godfather of surgery

Chapter 1143 Wolf Pack Tactics
Yang Ping couldn't remember which expert said it: "Just do it, make a mess of it, and then slowly improve it. No matter what field you're in, you should start first and then improve."

That's right, a rough start is the best start. Start it first, then slowly perfect it. No matter how perfect the plan is, it's not as good as taking action immediately. Without action, there is nothing.

Yang Ping really liked this saying: If there is no beginning, there will be no later. As long as you start, no matter how bad the beginning is, as long as you try to improve it, it will most likely become better.

That's how K-virus therapy is. It looked like a mess at first, but now it's passable for clinical application and the treatment effect is not bad, although the stability is sometimes a bit poor.

To address the issues of stability and security, Yang Ping aims to leverage the gene-blocking mechanism of the Y chromosome. This involves continuous refinement, and as long as the overall direction remains correct, consistent improvement will eventually yield satisfactory results.

If you find that you're going in the wrong direction, it's not a big deal. Adjust your direction or start over. Success comes from such actions.

After returning home, Professor Zhang Zhiwei found the idea increasingly remarkable; it truly opened up a new world for him. He had previously heard a legend that Professor Yang could clearly indicate the direction of scientific research with a simple A4 sheet of paper.

He believed the legend that Professor Yang no longer needed even A4 paper; a few words were all it took to open up a new world for him.

Following Yang Ping's line of thought, Professor Zhang Zhiwei thought a lot, and many pieces of knowledge in his mind were connected by this line of thought, forming a huge and detailed scientific research plan.

To utilize the gene-blocking mechanism of the Y chromosome, collaboration with genetic experts is essential, and Lin Lan from the genetics lab is the ideal partner. Zhang Zhiwei quickly went to Lin Lan, explaining his rough idea and hoping to secure a collaboration.

Lin Lan from the genetics lab was quite surprised when she heard about this idea. She was a scholar who specialized in genetics research and had never thought of this before.

She was actually very familiar with the mechanism of Y chromosome blocking genes and had done research in this area before, but it was just research and she didn't know that this protective mechanism could also help stabilize the structure and function of the K virus today.

The laboratories of Zhang Zhiwei, Lu Xiaolu, and Lin Lan collaborated to begin modifying the K virus using this approach, aiming to keep its tumor-fighting genes stable and minimize mutations and loss during iterations, thus maintaining a stable ability to combat tumor cells.
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The higher-ups originally planned to establish the Southern Academy of Sciences from an organizational perspective after the physical construction of the super laboratory was completed. Without the super laboratory as a base, the establishment of the Academy of Medical Sciences was out of the question.

However, Yang Ping disagreed. He felt that the Academy of Medical Sciences should be established immediately. The software construction could be completed first, and the hardware support could be completed later. The software was the most important, so there was no need to wait until the physical construction was completed before starting the establishment. The physical construction would take a long time. No matter how fast it was done, it would definitely take at least two or three years. Infrastructure construction, equipment purchase, installation and debugging, etc., all take a lot of time.

The physical site of the Super Research Institute is still a wasteland. Yang Ping has already begun to build the Southern Medical Academy from a software perspective. In fact, the original laboratories will remain in place; the only change is to clarify the relationships in terms of management.

In the temporary office of Sanbo Hospital, there have been frequent meetings of all sizes lately to discuss issues related to the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Dean Xia frowned: "Professor Yang, won't this cause the various laboratories to act independently and become disorganized?"

Yang Ping said confidently, "No! If they accept my leadership both administratively and academically, it's like welding a dozen laboratories into one big iron plate. They'll go from being scattered laboratories to one large laboratory. This will eliminate academic freedom between laboratories. Without academic freedom, there's no difference. Without difference, things will become stagnant, and ultimately, the innovative capabilities of those dozen or so laboratories will be destroyed."

"If things go according to my plan, all laboratories will be administratively led and managed by the Academy of Medical Sciences, enjoying the same treatment and resources. However, they will have complete academic freedom. In other words, I cannot control them academically. What I say doesn't count. Whether they listen to me or not depends entirely on their own will. This will guarantee their academic freedom, and every laboratory will be full of vitality and have the ability to continuously innovate."

"Moreover, I intend to establish a basic law for the Academy of Medical Sciences, and manage it by a complete set of scientific systems, rather than by my personal abilities."

