top student at medical school

After Fang Ziye calmed Nie Mingxian and Liao Jia down, Professor Mei Bin, who had been silent until now, spoke up very calmly: "Professor Fang, your idea is good, but isn't it a bit too difficult to put into practice?"

"Although based on our current research progress, we have been able to conclude that a resting channel exists in the spinal cord, is it possible to create a similar product to the power strip through instrument modification?"

"Isn't this a bit out of touch with reality?"

"Medical treatment is, after all, different from electrical circuit conversion in reality."

Professor Mei's words drew frequent nods of approval from the crowd!
Fang Ziye was describing an ideal situation, while Mei Bin was describing the reality.

When they reach their age and position, they naturally know that while some brilliant ideas are beautiful, whether or not they can be transformed into reality is another matter entirely.

Fang Ziye replied with a smile, "Professor Mei, your considerations are very practical."

"Only when ideas and approaches are combined with reality can they be considered good research directions; otherwise, they are just conjecture and speculation."

"However, having a problem first and then figuring out how to solve it is a path that scientific research must take."

"But what I want to say is that Chief Physician Nie Mingxian should already have his ideas on how to turn my suggestion into reality!"

"Right, Director Nie?"

As soon as Fang Ziye finished speaking, he saw Nie Mingxian, who had originally intended to interrupt him, stand up with slightly rapid breathing.

However, after standing up, Nie Mingxian took a few deep breaths to suppress his excitement.

"Dear teachers, let me first introduce myself. My name is Nie Mingxian, and I am a vascular surgeon. I am currently engaged in vascular surgery."

"Of course, Professor Fang and I have been working together for many years."

"The idea that Professor Fang just proposed is not impossible to implement in reality."

After pausing, Nie Mingxian drew two full circles on the table with his right index finger, as if to whet everyone's appetite, before continuing, "If any of you teachers are interested in articles related to spinal cord injuries, you should know about brain-computer interfaces!"

"The so-called brain-computer interface chip is a signal acquisition chip that is placed in the cerebral cortex of the human body. It collects the command signals issued by the cerebral cortex and then transmits and converts them through external circuit pathways."

"This allows it to cross the spinal cord passage and reach the corresponding nerve root originating from the spinal cord."

"The research progress we have made so far is that by collecting signals transmitted from the cerebral cortex, we can complete the contraction of local muscles, but the directionality is not strong."

"After all, signal transduction in brain-computer interfaces cannot be done point-to-point."

"This is something we should focus on, but we can also optimize it!!!"

Professor Mei said, "Dr. Mei, since you have been working with Professor Fang for a long time, you should know that improving and optimizing equipment is no less difficult than carrying out this current research project."

"Do we have to wait that long?"

Nie Mingxian remained completely unfazed and said in a very calm voice, "Difficulty is relative; what is difficult for some is not difficult for others."

"Since these electrode pads can be placed into the cerebral cortex, they can also be implanted into the surface of the spinal cord without causing too much obstruction to the surface of the spinal cord."

"If even a whole-body circulation device can be improved by transcoding its blood flow pathways, then its electrical pathways can also be transcoded and adjusted!"

Nie Mingxian had experience in improving medical devices. The development of the micro-circulatory device was done by him and his teacher, starting from theoretical design.

And so far, no other company or team has been able to replicate it.

Having prior experience, Nie Mingxian felt that the idea was highly feasible after Fang Ziye proposed it.

After all, compared to collecting signals extensively from the cerebral cortex and then transcoding them to the peripheral nerves, it is much easier and more accurate to transduce electrical signals locally!

Mei Bin wasn't stupid. Hearing Nie Mingxian say that, she guessed that Nie Mingxian must be the "big boss" who had worked with Fang Ziye to improve the circulation device before!
The person who could collaborate with Fang Ziye and produce so many scientific research results could not possibly be Xiao Karami.

"Director Nie is also confident in improving this equipment?" Mei Bin asked directly.

Nie Mingxian said, "Originally there wasn't one, but now there is."

"Actually, the reason why the micro-circulatory device was able to be successfully improved is mainly due to the working principle of the pump in the whole body circulatory device. With the support of the pump working principle and the theory of liquid flow, the micro-circulatory device can form a system on its own."

