Source: Yangcheng Evening News 2014-05-31 Page A3
Written by: Chen Yingping
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

The Nature conference on “Genomics and Stem Cell Based Therapies: Shaping the Future of Personalized Medicine” was held on May 29-31 in Guangzhou. This is the first time for Nature to co-organize an international conference with a research institute in mainland China — the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University since the journal was first published in 1869. More than 430 experts and scholars from universities and research organizations in 16 countries and regions including the UK and the US attended the conference.

According to Liu Yizhi, Director of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, as a co-organizer of the conference, the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology hopes that through this window, more foreign experts can learn about the science and technology development in China, and more experts can provide genomics and stem cell based therapies and personalized treatment for patients with eye diseases.