On July 7, the academic committee meeting of the State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology was held online and offline. Experts were invited to consider the annual work of the State Key Laboratory, make an accurate assessment of its achievements to date, and provide direction for its future development.

Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University, Yuan Junying, Director of Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory, Chen Hongyuan, Chen Runsheng, Guo Zijian, Hao Xiaojiang, Yan Xiyun, Zhang Lihe, Zhou Qilin, members of Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chen Peng, Du Guanhua, Liu Keliang, Wang Jiangyun, Xi Zhen, Yao Zhi, members of Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory, and other guests attended the meeting.

In his opening speech, Cao Xuetao, President of Nankai University, welcomed all academicians and industry experts and expressed his gratitude to all peers for their long-term support and attention to the State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology. He said that the State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology has combined Nankai University’s strengths in chemistry, biology, pharmacology and medicine to carry out chemical biology research directed towards drug innovation, and has made significant achievements after more than ten years of development. It is hoped that all colleagues in the State Key Laboratory will maintain the original advantages, clarify its positioning, actively respond to the call of the country, meet the major national strategic needs, undertake the relevant responsibilities and missions of the country, to successfully complete the reorganization work and achieve further development.

Chen Quan, Director of the State Key Laboratory, delivered a work report and introduced such aspects as team building, scientific research progress, academic exchange, postgraduate management, fund management and use, support from supporting units, and integration and establishment plans. Members of the Academic Committee considered the work report and made valuable suggestions and recommendations.

During the meeting, Xue Xue, Lu Zhaoyong and Qi Ji, researchers of the State Key Laboratory, gave presentations entitled "Project progress of 'Spatio- and temporal-sequences regulation of neural biofilm'", "Study on the discovery, creation and evaluation of new bioactive substances targeting tumor and immunity", "Visualization of cellular organelles and their action processes", respectively. The members of the Academic Committee exchanged ideas on related topics.

The relevant person in charge of the department of scientific research of Nankai University and all teachers of the State Key Laboratory attended the meeting.