"The electrical signal transduction and parallel theory that Professor Fang just proposed is also an existing basic theory in the field of physics, which can be used directly."

"Furthermore, some members of our team currently have some knowledge of bioelectric signal transmission..."

Mei Bin interrupted, "Director Nie, having only a certain level of knowledge is not enough to support the improvement of the equipment."

Nie Mingxian immediately replied, "Professor Mei, although he only has a certain level of knowledge in this area, he is the most professional in it."

"Because there are very few people working in this research field and direction!"

Even if they're not entirely professional or highly skilled, they're still people we absolutely need to find if we want to develop in this direction!

“Once signal transduction is successful, the closure of the electrical signal pathways in spinal cord injury can be reactivated, but it will only increase the load on the local pathways.”

"Rather than hoping for the regeneration of channels that have completely lost their function, the most scientific approach at present is to make the most of existing functional pathways."

"We can form a subgroup to try and secure this direction without delaying other research progress."

"Based on the materials I've reviewed within the research group, the current research group can be divided into several directions."

"First, the precise positioning of the puncture and continuous microcurrent stimulation activate the closed channels, restoring their electrical signal pathways."

"This is the theoretical foundation of the treatment of spinal cord injuries. All subsequent steps are based on this."

"Secondly, by creating animal models, we can realistically transfer clinical diseases into animal models, making our models closer to the real symptoms of clinical patients, thus guiding treatment."

"This is the sole objective of our research group: to provide practical guidance to clinical patients."

"Third, between the beginning and the end, what we need to explore is how to maximize the therapeutic effect."

"The theoretical basis for achieving better therapeutic effects is to enable more nerves to reconnect with the spinal cord and cerebral cortex."

"To take this step, we can only find a way to process the electrical signals."

"Therefore, the research and development and improvement of this type of electrical signal electrode is imperative."

Nie Mingxian's tone was very certain, leaving no room for doubt.

Moreover, their stance was very clear: if you won't do it, I will! I'm not begging you to do it.

Upon hearing this, Mei Bin narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice, "Director Nie, Professor Fang, and all the professors, I raised these questions not to be pessimistic, but to analyze the difficulties."

"Since Director Nie is still confident after knowing the difficulty of these operations, I am also looking forward to Director Nie making a breakthrough as soon as possible."

"Moreover, I think the concept of the subgroup proposed by Director Nie is excellent."

"I also have a suggestion for you, Professor Fang: our neurology and neurorehabilitation departments must also establish a subgroup."

"Because we must more precisely analyze the relationship between nerve signals and muscle contraction, and between these signals and the patient's actual functional recovery."

"Prior to this, we have already collected data from some healthy patients in clinical practice. This is the data we collected in the early stages, which I have already shared in the group chat. If any professors are interested, they can take a look. If they can provide any constructive feedback, it would be an honor for our subgroup team..."

"I am very honored to be able to work and learn with all of you professors." Mei Bin's tone was a little excited, and her breathing was a little rapid.

His previous "questioning" was not to contradict, but to investigate the scientific research capabilities of this "stranger" Nie Mingxian.

Some well-known professors may not have strong research capabilities; they simply benefited from the advantages of the times.

If you press them about the latest scientific research, they only have a superficial understanding and don't really grasp the basic principles behind it.

In this environment, Mei Bin has encountered many similar situations, so he has become accustomed to having such teammates.

After meeting Fang Ziye, Mei Bin knew that he was determined to befriend him.

Now, having found even more 'teammates', Mei Bin felt that she had met a kindred spirit.

Mei Bin's joy did not diminish, so many people noticed the change in his expression.

However, although they felt uncomfortable about Mei Bin's change, they could only accept it...

In this research group, there are still some people who are just there for show and don't contribute much.

Only a handful of people are truly working on things during this critical period.

All things considered, Fang Ziye is one, Liao Jia is one, Professor Mei Bin from the Department of Neurology is one, and Professor Wang Xinghuan and Zhang Ziqian from the Department of Urology together are one.

