its role as the "core engine" of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, officials said.