https://www.scmp.com/rss/523086/feed The latest news and top stories on Yan Ning, a structural biologist who worked on membrane transport proteins, including the human glucose transporter GLUT1. She has held prominent academic positions at Tsinghua and Princeton Universities. She serves as an academician and leads the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, a key innovation hub in life sciences. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shi Huang Shi Huang Arthur Konnerth, a recipient of the prestigious Brain Prize, has joined the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SZBL) on a full-time basis, the institute announced on January 29. Konnerth is a leading figure in neuroscience whose work has helped transform the understanding of how the brain processes information. His research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of learning and memory, employing a combination of electrophysiological, imaging and cellular techniques. Konnerth pioneered the in vitro brain... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3343659/top-neuroscientist-arthur-konnerth-leaves-germany-full-time-role-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3343659/top-neuroscientist-arthur-konnerth-leaves-germany-full-time-role-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Structural biologist Alexey Amunts – an expert in mitochondrial biochemistry – has joined the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART). Amunts, who holds research position in Germany, confirmed he joined SMART in January this year as a full-time senior investigator and would “contribute to its international relations agenda”. He is internationally recognised for high-resolution structural studies of the molecular machines that underpin cellular energy conversion and protein... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339717/resolution-revolution-pioneer-alexey-amunts-leaves-max-planck-join-chinas-smart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3339717/resolution-revolution-pioneer-alexey-amunts-leaves-max-planck-join-chinas-smart?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:00:27 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China unveiled new consumer-credit subsidies in a bid to boost domestic consumption as the first drop in new bank loans in 20 years compounded concerns about the pace of economic growth and deflation. The government will cover up to one percentage point of the annual interest rate for consumer loans taken out for single transactions of up to 50,000 yuan (US$6,958), according to a plan released on Tuesday. Larger purchases will be subsidised in key sectors including cars, childbirth support,... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3321864/china-prods-consumers-again-20-year-first-fans-slowdown-fears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3321864/china-prods-consumers-again-20-year-first-fans-slowdown-fears?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li As China’s top leaders enjoy their summer retreat at the northern beach resort of Beihaihe, analysts are poring over the guest list for clues about Beijing’s priorities ahead of October’s crucial plenary meeting to agree on China’s next five-year plan. The list of invitees to the annual gathering, as reported by state media, suggests that China’s leaders are placing a heavy emphasis on science, innovation and entrepreneurship, as they seek to accelerate China’s development and application of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3321721/what-does-beidaihe-guest-list-tell-us-about-chinas-economic-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3321721/what-does-beidaihe-guest-list-tell-us-about-chinas-economic-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:00:17 +0000