Recently, China Science and Technology Development Press ushered in a milestone moment: Academician Kuang Tingyun, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and founder of China's photosynthesis research, and Academician Yang Weicai, Member of CAS, Member of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), and plant developmental biologist, were officially appointed as academic advisors to the press. This landmark cooperation signifies that the press has entered a new stage in academic leadership and knowledge service capabilities in the fields of life sciences and agricultural technology.
Academician Kuang Tingyun is a pioneer and founder of China's photosynthesis research. She obtained her doctoral degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University in the former Soviet Union and has devoted 60 years of intensive research at the Institute of Botany, CAS after returning to China, pioneering the new field of photosynthetic membrane pigment-protein research in China. She has won the Second Class National Natural Science Award three times, and her research achievements have been repeatedly selected into the "Top 10 Scientific Advances in China" and "Top 10 Advances in Life Sciences in China". She also serves as a Member of the International Academy of欧亚 Sciences (IEAS), former President of the Botanical Society of China, and was named one of the "Top 10 Science Popularization Figures of 2021", achieving the deep integration of cutting-edge scientific research and science popularization.
Academician Yang Weicai is a leader in the field of plant reproductive developmental biology. He studied at Lanzhou University in his early years and later obtained his doctoral degree from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, with a profound international academic background. After joining the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS in 2003, he has made systematic breakthroughs in embryo sac development, pollen tube guidance, and double fertilization mechanism, won the Second Class National Natural Science Award, and led the promotion of crop breeding transformation from "experience-driven" to "intelligent design". He currently serves as Chief Scientist of Yazhou Bay National Laboratory and Vice President and Secretary-General of the Genetics Society of China.
The person in charge of the press stated that the joining of the two academicians has injected profound "disciplinary heritage" and broad "future vision", which will greatly enhance the press's academic judgment, content planning capabilities, and global influence in the field of life sciences. In the future, the press will strive to build a "globally influential publishing highland for life sciences and interdisciplinary disciplines", contributing publishing wisdom and strength to the development of life science undertakings at home and abroad.