Cover news reporter Che Jiazhu.
On December 27, the "2023 Fengge Women's Annual Public Welfare Night" officially set sail at the Shanghai Science Hall. Tonight, we will witness their dream-chasing stories, the upward "She Power", the "Fengge Women", and the opening of a better era for women.
Only health is the ticket to all good things. Cai Zhu, the initiator of the international cooperation project of gene editing pig xenotransplantation, gave a keynote speech at the scene. When it comes to his "medical research path", Cai Zhu shared his mental journey of nearly 20 years.
Although he is a medical family, he is also a family member of a close family member who suffers from cancer, and as a professional medical practitioner, he still has a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of the disease. At that time, she suddenly realized that maybe the value of prevention is far greater than the source of the disease, so that it can benefit patients and solve more problems, so she gradually turned to medical investment and clinical research. Although she has played different roles in different subdivisions, she has always been striving for the same dream: to be healthy and live a healthy life.
Gene editing has been described as a "stuck" disruptive technology, which is like a 'molecular scissors', through the precise modification of specific target genes, to produce new biological phenotypic characteristics. And she has been committed to solving this problem, and has been working hard in scientific research that breaks through the boundaries of life. She has initiated the "International Cooperation Project on Gene Edited Pig Xenotransplantation", introduced the gene editing tools independently developed by the National Human Genetic Resources Sharing Service Platform, and used xenotransplantation and organ repair technology as the key technical support of the innovation center.
Cai Zhu said: "I am very lucky to receive this award today, and I would like to thank my entrepreneurial partners and teachers who have helped me all the way, which is a road of scientific and technological innovation to overcome difficulties. 'Pig on the tuyere' is not the end, I will continue to pursue the value of life and distant dreams, so that more patients can get health tickets!Thank you for the encouragement of the 'Fengge Women's Annual Charity Night', and I hope this can inspire more female friends!”
The road is long and the line is coming, and the future can be expected. In the next few years, I will work with my partners to make the concept of lifestyle medicine deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, take gene editing technology to the next level, and enable xenotransplantation to break through the technical limitations as soon as possible and create more innovative medical research results. Facing the future, Cai Zhu also has his own plans.
The 2023 "FG Women Annual Charity Night" event has also received strong support from partners, including FAW Audi, L'Oréal China, and NEXYCO Naiko, preferred partners Taipeisiqi Group, Sisley, France, as well as special sponsors Allbirds, Victoria's Secret, Huazhu Group, AutoNavi Taxi Orange Travel, etc., invite you to join us in the public welfare appointment.