godfather of surgery

Chapter 1153 The True Master of Time Management

Before the establishment of the Academy of Medical Sciences, laboratory researchers were very impatient. All research projects were short-term endeavors, with the main goal being to publish papers, as papers, especially SCI papers, were considered the core indicator. It was as if the end goal of research was to publish papers.

The purpose of research is to explore the unknown world, not to produce papers. Papers are just a natural byproduct of this process, because research results need to be recorded and published in papers.

Now these laboratories have been merged into the Academy of Medical Sciences. Yang Ping has abolished the paper quota, provided ample funding and time, and made no demands on the results, let alone the papers. Many people oppose this approach, believing that it will create idle people.

In fact, the investment in scientific research is different from the investment in enterprises. Scientific research is about supporting "idle people". There may be some people who take the money but do nothing, but as long as a small number of people who are really using the money to do scientific research are doing their work in a down-to-earth manner, that is enough.

Historically, many scientific research achievements were made by clergy because the clergy had stable incomes, were not worried about food and drink, and had enough time and energy to do academic research. Others had to struggle to make a living and had no time for scientific research.

Only when researchers have enough to eat and drink, and have plenty of time and energy to conduct research, can they truly achieve results, especially in the field of basic research.

Basic research differs from applied research; it is a typical long-term endeavor that will not have any economic effect in the short term. If one considers it from the perspective of gaining benefits as quickly as possible, basic research is bound to be unprofitable.

The entire laboratory of Nandu Medical University was merged into the Academy of Medical Sciences. In terms of salary, it followed the example of the former Sanbo Research Institute and adopted a two-part system: one part was the salary of the staff member, and the other part was paid by the foundation. The latter part of the salary far exceeded the basic salary, which could allow a newly graduated researcher to live a comfortable life in Nandu provincial capital without worrying about making a living. Only by getting rid of the mundane things can one have poetry and distant places.

Only when one is economically independent can one achieve true intellectual independence.

The restructuring of the three pillars of Nandu Medical University, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Clinical Medical College has been completed. The first two have already undergone software transformation. Now, only the Clinical Medical College is still undergoing reform. The Clinical Medical College involves complex relationships and is relatively more troublesome to handle, requiring a longer period of time.

Dean Xia sat in his office, strategizing and planning. Even Dean Sun couldn't figure out what he was up to. Wasn't he planning to feign an attack while secretly making another move?
The staff election of the dean is just a pretext; the real purpose is to strip these deans of their power. But even Dean Sun can't see clearly what Dean Xia is up to right now.

The deans of the affiliated hospitals thought that Dean Xia was just trying to use the staff election to blackmail them, ultimately forcing them to comply and cooperate with the reforms so that the Clinical Medical College could gain more power.

However, they misjudged Dean Xia's abilities once again. Dean Xia was trying to give them a signal—this was a tactic to blackmail them. In reality, Dean Xia intended to genuinely promote the election of dean by the staff. By the time they realized what was happening, it would be too late for them to cry.

Everything was under Dean Xia's control. With Dean Su's support and the support of more than 10,000 medical staff from several affiliated hospitals, he believed he could succeed. As for the election of Dean of the Clinical Medical College, he was confident that no one could gain more support than him.

Sanbo Hospital is a living example right here. Everyone wants to be like the doctors and nurses at Sanbo Hospital: high income, ample opportunities for further education and learning, transparency in everything, and a management team that truly puts medical staff at the center. This is the perfect hospital in everyone's mind.

"Are you really going to implement a system where staff elect the dean?" Dean Sun was dumbfounded.

Dean Xia nodded: "The election will proceed step by step, from the dean to the affiliated hospital and the heads of each department. The dean and vice deans will be elected by all the medical staff of the hospital, the department heads will be elected by the medical staff of their respective departments, and the dean of the clinical medical college will be elected by the medical staff of the entire affiliated hospital?"

"Hasn't the higher-ups already appointed you as the dean of the Clinical Medical College? Why are you still doing this? What if..." Dean Sun couldn't help but worry.

Dean Xia waved his hand and said, "If I really am not selected, then it means I am not suitable for this position."

"Old Xia, you're putting yourself in this mess." Dean Sun hadn't expected Dean Xia to do this.