The main issue is that Wang Xinghuan doesn't have much time, and the time he can allocate to the team is very limited.

Zhang Ziqian's actual research ability is stronger than that of other professors, but he is still far inferior to Mei Bin.

Fang Ziye had long ago realized that Mei Bin's research talent was certainly no less than Xiong Jinhuan's in the department, while Zhang Ziqian's research ability was only about the same as Dong Wenqiang's...

Of course, given Fang Ziye's current understanding of Mei Bin, Mei Bin's scientific research talent could probably be improved further, perhaps reaching the level of Luo Tingzhu and Lan Tianluo.

After taking in the thoughts of many people, Fang Ziye said, "Since Director Nie and Professor Mei have both brought this up, I will divide this project into subgroups."

"The first group is the clinical group and the operational group, and I am in charge of leading the group. My main responsibility is to bring clinical cases to animal experimental models and explore treatments on the animal models."

"The second is the model simulation group, led by Professor Liao Jia. Their main responsibility is to replicate clinical diseases and basic pathologies into animal models, so as to obtain more research materials for us."

"The third is the equipment improvement group, led by Chief Physician Nie Mingxian. Their main responsibilities include spinal cord electrical signal transduction and acquisition, and research on the correlation between electrical and biological signals. Dr. Song Yi serves as the deputy group leader!"

"The fourth group is a study on the relationship between electrical signal strength and tissue function, led by Professor Mei Bin."

"The fifth group is the subspecialty-specific functional reconstruction group, with Professor Zhang Ziqian of urology, Professor Yang Guoliang of gastrointestinal surgery, Professor Liu Huanglong of hand surgery, Professor Du Xinzhan of joint surgery, and Professor Gong Jiahe of trauma surgery as group leaders."

"The fifth subgroup is particularly important because the functional realization that ultimately manifests in the patients is the most crucial!"

Therefore, functional reconstruction and specific functional reengineering are crucial!

"Of course, I hope that all the teachers can pool their wisdom and efforts here. If you can find absolutely professional anatomy-related talents, I hope that you can recommend them."

"Our research group is currently performing spinal cord incisions and desperately needs someone like this to assist and help us!"

After Fang Ziye finished speaking, Professor Wang He of the spinal surgery department looked slightly embarrassed.

His eyes darted around several times before he belatedly replied, "Hey, Professor Fang, what do you mean by that?"

Fang Ziye glanced at Professor Wang Ou and replied politely, "Professor Wang, it means exactly what it says. I don't actually understand it either, which is why I need your help!"

It wasn't that Fang Ziye looked down on Wang Ou and Zhang Quan, who were spinal surgeons; it was just that although they were spinal surgeons, they were not 'spinal cord' surgeons.

Regarding the anatomy of the spinal cord, the two men and Fang Ziye were no different!

Professor Wang Ou can perform spinal surgery very well, but to be able to make and close incisions in the spinal cord with ease, we still need to find more specialized personnel.

This is something that even Fang Ziye's panel cannot create out of thin air!

Currently, spinal cord anatomy is only theoretically studied, with no practical experience in spinal cord dissection.

Otherwise, spinal cord injury might not be incurable.

"Me, hey, you!" Wang Ou felt like cursing.

Fang Ziye just publicly humiliated him, making him look utterly worthless.
"Professor Wang, let's go and work on a few more models first," Fang Ziye immediately invited.

Wang Ou looked at everyone with a slightly embarrassed expression, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Okay!"

Professor Zhang Jianjun and others were just laughing, seemingly quite pleased to see Wang Ou being 'dissed' by Fang Ziye.

……

In the control room, Liao Jia did not operate the equipment alongside Fang Ziye.

After Wang Ou dismissed everyone else from the control room, she lowered her voice and said, "Professor Fang, you were a bit disrespectful just now."

"Among anatomy majors, is there anyone who understands the anatomy of the spinal region better than me?"

Wang Ou is getting on in years, so she needs to save face.

Fang Ziye said, "I don't think we have any knowledge about the spine, but we might have some anatomical experience with the spinal cord."

"Teacher Wang, it's not a matter of giving face or not, it's just that we don't have much experience."

