Li Peng, chairwoman of the Chinese Society for Metabolic Biology, speaks at the conference on May 12. [Photo/Wechat account of Chinese Society for Metabolic Biology]

The 3rd Annual Conference of the Chinese Society for Metabolic Biology concluded in Shanghai on May 12, attracting over 700 attendees from China and aboard.

The conference was organized by the Metabolic Biology Subgroup of the Biophysical Society of China (BSC), the Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai General Hospital, and Fudan University's State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Metabolic Diseases, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development.

During the opening ceremony, Li Peng, chairman of the Chinese Society for Metabolic Biology, welcomed attendees, summarized the achievements the society has made over the past decade, and outlined plans for the future.

He introduced two major metabolic biology programs and encouraged experts and scholars to work to improve scientific research.

T. Y. Chang and Cathy Chang of Dartmouth College in the United States, Karin Reinisch of Yale University, Andrew Brown of the University of New South Wales, Jen Liou of UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a number of other world-renowned professors were invited to give lectures and participate in discussions during the conference.

More than 106 lectures in a number of fields, including metabonomics, were delivered at the conference.

During the event, Liu Tiemin, deputy secretary-general of the Biophysical Society of China, explained the direction of future research.

Karin Reinisch, a professor at Yale University, delivers a lecture at the conference on May 12. [Photo/Wechat account of Chinese Society for Metabolic Biology]

T.Y. Chang, a professor at Dartmouth College, speaks at the conference on May 12. [Photo/Wechat account of Chinese Society for Metabolic Biology]