Dean Xia said, "How can we win people's hearts if we don't take the lead? After this battle, the Clinical Medical College will be completely transformed, with everyone united as one. All staff members will work together as one and will never have any second thoughts again."

Dean Sun once again expressed his deepest respect for Dean Xia.

At this time, the entire Nandu system was very lively, and everyone was discussing the election of the dean. Although the current dean and vice dean had the opportunity to run for the position of dean of the Clinical Medical College, the vast majority of people had already decided in their hearts to elect Xia Changjiang as the dean and let him lead the entire Nandu Affiliated Hospital forward. Sanbo Hospital's today is their tomorrow. The eyes of the masses are discerning.
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The structural diagram of the recombinant adenovirus was drawn on the whiteboard, and Yang Ping stared at it intently.

Recombinant adenovirus vectors are delivery vehicles that encapsulate exogenous DNA within their capsids. They possess advantages such as being non-toxic, highly infectious, and having good tissue specificity. Furthermore, they do not induce cellular sensitization or immune rejection, making them one of the ideal gene transfer vectors.

Since it can carry specific cytokines into the cell to kill specific tumor cells, the recombination and selection of each specific cytokine takes a long time, but some drugs for treating tumors are readily available.

Could we use recombinant adenovirus vectors to deliver anticancer drugs into patients' bodies, thereby inhibiting the growth and reproduction of cancer cells and achieving therapeutic goals?

This method can serve as a transitional treatment approach. Before the K factor targeting certain tumor cells is recombined, the drug is injected into the outer shell of an adenovirus, which then carries it into the tumor cells to kill them.

While not perfect, compared to conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapy, it is not only more precise but also does not reduce sensitivity and does not require target screening.

It seems that the value of adenovirus has been further enhanced; it is like a miniature biological robot.

Yang Ping's idea of ​​using adenoviruses and other microorganisms to make microrobots gradually became clearer. Not only adenoviruses, but also certain bacteria or other microorganisms that are harmless to the human body can be used as templates and modified. Depending on the scenario, they can be transformed into biological robots of different sizes. For example, the microrobots used to clear coronary thrombi and open up coronary arteries need to be much larger than the robots that kill tumor cells.

The Microbial Robot Project, this bold plan, took shape in Yang Ping's mind. He needed to build this laboratory and a brand-new team. The leader of this laboratory had to be proficient in both microbiology and genetics.

Yang Ping had been pondering this matter for a long time in the system space, so he had given it considerable thought. He wrote a plan in the system space and finalized it after several revisions. After he completed his third long-term mission, the system space rewarded him with a supercomputer, which he used for his work. This so-called supercomputer consisted of only a very clear screen, a keyboard, and a mouse, without any unnecessary wires or other devices.

Yang Ping called Tang Shun over and decided to put Tang Shun in charge of setting up the new company. Tang Shun is currently the secretary of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He has a lot of things to do every day, but he can handle them very well. A master of time management is most suitable to be a secretary. Yang Ping felt that this was a good opportunity to make the most of his strengths.

When Yang Ping proposed setting up a new laboratory, Tang Shun was a little taken aback. Since the establishment of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Yang had proposed many new plans, each of which was not a whim or a rash decision, but rather a very mature plan that had been carefully considered.

Professor Yang is the real master of time management. In the same amount of time, how can he accomplish so much? Tang Shun thought he had reached the pinnacle of time management, but compared to Professor Yang, he was like a kindergarten child compared to a master.

After reading the plan for the micro-biological robots, Tang Shun was astonished by its level of sophistication. He felt that he could start working immediately with just this plan.

Once established, this laboratory will be the world's first research team dedicated to the study of micro-biorobots.

Currently, many teams around the world are researching nanorobots for medical applications. This cutting-edge medical technology uses nanoscale microrobots to precisely enter the human body, typically through blood vessels, to perform tasks such as targeted drug delivery, lesion removal, and cell repair, achieving minimally invasive and highly effective treatments. Its core principle combines smart materials, biosensing, and remote control technologies to intervene and treat specific disease sites.

These nanorobots are not very practical at present, and the technology is not yet mature, remaining in the theoretical stage. Ultimately, they are still machines, so they have the advantages and disadvantages of machines.