"How about I become your assistant?"

Wang Ou was immediately put on hold and became quiet.

Fang Ziye was not trying to criticize Wang Ou. He continued the operation before saying, "Professor Wang, the more important the topic, the more professional talents are needed."

"It's impossible for any of us to traverse all fields on our own, so seeking help from others is definitely the fastest way to advance a research project."

"But the best way is to teach others how to fish, and learn from their abilities."

"The prerequisite for learning is having a teacher to teach us, so that we can have something to learn."

Wang Ou sighed softly, her voice hazy: "I've dedicated my whole life to spinal surgery, and yet I've been outdone by a young man like you in my own field. Sigh, I guess I'm getting old..."

Fang Ziye stopped talking!

He can understand Professor Wang Ou, but understanding does not mean that he must "care" for her!
My teachers, whether Deng Yong or Yuan Weihong, are currently only nominally affiliated and have no real opportunity to work with me.

Why?

They're not trauma surgeons or hand surgeons, so what can they do? Advance the research in reverse?

……

At 9:20 p.m., Fang Ziye and Professor Wang Ou left the animal laboratory after working on five animal models. As they exited the laboratory, Fang Ziye encountered Professor Xiong Bin from the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Xiong Bin looked embarrassed at the moment, but after a few moments, his expression turned into a smile: "Professor Fang, after thinking it over, I decided to come and see if there's anything I can do to help."

Xiong Bin's tone was somewhat ingratiating.

He pondered his conflict with Fang Ziye for a long time. It was just an argument; he hadn't formed any deep-seated hatred with Fang Ziye. The request he made to Fang Ziye was simply that Fang Ziye should work on the research project.

I didn't mean to harm Fang Ziye!
His real purpose in asking Fang Ziye to do the research project was to gain favor with him, not to ask Fang Ziye to do anything immoral or illegal.

So, Xiong Bin still shamelessly came.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, and Fang Ziye wouldn't go against this tradition: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Professor Xiong, but I still need to take a break, so I'll be leaving now."

Fang Ziye let Xiong Bin go, but he didn't completely let him go either, and said something sarcastic.

Fang Ziye, now, can certainly repay grievances with honesty.

Upon hearing this, Xiong Bin felt awkward for only two seconds before chuckling to himself: "Professor Fang, you must be busy with your work, right?"

"The core of a research project is only so many things. We'll take care of the rest of the errands. Please get some rest!"

"This must be Luo from our anesthesiology department, right? They're a perfect match."

Fang Ziye nodded and said, "Yes, this is my fiancée, Luo Tingzhu. We plan to get married in April, if it's convenient for Professor Xiong..."

……

After getting into the car, Luo Tingzhu looked at Fang Ziye with slightly unfocused eyes.

It wasn't until Fang Ziye had gone through two traffic lights that Luo Tingzhu said, "Senior brother, compared to many professors, you now possess a more mature and composed charm."

"I thought that when you met Professor Xiong Bin again, you would at least ridicule him."

Fang Ziye shook his head: "No need!"

"Belittling Professor Xiong Bin will bring no benefit other than verbal sparring."

"If we analyze the essence of what he did before, it was nothing more than wanting to act as a peacemaker, a kind of envoy."

As the saying goes, "When two armies are at war, the messenger should not be killed."

"He's not pushing me into a fire pit, so why keep harping on him?"

"The price he paid has already been etched into his very being!"

Luo Tingzhu certainly understood Fang Ziye's meaning.

Professor Xiong Bin did not cause any loss to Fang Ziye, but he was, after all, for the sake of his own "relationships," so he forced Fang Ziye to follow his ideas.

Such a person can only be a friend, not a confidant.

Once this project is finished, he can get out of here.

Xiong Bin had made some contributions in the early stages of the project, and Fang Ziye would not expel him now without touching on any principles.

"Senior brother, seeing you like this, I'm actually a little scared."

Leading a team is exhausting!

“When I was in Enshi, I only had three people with me, and I already found it difficult to manage them.” Luo Tingzhu squinted, feeling somewhat exhausted.

Luo Tingzhu's current research experience is certainly enough to lead a small team. And that's exactly what she's been doing.

