At the invitation of the Nobel Foundation and Karolinska Institutet, Professor Chen Qijun, SYAU’s assistant president and dean of College of Animal Science and Veterinary, attended the 2015 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony held on December 10th, 2015 in
Stockholm, Sweden
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Invitation Letter
Professor Chen Qijun was invited to the ceremony for his outstanding expertise in the research area for which Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine as the first Chinese Scientist enjoying the honor. During the event, Professor Chen Qijun was met with Tu Youyou, the 2015 Nobel Prize Laureate and had a cordial talk with her.
Professor Chen Qijun joins Tu Youyou (left), winner of 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine, for the picture
Professor Chen Qijun was also invited by Karolinsak Institutet to join the seminar on “Immunology & Pathogenesis of Malaria” held in the institution as part of the event and delivered a plenary speech titled “The immune-evasion mechanisms of Plasmodium falciparum” to the audience of from across the world. Among the three scientists invited to make a plenary speech at the seminar, Professor Chen was the only one from Asia.
Professor Chen Qijun is making a plenary speech at the seminar on malarie in Karolinsak Institutet
Professor Chen Qijun is talking with a professor from Karolinsak Institutet
Professor Chen Qijun has been awarded with many high level honors for his academic achievements including being listed in the national level of the “New Century Talent Project”, lead researcher of a zoonosis research team listed in “Cheung Kong Scholars and innovative team” project, winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, distinguished professor of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, associate professor of Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center (MIC), Karolinsak Institutet.
Professor Chen Qijun poses in front of MTC, Karolinsak Institutet
In recent five years, Professor Chen has been principal investigator for 15 research projects both from home and abroad and has had more than 70 research papers and reviews published in academic journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine, Journal of Exp Medicine, Genome Biology and etc..
Professor Chen Qijun attends the speech session of 2015 Nobel Prize Ceremony
