Peking University, 14 October 2019: Recently, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its founding, Nature Medicine invited 25 scientists in the field of natural sciences from all over the world to write commemorate articles. Professor Qiao Jie, renowned expert of reproductive medicine, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and president of Peking University Third Hospital, was invited as the only Chinese scientist. The article was published online in Nature Medicine on September 9, 2019. This invitation marks the recognition of China’s development in reproductive medicine from the global natural science field.
Nature, a famous British magazine, is one of the most authoritative scientific journals in the world. It aims to report important discoveries and breakthroughs in the scientific community and to pay attention to the novelty and uniqueness of scientific research results. Nature Medicine, the most important sub-journal of the Nature magazine in the medical field, has an impact factor of 30.641 and is one of the most authoritative magazines in the field of medicine.
Qiao’s Group (the third from the left is Qiao)
Qiao and her group’s research achievement “Gut microbiota-bile acid-interleukin 22 axis orchestrates polycystic ovary syndrome” was highly praised and recognized by domestic and foreign peer experts in the field of reproduction and metabolism after its publication in August 2019 in Nature Medicine. In two months, Nature Reviews Endocrinology (IF=24.6), Cell Metabolism (IF=22.4), Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (IF=57.6) respectively published reviews for Qiao’s work. It is believed that this study has fully revealed the causal relationship between the gut microbiota and PCOS, and suggested that the gut microbiota, bile acid, and IL-22 may be of value for the treatment of PCOS.
Based on her achievement in the field of reproduction, Qiao was invited to give an interview in Nature Medicine to introduce her research results in the field of reproduction and her medical career. From a medical student to the doctor of the first test-tube baby mother in the Chinese mainland, to now the leader in reproductive medicine, Qiao constantly led the team to innovate and progress, bringing hope to more infertile patients and families with birth defects.
Written by: Wei Qijia
Edited by: Zhou Yijing
Source: PKU News (Chinese)
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