On April 24th, 2019, Sino-US Forum of Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases, hosted by Nanjing Medical University, was unveiled in Room D001 of Dexin Building at Jiangning Campus, attended by more than 200 teachers and students within and outside the university. Professor Chen Qi, director of Jiangsu Collaborated Innovation Center of Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, presided over the forum.
In a brief opening ceremony, Professor Chen Qi firstly extended his warm welcome to the guests as well as teachers and students. Then he introduced the generals of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Jiangsu Collaborated Innovation Center of Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine.
At the forum, Professor Joseph A Hill, director of Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and chief editor ofCirculation;ProfessorPhilipp Scherer[W用1], director of Touchstone Diabetes Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center; ProfessorSergio Lavandero from Universidad de Chile and Professor Zhao Wang and Thomas G. Gillette fromDivision of Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, delivered their speeches. They showed the latest frontiers expanding in the field of cardiovascular disease researches and conducted in-depth discussion with attendees.
In the afternoon, Professor Joseph A Hill and the other six delegates visited Jiangsu Collaborated Innovation Center of Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases and Molecular Intervention. After listening to the reports by the professors at the Center, they shared their valuable advice.
The forum, jointly hosted byJiangsu Collaborated Innovation Center of Cardiovascular Disease Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases and Molecular Intervention and the Department of Science and Technology of NMU, is of great power in boosting cardiovascular research and international cooperation to a higher level.
(Photographed by:He Dun Translated by: Cao Yongke Proofread by: Zhang Donghui)
