A session on “Human phenotypes – Reasons, mechanisms and interventions” was held during the Chinese Biophysics Congress at Lanzhou University in Northwest China’s Gansu province on July 26.

The session, organized by the Phenomics Academic Subgroup of the Biophysical Society of China (BSC), aimed to promote the exchange of research findings in the field and explore technological solutions to major human health issues.

Wu Tangchun, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, president of the BSC Phenomics Academic Subgroup and dean of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); and Ding Chen, secretary-general of the subgroup, deputy head of the Human Phenome Institute (HuPI) at Fudan University and executive chief editor of Phenomics, jointly chaired the session.

Speakers at the session on “Human phenotypes – Reasons, mechanisms and interventions”. [Photo/WeChat account: BSC]

Six experts were invited to deliver reports and share the latest scientific results in phenomics. They were: Tian Mei, a professor at HuPI; Liu Mofang, a researcher at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Liu Guanghui, a researcher at the CAS Institute of Zoology; Cheng Jing, a researcher at the Institute of Rare Diseases of West China Hospital, Sichuan University; Li Huaping, an associate professor at Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of HUST; and Xia Mingfeng, an associate researcher at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University.

The presentations covered such topics as molecular imaging, RNA regulation and men’s reproductive health, programming and reprogramming of aging, pathogenic gene identification based on a large CDGC hearing loss cohort, non-cytoplasmic sRNAs and diabetic myocardial injuries, as well as the heterogeneity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In-depth discussions in a vibrant academic atmosphere followed.

Discussions during the session at Lanzhou University. [Photo/WeChat account: BSC]