On November 19 to 20, Zhang Hongyu, Dean of the College of Informatics, Li Guoliang, Vice Dean of the College and other personnel from HZAU went to State Key Laboratory Experimental Hematology (SKLEH) for in-depth cooperation.
Zhou Jiaxi, Deputy Director of SKLEH, warmly welcomed Zhang Hongyu and his delegation. Both sides held a discussion in the lecture hall of the Institute of Hematology. Cheng Tao, Standing Deputy Director, introduced the vision of the establishment of a large database of hematology in China after delivering a welcome speech, and expressed his great expectation on the future of the organic combination among blood biology, clinical diagnosis and treatment and blood informatics. Besides, Zhang Hongyu, while briefly introducing the history of HZAU, focused on the information of the College of Informatics such as the team and talents building, platform development, achievements in scientific research, social services and international cooperation in bioinformatics, big data and other disciplines.      
On the signing ceremony, representatives Zhou Jiaxi and Li Guoliang signed an agreement, according to which the Practice Base of the College of Informatics of HZAU will be inaugurated. HZAU and SKLEH will share platforms, build academic exchange teams, and carry out in-depth cooperation on the application of scientific research projects, paper publication, production of achievements and other aspects.
After the ceremony, Zhang Hongyu delivered a report titled Physical and Chemical Foundation of Life—from the Origin of Life to Precision Medical Treatment. Li Guoliang gave a report with the theme of “three- dimensional genomics and its application on the research of cancer”. Cao Gang, Professor of College of Animal Science and Technology/College of Veterinary Medicine of HZAU reported the progress of scientific research and achievements in key periods. Major researchers in SKLEH and representatives of postgraduates listened to the report and conducted exchanges with scholars of HZAU. Then accompanied by Zhou Jiaxi, Zhang Hongyu and his delegation visited the research platform of the laboratory, the office area and the inpatient area (ICU for bone marrow transplantation).
It is known that SKLEH was established by the State Planning Commission in 1988 on the basis of Hematology Hospital (Institute of Hematology) of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College. The laboratory takes hematopoietic stem cell biology as the main entry point and focuses on the pathogenesis of refractory blood diseases, especially malignant hematologic diseases, enjoying a certain academic reputation at home and abroad.

Translated by Hu Yue
Proofread by Xie Lujie