We need help with research projects related to anesthesiology and anesthesia anatomy.

“Tingzhu, the team you’re leading now is just a team of people; there’s no one you can truly trust completely.”

"Since everyone is completely unfamiliar with each other, it's naturally difficult to integrate them."

"Just look at you and Professor Liao Jia, do you think it wouldn't be difficult for me to mentor them?"

Even if you work together on such an important project, you will still have disagreements on other small things.

"Because you two have no relationship! So once a dispute arises, neither of you will admit defeat, and you'll only admit defeat to your own way of thinking."

"In fact, to lead a team, you must have two abilities."

"The first, and most important, skill is the ability to compromise and smooth things over."

"The purpose of mediating disputes is to resolve problems, avoid conflicts, and resolve matters that require cooperation."

"The second is the ability to solve problems, and solid basic personal skills."

"This is also crucial, but compared to dealing with interpersonal issues, the ability to handle problems within a research topic is not as critical," Fang Ziye said.

“I actually consulted Li Yuanpei before doing these things.”

"Yuanpei is quite cunning. He couldn't directly 'dismiss' or 'reassign' the other professors, so he had me do the orders, while he was giving orders from behind the scenes!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu blinked and asked, "Huh?"

"Senior Brother Yuanpei is that amazing? Does he really dare to even challenge Dean Wang Xinghuan?"

“Yes!” Fang Ziye nodded.

"Professor Wang Xinghuan from the urology group was 'persuaded' to leave temporarily, which was Li Yuanpei's idea."

"Because Wang Xinghuan is too much of a negative influence on everyone's work atmosphere. With Dean Wang here, many professors have to spend at least 20 percent of their energy on interpersonal relationships."

"Even if Professor Wang comes, it won't make any particularly crucial progress on the project. So, Li Yuanpei asked me to talk to Dean Wang. Right now, only Zhang Ziqian from the urology department is here."

"Not only Dean Wang, but also Wang Ou from the spinal surgery department just now, it was Li Yuanpei who suggested that I do this."

"Professor Wang Ou is actually very enterprising, but she encountered some things in her early years, which made her more conservative."

“But if I say that, he’ll definitely practice spinal cord dissection in private.”

"If Professor Wang Ou can really perform spinal cordotomy on her own, then my workload will be reduced by half!"

"This can save more time for discussions on other topics, such as the biological signal transduction subgroup that Song Yi and Nie Mingxian are in."

"It's really comfortable to have a brother like this helping me out."

Luo Tingzhu knocked on the passenger window and then said, "In the past, I actually looked down on some of the meddling and interference of the administration."

"They don't actually understand anything, but they insist on instructing professionals on how to do things."

"But now it seems that having someone skilled in management to lead the team can actually save us a lot of trouble?"

Fang Ziye nodded: "Of course!"

“In addition to conducting experiments, there are many other things that need to be communicated to run a research project.”

"For example, issues related to the supply of medical equipment, medicines, and reagents, as well as procurement, etc..."

"These are all currently managed by Brother Li Yuanpei, so I seem quite busy, but I can still have some free time."

"Moreover, Brother Li Yuanpei is quite convincing. Even Brother Nie Mingxian and Brother Liao are willing to tell him about what happens in the research group from time to time. That's his personal charm!"

"Currently, our team is only missing one data statistics talent who can replace Lan Tianluo, and that would be considered a perfect all-rounder!"

"My teammates are amazing!~"

Luo Tingzhu said, "Senior, we must be extremely careful in selecting the person who can take on the data analysis responsibilities in the research group."

"Data is the core of scientific research. We are afraid of leaks and people tampering with the data analysis."

"It's better to be slower and less professional than to choose the wrong person."

Fang Ziye said, "Of course, in fact, I have been contacted by many professors and associate professors in the field of medical statistics."

“I haven’t met any of them, precisely because I’m afraid of these problems.”

"Tingzhu, don't forget, our group has had data breaches before, haven't we?"

Luo Tingzhu certainly remembered that time when a junior colleague handed over the data to the company for processing, and the data later appeared in other people's articles.

