On December 27, 2024, the launch of the National Natural Science Foundation
of China's major project "Space time Delivery and Immune Mechanism Research of
Particle Adjuvants" and the 2024 academic exchange conference were held in
Beijing. The conference was hosted by the Institute of Process Engineering,
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Academician Wu Lizhu, Deputy Director of the
National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Zhu Qingshan, Secretary of the
Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Institute of Process Engineering,
attended the meeting and delivered speeches.
Vice Director Wu Lizhu pointed out that the Interdisciplinary Science
Department shoulders the historical mission of innovating the management
mechanism of the Science Fund and creating an experimental field for fund
reform. This major project is a typical representative of interdisciplinary
research in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, and life and health.
It is hoped that through project implementation, a unified and quantitative
"particle adjuvant resource library" will be constructed to guide the rational
construction of vaccine adjuvants.
Secretary Zhu Qingshan stated that the project's supporting units will
spare no effort in providing conditional support and operational guarantees, and
will do a good job in communication and coordination with cooperative units to
ensure the smooth implementation of the project.
Academician Ma Guanghui reported on the overall overview of the project,
the implementation of the annual research plan, and the project leaders reported
their respective research content, phased achievements, etc. The expert group
listened carefully to the report, affirmed the preliminary achievements of the
project research, and put forward feasible suggestions for each research group
to further focus on key scientific issues, continuously innovate technological
routes, and build a good communication platform.
Academician Li Jinghai, Director of the Advisory Committee of the National
Natural Science Foundation of China, Academician Wang Fusheng, Academician Gu
Ning, Researcher Chen Luonan and invited experts, key members of various
projects, and relevant staff of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
attended the meeting.