Nobel Laureate in Medicine Lectures at NCKU, Emphasizing Importance of Oxygen Homeostasis
Gregg Semenza, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, lectured at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), highlighting the inseparable link between Earth's atmospheric circulation and human cellular physiology, emphasizing oxygen homeostasis as fundamental to human survival. He also warned about the environmental impact of fossil fuel combustion.
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(Central News Agency reporter Yang Szu-jui, Tainan, 14th) National Cheng Kung University today invited Gregg Semenza, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, to give a lecture, emphasizing the inseparable link between Earth's atmospheric circulation and human cellular physiology, and that oxygen homeostasis is fundamental to human survival.
NCKU Vice President Chang Shih-wei stated in his opening remarks that NCKU's participation in the "Taiwan Bridge Project" initiated by the World Peace Foundation, and its organization of a series of Nobel laureate lectures, is in line with the project's aim to build a bridge of communication and peace between Taiwan and the world by facilitating direct dialogue between top scientists and Taiwanese scholars.
Chang Shih-wei pointed out that the second lecture in the series invited Semenza to speak on "Life Cycles on Earth: Global and Personal." From a molecular biology perspective, he revealed how the cellular oxygen-sensing mechanism is closely linked to global sustainable life, leading faculty and students to reflect on the close relationship between humans and the environment.
NCKU provided information stating that this lecture was hosted by Professor Wang Yi-ching, a distinguished professor of pharmacology in NCKU's School of Medicine, renowned in the field of molecular mechanisms of cancer tumors and medical treatment. The topics ranged from the performance of Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) mechanisms in extreme environments to how to respond to life safety concerns and medical challenges caused by climate and environmental changes.
Semenza pointed out in his lecture that it took Earth 2 billion years to achieve an oxygen-rich atmosphere and a stable ecosystem, but in the past few decades, it has been damaged by the massive burning of fossil fuels. When the balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen collapses, the forms of life known to humans will also face an end, leading to global warming and devastating climate change.
Semenza emphasized that oxygen homeostasis is fundamental to human survival. His research team discovered the research process of the "Hypoxia-inducible factors" molecular mechanism, understanding how cells regulate gene expression through the HIF system to adapt to changes in oxygen concentration.
Semenza stated that this discovery has had a profound impact on the development of cancer treatment drugs, research on cardiovascular diseases and anemia, and provides an important scientific basis for understanding life adaptation mechanisms under climate change and environmental stress. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150414
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(Central News Agency reporter Yang Szu-jui, Tainan, 14th) National Cheng Kung University today invited Gregg Semenza, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, to give a lecture, emphasizing the inseparable link between Earth's atmospheric circulation and human cellular physiology, and that oxygen homeostasis is fundamental to human survival.
NCKU Vice President Chang Shih-wei stated in his opening remarks that NCKU's participation in the "Taiwan Bridge Project" initiated by the World Peace Foundation, and its organization of a series of Nobel laureate lectures, is in line with the project's aim to build a bridge of communication and peace between Taiwan and the world by facilitating direct dialogue between top scientists and Taiwanese scholars.
Chang Shih-wei pointed out that the second lecture in the series invited Semenza to speak on "Life Cycles on Earth: Global and Personal." From a molecular biology perspective, he revealed how the cellular oxygen-sensing mechanism is closely linked to global sustainable life, leading faculty and students to reflect on the close relationship between humans and the environment.
NCKU provided information stating that this lecture was hosted by Professor Wang Yi-ching, a distinguished professor of pharmacology in NCKU's School of Medicine, renowned in the field of molecular mechanisms of cancer tumors and medical treatment. The topics ranged from the performance of Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) mechanisms in extreme environments to how to respond to life safety concerns and medical challenges caused by climate and environmental changes.
Semenza pointed out in his lecture that it took Earth 2 billion years to achieve an oxygen-rich atmosphere and a stable ecosystem, but in the past few decades, it has been damaged by the massive burning of fossil fuels. When the balance between carbon dioxide and oxygen collapses, the forms of life known to humans will also face an end, leading to global warming and devastating climate change.
Semenza emphasized that oxygen homeostasis is fundamental to human survival. His research team discovered the research process of the "Hypoxia-inducible factors" molecular mechanism, understanding how cells regulate gene expression through the HIF system to adapt to changes in oxygen concentration.
Semenza stated that this discovery has had a profound impact on the development of cancer treatment drugs, research on cardiovascular diseases and anemia, and provides an important scientific basis for understanding life adaptation mechanisms under climate change and environmental stress. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150414
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