On 17 June 2026, a delegation led by Professor Keith Brennan, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester, visited Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM). The two sides held a dedicated meeting to discuss the establishment of a joint centre for in silico trails and the development of a collaborative medical education programme.Repr...

On May 31, Professor Lu Shun, ​Lifetime Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine’s Affiliated Chest Hospital, a leading expert in oncology, and Director of the Shanghai Lung Cancer Clinical Medical Center, led his team in reporting significant progress from the Phase III HARMONi-6 study. The results were published in the prestigious international journalThe Lancet. On the...

​On May 27, the Shaw Prize Foundation unveiled the 2026 Shaw Prize laureates, recognizing seven leading scientists for their outstanding achievements in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences.The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine was jointly awarded to Academician Chen Zhu, Lifetime Professor at Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, P...

On May 20, the signing ceremony for the Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics Educational Grant Program was successfully held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (SJTUSM). Theprogram aims to advance cutting‑edge technologies in in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), build a deeply integrated platform connecting industry, academia, research, and clinical practice, and accelerate medical innovat...

On the afternoon of April 20, as one of the key events of the 2026 China–U.S. Youth Dialogue on Health (Shanghai Session), organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and co-hosted by the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and other institutions, approximately 100 young physicians, nurses, medical students, and distingu...

Recently, a major research breakthrough from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine on non-invasive neuromodulation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was published online inThe BMJ. The study provides an important adjunctive intervention strategy for autism beyond conventional behavioral therapies. The innovative approach was jointly developed over four years through collaboration...