The University of Science and Technology of China, as a member of the China C9 Alliance, ranks among the absolute first echelons in education and scientific research in the country, and there are naturally no shortage of sophisticated laboratories and scientific research talents.
For example, cold atom physics, such as the quantum communication laboratory led by Pan Shuai, the number one handsome man at USTC, or...
Biomedical Science.
HKUST Central District, Medical Center Building.
Although HKUST has moved the School of Life Sciences to the West District a few years ago, various related equipment has even moved the accelerator in the West District.
But if we talk about research and development foundation, the medical center in the central district is still stronger than that in the west district.
The Medical Center Building is located next to Building 8. There is an old Sichuan restaurant next to Building 8. The Maoxuewang there is the best at HKUST, the prices are very affordable, and the business is quite booming.
Next is the Shuimu Hotel, where there are a bunch of young couples every weekend...ahem, I've said too much.
The HKUST Medical Center is a single-building scientific research module with an orange-brown exterior. Rumor has it that there are a bunch of Vietcong-like security personnel hiding around it at all times. Which trees or trash cans are not guarded are real cosplays, but unfortunately there never seems to be anyone.
Really seen it.
After entering the gate, Xu Yun took the initiative to walk to the reception desk:
"Hello, access code USTCXXXX...."
Today is the weekend, and the person on duty at the reception desk is a primary school girl from the work department. She is not tall but has a very sweet appearance. She wears a pair of glasses and looks like a very quiet and shy girl.
She skillfully clicked on the keyboard a few times, and then performed facial recognition on Xu Yun:
"Your identity has been approved. Senior, please briefly mention your intention of visiting. I have to make a report here."
"In the immunology research laboratory on the fourth floor, I have something to do with Dean Tian."
"O...cough, OK, senior, you can go up."
".......Thanks."
After reporting the relevant information, Xu Yun walked to the elevator and pressed 4.
The elevator rose slowly and soon stopped at the fourth floor.
After leaving the elevator, Xu Yun walked about ten meters to the left, came to an office, and raised his hand.
Dong dong dong——
Within a moment, a male voice came from inside:
"Please come in."
Xu Yun pushed open the door and entered.
This is a not very big office, with an area of only about twenty square meters.
Directly opposite the entrance is a desk with a row of bookshelves next to it. To the left of the entrance are a small L-shaped sofa and a coffee table, forming a small reception area.
At this time, sitting on the desk was an old man who looked to be in his fifties, with a round face and short hair, and he looked very kind.
This person is Academician Tian Liangwei, dean of the School of Life Sciences of HKUST, one of the Hundred Talents Program, and Xu Yun’s doctoral supervisor.
Pan Shuai in Physics, Tian Tian in Biology, this is the perfect tutor configuration formed by Xu Yun who spent a lot of effort studying for a degree.
It is really hard to find such a mentor who is capable, willing to support the younger generation, and not greedy for merit.
Of course.
The relationship between tutors and students is often two-way. Students long for a good tutor, and tutors also hope to receive good students.
Xu Yun obviously met the requirements of the latter, so when he saw Xu Yun entering, Tian Liangwei's already kind round face became softer and softer:
"Xiao Xu, why are you coming here to me if you don't want to defend your Ph.D.? Are you planning to ask me to find out who the judges from other schools are and use the back door?"
Students who have participated in a doctoral graduation defense should know that there are usually 5-6 reviewers for a doctoral defense, at least two of whom are experts from outside the school, which is also a relatively difficult hurdle for the defense.
Therefore, many doctoral students will learn about the identities of the review members before their defense, so as to prepare a certain defense plan. This is more common abroad.
However, Tian Liangwei's remarks were obviously just a joke. With Xu Yun's ability, there was no need to engage in such off-the-charts tactics during his doctoral defense.
Xu Yun walked to the desk, poured a glass of water for Tian Liangwei and himself, and drank it down in one gulp:
"Teacher is joking, can't I, a student who cares about the teacher's health, give up my time on weekends to come and see you?"
After hearing these words, Tian Liangwei raised his hands in an exaggerated manner, raised them to his forehead and shook them as if worshiping a god:
"Oh, please, please, Xu Shen has spoken, how can a mortal like me not believe it?"
Then he raised his chin toward the window and assumed the posture of a stranger:
"Also, I have a suggestion for you. Next time before you come to the door, you can go to the fruit shop downstairs and buy a box of cut dragon fruits for four yuan. It will be more convincing if you say that you can't keep them all. By the way, it's free.
Dragon fruit, red dragon fruit is heresy."
Xu Yun blurted out one sentence without even thinking:
"Can it be reimbursed as experimental funds? If possible, I will buy two more boxes next time."
Tian Liangwei: "..."
Then he coughed lightly, stopped joking with Xu Yun, and asked:
"Okay, let's be serious. Why did you come to see me today?"
Seeing Tian Liangwei gradually becoming serious, Xu Yun also looked serious and brought up the business:
"Teacher, I suddenly thought of something when I was writing my thesis yesterday. I spent a whole night doing simple calculations and derivation, and it seems to be feasible, so I came to you for help today."
"Huh? What's the matter?"
"Do you know about imidacloprid?"
"Imidacloprid?"
Tian Liangwei nodded. Although his main research direction is immunity and chronic diseases, he can become one of the academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Naturally, he is not unfamiliar with imidacloprid, a neurological insecticide that has been around for more than 30 years:
"The first generation of nicotine pesticides has been exclusively optimized to the third generation. Over the years, its broad spectrum has gradually weakened, and it has even fallen behind. What, do you have any ideas?"
Xu Yun did not answer his question directly, but continued to ask:
"Teacher, do you think there are still research prospects for imidacloprid?"
"It's hard to say. Most institutions at home and abroad are tinkering with this stuff, but the progress is very slow."
Tian Liangwei shook his head and pointed his index finger towards the floor:
"For example, our Chuangzhi Laboratory on the third floor has been studying this type of problem, but there is almost no sound at present. Unless imidacloprid can be exclusively optimized to the fourth generation, the current market will only get smaller and smaller."
After saying this, Tian Liangwei, who also knew Xu Yun fairly well, vaguely noticed something and asked:
"Xiao Xu, do you have any ideas about the new direction of imidacloprid?"
Xu Yun nodded and took out a piece of paper from his body that he copied and summarized:
"It's a bit shallow idea, teacher, please look at this."
Tian Liangwei took the paper, flattened it and shook it slightly. He picked up a pair of reading glasses from the table with his right hand and read it carefully.
After a while, his pupils shrank slightly and he suddenly raised his head to look at Xu Yun:
"Pheromones?"
.......
Note:
Some readers are worried that the mol formula in the previous chapter will reveal something, so I will mention it here as an Easter egg. It is actually the mol formula of Jianweixiaoshi Tablets... but it has been slightly modified by magic.
Also, I checked and found that tonsillitis caused by excessive heat