The sixteenth General Conference of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) took place from 21 to 24 November 2022 in Hangzhou, China. At the conference, TWAS announced the name of the fifty newly elected fellows. Professor Guo Zijian from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, NJU, is among them.

Here is TWAS’s short bio for Professor Guo:

GUO, Zijian (China), (M). Professor, working in the State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, China. As a leading scientist in coordination chemistry, particularly in bioinorganic chemistry, the nominee has made major contributions in bioinorganic sensing and metal-based anticancer agents. He developed a series of fluorescent sensors to reveal the intracellular distribution and metabolism of essential metals. He also explored the potential for rational design of non-classic platinum-based complexes and smart delivery of clinical drugs. A member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he is the recipient of the latest “Outstanding Achievement Award” of the Asian Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, among others.

NJU has six fellows of TWAS, namely Professors Qu Qinyue, Chen Fahu, Fang Cheng, Tan Tieniu, Zou Zhigang and Guo Zijian.

Translator: Xiong Changjiang

Editors: Chen Xing, He Yao