For example, if nanorobots are actually created, how do we deal with their relationship with the human immune system, how do we eliminate them after they complete their mission, and what are their potential dangers?

Yang Ping's vision of microbial robots is different. He uses viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms as carriers, selects some harmless microorganisms as templates, and uses gene recombination technology to modify them to create some microbial robots with special functions. These microorganisms are compatible with the human immune system and there are mature methods to eliminate them, so their risks are also controllable.

In fact, the K-virus therapy for tumors that Yang Ping is researching is actually a crude prototype of a miniature biological robot. Its size is at the level of a virus, and it can enter specific tumor cells in the human body through blood circulation, autonomously completing the recognition, penetration and killing of tumor cells.

If nanorobots are used to accomplish this task, current materials and robotics technologies cannot achieve even one percent of the K virus's ability to autonomously identify tumor cells. This is a formidable challenge.

Just like using bionics to create a miniature helicopter, achieving the flight agility of a dragonfly requires overcoming many challenges and taking a long time.

"The head of this laboratory must be an expert in microbiology and gene recombination in order to modify microorganisms and turn them into miniature robots," Yang Ping instructed.

Tang Shun thought for a moment: "Where should this laboratory be built?"

Where will it be built?

Yang Ping said, "It would be best if our new laboratory were built in Hong Kong."

"why?"

"Because Hong Kong is a city that blends Chinese and Western cultures, it is highly internationalized and English is widely spoken. Building a laboratory here can effectively attract international talent. Some top scientists from Europe and America find it very difficult to adapt to working in mainland cities due to cultural and linguistic challenges. If we want to attract top talent from Europe and America, we must make good use of Hong Kong as an international metropolis. I want to make this laboratory the first one built in Hong Kong, and adopt advanced management models from Europe and America. In terms of scientific research management, we have to admit that they are still ahead of us. Only by learning from them can we surpass them."

Yang Ping explained the situation to Tang Shun.

Tang Shun's thinking already possessed a global perspective. He nodded in agreement: "Why is the United States able to attract talent from all over the world? Language and culture are actually very important aspects. In terms of language, it uses English; in terms of culture, it is an immigrant country, so all the world's top talents will not have difficulty adapting there. It is difficult for us to surpass them in attracting talent from all over the world, but Hong Kong is a city with the characteristics of a blend of Chinese and Western cultures. If we can make good use of its advantages and build the laboratory here, we can attract a large number of top international talents to work for us."

This is a very good move. If we want to attract the world's top talents, building laboratories in the mainland will deter many top international talents due to language and cultural differences.

In fact, with the development of our country in recent years, our scientific research environment is already very good in the world. We have abundant funding and advanced equipment. Many of the world's top talents have the idea of ​​coming to China, but they give up in the end because of language and cultural differences.

Building the laboratory in Hong Kong, an international city, would be much better. Many of the world's top talents would flock here, leveraging Hong Kong's unique characteristics to make it a base for the country to attract top talents from around the world.

"This is the first laboratory. We're just testing the waters. If it's effective in attracting top talent from around the world, we can build a second, a third, and even more laboratories so that talent from around the world can serve our country." Yang Ping has far more than just this one laboratory; he has an even bigger plan.

"This is information I gathered from publicly available sources. Several scientists would be very suitable to come to our lab," Yang Ping said, taking a notebook from his drawer and handing it to Tang Shun.

This paper contains the personal information of these scientists, including those from Germany, Sweden, the United States, and others; some are of Chinese descent, while others are from Europe and America.

Although not everyone can be recruited, how can we not give it a try?

"Our laboratories in Hong Kong should also bear the name of our Southern Medical Academy. In the future, we will not just have a few laboratories, but will develop into a powerful medical research system. We will gradually build many more laboratories in the future." Yang Ping gently tapped the table to remind Tang Shun.

The professor truly is a master of time. When did he collect this data? It must have taken a lot of time. Just researching the data must have taken a lot of time. I haven't seen the professor ask any PhDs for help with research during this period.

Did he accomplish all of this by himself?
The professor is such an energetic man that Tang Shun felt inferior to him.