Basic Science Center for mechanism and intervention of human neurological disorders program

As one of the research hotspots in the world, Protein condensates (membraneless organelles) formed by liquid-liquid-phase separation (LLPS) are important functional units in executing basic cellular functions including the nervous system. Precise regulation of the phase state of proteins is involved in physiological and pathological conditions. (Dys)regulation of protein LLPS can lead to phase transition which may promote abnormal protein aggregation, a common pathological hallmark of diverse neurological disorders. The program aims for critical conceptual advances and new insights into the pathological mechanisms of different neurological disorders, as well as new strategies and drug candidates targeting phase separated proteins for therapeutics.

Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant Cell Factory of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes

Pearl River Talent Program of Guangdong Province

Shenzhen Key Laboratory Of Gene Regulation And Systems Biology

“Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Systems Biology” was established in April 2021 by the School of Life Sciences of Southern University of Science and Technology and is subsidized by Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee. Our Key Laboratory currently contains 14 independent research groups, constituting a team of more than 80 members, including researchers, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, visiting scholars, etc. Professor Wei Chen of the School of Life Sciences is the first Director of the Laboratory. Our Laboratory is committed to developing, utilizing, and integrating state-of-the-art system biology, genomics, single-cell omics, and other technologies for multi-level and multi-dimensional analysis of gene regulation mechanisms. We aim at major scientific issues of life and health, such as stem cell developmental and regenerative medicine, malignant tumorigenesis and metastasis, nervous system diseases, infectious diseases, and new drug discovery, and exploring novel and accurate diagnoses and treatments for the above complex diseases.

SUSTech-UQ Joint Centre for Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

SUSTech-PKU Institution of Plant and Food Science

SUSTech-PKU Institution of Plant and Food Science was founded on July 2017 by Shenzhen Municipal Government, SUSTech and Peking University for plant science research and food security technology with the aim at being an top international and national institution of food production with plant science and with industry-university-research system.