The workshop on the ground-based experimental platform for space radiation biological studies, which was organized by the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP), CAS and the National Laboratory of Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (NLHIRFL), was successfully held at Lanzhou, China on September 16. More than thirty scientists from 9 research institutes and universities attended the meeting.
Prof. Guoqing XIAO, the director of IMP, presented a welcome address and presided over the workshop. Prof. Hushan XU, the deputy director of IMP, introduced the Large-Scale Scientific Facilities of NLHIRFL and the progress of scientific researches at IMP. The other speakers included Prof. Hongwei XUE, the director of Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS; Prof. Mian LONG from Institute of Mechanics, CAS; Prof. Shilai BAO from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS; Prof. Zhiheng LIU from Institute of Microbiology, CAS; Prof. An XU from Technological Biology and Agricultural Engineering, CAS; Prof. Ya WANG from Emory University, USA; Prof. Burong HU and Guangming ZHOU from IMP. They presented speeches on the current status of space radiation biology in China and USA, the microgravity biology, the mechanisms of bystander effects, the mechanisms of DNA damage and repair induced by ionizing radiation, etc. The attendees warmly discussed the detailed issues related to the establishment and running of the ground-based platform for space radiation research at Lanzhou. The significance, necessity and the blueprint of this platform were emphasized by all parties.
This workshop provided an excellent opportunity to communicate the advances in space biology and highlighted potential cooperation between IMP and scientific groups in this field both in China and overseas.
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