A New Chapter of Biomedical Discovery: Tony Hu Joins Tsinghua University

“True innovation happens,” Prof Tony Hu emphasizes, “when we sit down with doctors, understand the challenges they face every day, and design technologies that genuinely make a difference.”That belief has guided Professor Hu throughout his career — a journey defined by curiosity, collaboration, and an enduring commitment to bridge engineering and medicine. A world-renowned biomedical scien...

Interview with Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature: The Path of Scientific Research in the AI Era

“The most underestimated skill in science is imagination. Give yourself the freedom to fail — because every failure teaches you how to succeed.” As AI continues to reshape the future of medicine and scientific discovery, conversations about research integrity, transparency, and collaboration have never been more important. Against this backdrop, we had the honor of interviewing Dr Magdalena ...

Moscow State University Medical Students Join Tsinghua University for Summer Program

From July 21 to August 2, Tsinghua University hosted a 14-day summer program for 15 medical students from Moscow State University. Centered around the theme “Sharing Knowledge, Fostering Culture, and Strengthening Friendship,” the program was co-organized by the Tsinghua University Institute for Russian Studies, Tsinghua Medicine, and its affiliated schools—the School of Basic Medical Scienc...

Neuroaesthetics Enters the Theater: Tsinghua Researchers Track Live Brain Activity During Dance Performance

China’s first real-theater neuroaesthetics experiment uses brain–computer interface technology to decode the emotional impact of live artWhy does a live performance move us in ways a video never can? A research team at Tsinghua University believes the answer may lie in the brain's dynamic response to real-time, multisensory immersion—and they now have the neural data to prove it.Dance drama ...

Tsinghua University Team Reports First-in-Human Study of Inhaled Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment

A research team led by Professor Chang Zhijie at the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tsinghua University, has published a pioneering clinical study on the use of inhaled human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (hUCMSC-EVs) to treat pulmonary fibrosis. The paper, titled “Clinical investigation on nebulized human umbilical cord MSC-derived extracellular vesicl...

Professor Wong Tien Yin Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

On May 20, the Royal Society—the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences—announced its newly elected Fellows and Foreign Members. Among them, Professor Wong Tien Yin, Vice-Provost of Tsinghua University and Senior Vice-Chancellor of Tsinghua Medicine, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). Source: The Royal Society websiteAccording to the official website, Professor W...

​Tsinghua University holds Tsinghua AI Agent Hospital Inauguration and 2025 Tsinghua Medicine Townhall Meeting

Six Tsinghua Medicine Scientists Honored with Bayer China Academic Collaboration Awards 2024

Bayer, in collaboration with Tsinghua University and Peking University, recently announced the recipients of the Bayer China Academic Collaboration Awards 2024. The awards include the Bayer Endowed Chair, Bayer Investigator, Bayer Microfunding, and Bayer Postdoctoral Fellowship.Awarded the Bayer Endowed ChairAwarded the Bayer InvestigatorAwarded the Bayer MicrofundingThis year, Professor Feng Q...

​Tsinghua University co-hosts 2025 World Digital Health Forum

Tsinghua Medicine Delegation Visits Singapore—Advancing International Collaboration in Medical Education

From March 26 to 28, a delegation from Tsinghua Medicine, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Chen Xuyan, visited Singapore for in-depth discussions with several renowned institutions and research organizations. The visit explored collaboration opportunities in areas such as clinical exchange programs for medical students, long-term clinical training, joint research programs, and faculty developme...