Nobel Prize winner Levit talks about basic research and production and research cooperation

75 -year -old

Nobel Prize winner

Fudan University complex system

Honorary Dean of Multimensional Research Institute

Professor Michael Levit

Have never stopped the footsteps of scientific research and teaching

He guides students online to carry out protein structure prediction

And invited to make online reports for Fudan students

A few days ago, Levit accepted our interview

Scientific research is non -stop, online guidance showing results

"Although they can't meet, the students of the multi -scale research institute of the complex system are very hard in scientific research. I am very satisfied with the achievements they achieved." Recently, Levit has always insisted on conducting online teaching for students.

As one of the earliest pioneers in the field of protein structure prediction, Levit has continuously cultivated the field for more than half a century. Recently, the protein structure forecasting team led by Dean Ma Jianpeng worked hard to overcome various inconveniences, and successfully discovered a new method that improved the efficiency of protein side chain modeling and strengthened drug design capabilities. At present, the research team has submitted two related papers and is being reviewed by colleagues.

In 2018, under the sincerity of Fudan, Lever, as the first batch of peak planning talents in Shanghai, came to Shanghai and rooted in Fudan.

"Shanghai is a city that has always been open to foreigners. As a person who does not speak Chinese, I have a very comfortable life here. Fudan University has a intelligent student and a long tradition. Many factors have determined my choice together." Levit said.

In the next few years, through face -to -face guidance of graduate students, and to provide general education courses for undergraduate students, Levit brought himself in the pioneering research and educational concept of simulating biological systems, protein molecules, and DNA molecules. Cultivated a group of high -level research talents.

The discovery of basic science is like buying lottery tickets

Recently, in addition to the close guidance of the research group students, Levit also actively encouraged the majority of young students to engage in basic scientific research. On May 8th, the Department of Polymer Science and complex systems of Fudan University jointly organized a special academic report for the ninth series of aggregation forums. Levit was invited to make a report entitled "Basic Sciences that need to be open" entitled "Major foundation." Attracted more than 10,000 people to watch.

"Although my research has promoted antibody design and drug research and development, this is not my main scientific research goal. I hope to contribute to basic science." Levit has focused on basic scientific research throughout his life. He believes that basic science should It refers to those new discoveries that are unpredictable and unexpected, and also call on everyone to actively try those scientific research ideas that seem crazy, but may bring major breakthroughs.

Levit said whether a basic science field can contribute to actual applications is unknown, and it should not prevent scientific researchers from setting up the basic science of "seemingly no efficiency". It is important to carry out scientific research plans, but plans that do not require changes will drag their legs. The discovery of basic science is like buying lottery tickets, and plans and predictions cannot be performed, but if you buy a few more "lottery tickets", it will help get first -class scientific discoveries. He hopes that more young people can join the road of scientific research. Different teams can also conduct cooperative research through different platforms and even social media, so that science is more open and touched, without any restrictions on the research field.

Basic science talent training and application practice

The Molecular Biology Laboratory of the Medical Research Committee of Cambridge University is a place where Levit has studied and lived for many years. There have been 28 Nobel Prize winners here. Levit believes that the secrets of this laboratory are in addition to sufficient scientific research funding and flattening. The management system, as well as the research model of group system (about 5 people in each group). The pressure of friends will make everyone more active, and they all want to make their next paper better. At the same time, "Following the Teacher" is very important. He mentioned that there is a mentor mechanism behind the Nobel Prize. Many Nobel Prize winners were students of the previous Nobel Prize winners, and Nuo will appear among their own students. The Bell Prize winner, the longest "Nobel Prize winner chain", has eight winners, a generation relay, and the whole time spans a century.

In addition to vigorously advocating basic scientific research, Levit also attaches great importance to scientific application practice and school -enterprise cooperation. "Through cooperation with enterprises, I can learn more about my research interest as scientific researchers, and give full play to my scientific research strength in application practice." He said that operating a successful technology company is not easier to carry out scientific research in schools. The school and the company should respect each other and cooperate with each other, and students can learn many industries when they are internship in technology companies. He is very optimistic about the scientific research potential of Chinese companies, and believes that Chinese companies are full of imagination and often burst out of "golden ideas".

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Text: Li Yijie, Wang Mengqi

Photography: Qi Xinru, Cheng Zhao

Responsible editor: Zhang Peilin

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