The company employee who contacted that junior colleague had already resigned and run away with the bucket. Although the data wasn't crucial, all his previous efforts were in vain.

"Senior, I sat in on the overview of the project today, and I realized that I probably won't be able to integrate into the project and take on a specific role. However, I am quite interested in the two sections of spinal cord incision and nerve root puncture stimulation."

"If I can become familiar with these two sections, I'll definitely be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort during anesthesia!"

"It's good enough if you can find something that interests you."

"Tingzhu, your postdoctoral defense is coming up soon, it's next year, you need to prepare."

"By the way, it's time to start the work on the general research project as well."

“From now on, you’ll be the little boss of the anesthesiology and trauma surgery department,” Fang Ziye said.

Luo Tingzhu has her own ambitions; she has her own research projects to pursue and will apply for funding for them!

"Senior, I will be focusing more on anesthesiology research in the future, so the opportunities and time to collaborate with you will become less and less."

After Luo Tingzhu finished speaking, she shook her head: "No, to be more precise, the opportunities to be led and pushed by you, senior brother, are becoming fewer and fewer. I also need to lead people now."

"The challenges we face are definitely not small!"

Fang Ziye said, "It's good to have challenges."

"But if you ever feel like you don't want to work alone in the anesthesiology department anymore, remember to come back and help me."

"The two of us are the best teammates with the longest cooperative front!"

"We're teammates too?" Luo Tingzhu asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course, from the very beginning, we've been working on the project together, pooling funds together, saving money together, and traveling to Shashi for cell research together..."

"Looking back now, I feel quite emotional about how we used to work so hard for tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan in funding."

Luo Tingzhu said, "However, many graduate students and doctoral students are still struggling to secure tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan in funding."

"Only a very small number of people are lucky enough to achieve financial freedom during their master's or doctoral studies."

"For example, your students, senior brother, or Professor Yuan's students."

"Even for Professor Deng's students, the funds they can be allocated are still extremely limited..."

Fang Ziye laughed and said, "Weren't we discussing our teammates? How did we suddenly start talking about funding?"

Luo Tingzhu shook her head: "I don't know either, we just ended up chatting and it happened."

"Senior, I'm willing to be your teammate for life. If you need my help, please let me know."

"Right now, I want to go out and explore on my own!" Luo Tingzhu looked ahead.

Even though it was late at night and dark, the car headlights illuminated the road ahead, tearing a path for the two of them in the darkness.

……

After returning home, Fang Ziye looked at the message sent by Li Yuanpei and replied, "Yuanpei, just as you expected."

"After Brother Nie returned to the team, Professor Xiong Bin from the gastrointestinal surgery department also came back."

"However, his student Li Mengchao still did not show up."

"Is this Li Mengchao really reliable? Have you made sure you've checked him out?" Fang Ziye asked.

Li Yuanpei did not inherit Deng Yong's 'scheming', but he did inherit some of Deng Yong's methods.

Today, Nie Mingxian was brought back to the research group to propose a new plan. This was secretly directed by Li Yuanpei, and it was also a plan agreed upon by Fang Ziye and Li Yuanpei.

Their sole purpose was to recruit Dr. Li Mengchao from Professor Xiong Bin's team and try to bring him into the fold.

According to Li Yuanpei's inquiries, this gastrointestinal surgeon, Dr. Li Mengchao, is extremely talented. He is only a second-year doctoral student and is already capable of performing rectal cancer resections.

Of course, this is just hearsay at the moment.

"Don't worry, Ziye, it's guaranteed to be reliable!"

"This Li Mengchao has already been targeted by Yang Guoliang, the director of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Without special conditions, it will be difficult for us to recruit him into the team."

"But no matter what, the most important thing is to get him involved in the research group as a member of Professor Xiong Bin's team!"

"You really provoked Professor Wang Ou of the spinal surgery department today. Professor Xiong Bin is probably worried that he won't do enough and will be criticized or retaliated against by you again."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Li Mengchao will be summoned by him."

"It happened in the last few days!" Li Yuanpei guessed.

After reading this information, Fang Ziye smiled knowingly, realizing he had been too cunning and not very kind. (End of Chapter)