"If this system is implemented for a long time, it will form a consensus, and this consensus will eventually become an academic culture, which is the most stable core."

Yang Ping believes that in academia, this wolf pack strategy is better than the elephant strategy, and more conducive to innovation. Each laboratory is like an independent wolf, yet they can unite to form a powerful wolf pack. Dean Xia thought about it and was surprised that Yang Ping, who usually seemed oblivious to the outside world, had such unique insights into management, demonstrating a clear superior level of management expertise.

Inspired by this, he suddenly thought that the clinical medical school he managed should also follow Yang Ping's management philosophy and use wolf pack tactics instead of elephant tactics. He should lead and manage the affiliated hospitals administratively, but allow them to remain completely independent academically and professionally, with both cooperation and competition among them, forming a powerful wolf pack.

Yes, we should also establish a basic law for clinical medical schools, create a scientific management system, and then implement it continuously and stably to form a consensus among everyone.

"A single conversation with you is worth more than ten years of study," Dean Xia felt a sudden realization at that moment.

"I didn't expect you to have expertise in management as well?" Dean Xia couldn't help but admire him.

Yang Ping frankly said, "This is an idea I came up with after studying the world's most advanced management models and our own domestic management models, based on our own cultural characteristics. It may not be perfect, but it should be good. We can only make progress by learning from each other's strengths and making up for our weaknesses."

“Okay, I agree with your suggestion. Does anyone else have any thoughts?” Dean Xia asked.

The others looked at each other, realizing that this management style was beyond their experience, and they had no suggestions, whether they agreed or disagreed.

Director Zhou from the Science and Education Department raised his hand and spoke: "I think that the working language of the Academy of Medical Sciences should be English. This will bring us closer to the international community and improve everyone's English proficiency. English is the international academic language, after all. What do you think?"

Yang Ping said, "Your idea is good, but it's completely unnecessary. You've already mentioned the benefits of requiring English as the working language, but the disadvantages are also obvious. It would exclude some talented researchers with poor English skills. So we can encourage everyone to learn English, but we absolutely cannot use it as our daily working language."

Dean Xia nodded. Director Zhou's words could not be considered worshipping foreign things; he was just speaking from his own perspective. Yang Ping's understanding was very objective, and it was a choice made after weighing the pros and cons.

"English is currently the de facto academic language, an unchangeable objective fact. Therefore, we encourage all researchers to learn English well, but we do not force them. Those who are willing and able to learn it well should do so, and those who are unwilling or unable to learn it well will not be forced. We cannot set this as a rigid requirement, as this would ruin many geniuses," Yang Ping reiterated.

In fact, there are differing opinions within Nandu Medical University regarding attitudes toward English, but most of these opinions are based on emotions rather than objective reality.

“Yes, I think Professor Yang makes a good point. To put it bluntly, English is a tool, and we shouldn’t put the cart before the horse,” Dean Xia said.

Director Han also agreed with Yang Ping's opinion: "English is very important. It is the de facto common language of the world and the universal academic language. We encourage people to learn it well, but we do not force them. After all, we need researchers, not English speakers."

Director Zhao from the Medical Affairs Department said, “Professor Yang, your wolf pack management model is well-intentioned, but I’m worried that the heads of these labs will not obey you and will go against you. For example, when you say to go east for a project, they insist on going west. Your management model implicitly gives them the power to go against you, and going against you is legal and reasonable.”

“I was just thinking the same thing,” said a vice president of Nandu Medical University. “As the dean of the Academy of Medical Sciences, you must have your authority.”

Yang Ping smiled slightly: "This is the purpose of my management model. It's to give them the right to oppose me. If I can use authority or power to suppress them, where will their academic freedom come from? If one of my decisions is wrong, will they dare to argue with me and bang on the table? I'm a human being, not a god. It's impossible for me to be right about everything. If they can't debate with me or oppose me when my decision is wrong, how can they correct my mistakes? Under my management model, even if I insist on going east, they can go west. In the end, no matter which direction is wrong, the remaining direction is right. This difference ensures the final correctness."

Professor Su remained silent. His son-in-law's management style was indeed quite impressive, and he would definitely support him. However, he didn't want to offer too much opinion, as he needed to avoid any appearance of impropriety.