on july 21, the 12th chinese academic conference on gastrointestinal surgery - "the first jinfeng young scientists forum new horizons in gastrointestinal surgery" hosted by jinfeng laboratory was held in chongqing. academicians and experts attending the meeting focused on the next generation of major diseases in digestive surgery diagnosis, focusing on scientific research innovation, management innovation and other fields, displays the latest original scientific and technological achievements and academic trends in the field of digestive surgery, and explores the way to solve medical problems in the future.

▲the forum site.

the chinese academic conference on gastrointestinal surgery is an academic event held every two years by the editorial board of the chinese journal of digestive surgery and the hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery committee of the chinese association of research hospitals. it has now become an important academic exchange platform in the field of domestic digestive surgery. the first jinfeng young scientists forum, as a branch venue of the china academic conference on digestive surgery, aims to expand the exchange platform for young scientists in chongqing, promote exchanges and cooperation between young scientists and enterprises and institutions, and promote the prosperity and development of science in chongqing.

the first jinfeng young scientists forum focuses on the country's major strategic needs and people's lives and health. it invites dong jiahong, academician of the chinese academy of engineering and director of beijing tsinghua chang gung memorial hospital affiliated to tsinghua university, and jinfeng, academician of the chinese academy of sciences and director of the pathology department of the first affiliated hospital of army medical university. laboratory director bian xiuwu and many other domestic top experts and scholars conducted discussions through special reports and other forms, covering liver transplantation for liver cancer, molecular classification and new treatment strategies for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (icc), and exploration of clinically oriented liver cancer diagnosis and treatment strategies, etc., building a foundation for digestive surgery. an academic exchange platform for special education, standardized treatment, and experience sharing.

the relevant person in charge of jinfeng laboratory introduced at the forum that jinfeng laboratory is positioned as a "new force" for national laboratories, a "new model" for chongqing laboratories, and a "number one project" in the western (chongqing) science city, focusing on major scientific issues in life and health. and "stuck neck" technology, with "next-generation diagnosis of major diseases" such as brain diseases and malignant tumors as the core mission, carry out original research, produce leading results, empower industrial innovation, and create an open, hub, and platform a place of scientific and technological innovation.

since its official inauguration in june 2022, jinfeng laboratory's first phase of 35,000 square meters of research and development space has been put into use, and the renovation progress of the second phase of 65,000 square meters of space has reached 70%. domestic first-class research platforms such as the smart pathology laboratory, disease phenomics laboratory, jinfeng·bgi center for spatiotemporalomics, experimental animal center, and single cell transcriptome platform have been completed and put into operation, with more than 270 scientific researchers of various types in place. this includes 5 academician teams and 18 national-level talents.

"by formulating a task list, implementing an integrated design of basic research, applied basic research, and achievement transformation, conducting organized scientific research, and improving the efficiency of scientific and technological innovation, the laboratory has been engaged in original research on the pathogenesis of brain glioma and smart pathological diagnosis. neck's technological breakthroughs and other aspects have made landmark progress. "the person in charge said that at present, jinfeng laboratory has also formulated methods for the introduction of scientific research talents, hoping that more high-level scientific research teams will join, accelerate the cultivation of strategic scientific and technological strength, and form more powerful scientific and technological forces. the innovative achievements of chongqing’s identification have enhanced its radiating power in the western region.