Jing Wanghui, a PhD student from the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau (UM), received the first presentation prize at the fourth Joint Workshop of the International Society for Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) and the Chinese Society for Study of Xenobiotics (CSSX). Jing’s supervisors are Prof. Wang Yitao and Dr. Yan Ru.

The workshop enjoys an extremely high status and academic influence in the field of xenobiotic metabolism. It aims to promote international exchange on the studies of metabolism, transport and interactions of xenobiotics. It invites well-known experts and scholars from around the world to give plenary lectures and reports addressing the latest progress in cutting-edge subjects, to share experience, to contribute ideas, and to evaluate the significance of research and English speech ability of young scholars and postgraduate students, from whom 10 winners are selected for excellent presentation awards.

Jing gave a speech on “Regulation of P-glycoprotein by Mori Cortex in Caco-2 Cells and Colon Tissues from Ulcerative Colitic Rats”, which has its source in The Pharmacokinetic and Metabonomic Studies of Chinese Medicines Belonging to Lung Meridian and Large Intestine Meridian under the Guidance of the Traditional Chinese Medicinal Theory “Interior and exterior relationship between the lung and large intestine”, a project undertaken by UM under the National 973 Programme. The project is headed by Prof. Wang Yitao, with Dr. Yan Ru serving as academic secretary. It is conducted in collaboration with universities in Beijing, Wuhan and Guangzhou. The project carries out a series of studies of the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine from the innovative perspective of intestinal microecology, not only offering a new approach in the fundamental research on traditional Chinese medicine, but also representing a strategic breakthrough in deciphering complex in vivo fates of Chinese medicines . At the mid-term evaluation and annual progress report meetings for projects under the National 973 Programme, UM was ranked No. 1 in terms of the quantity and quality of published SCI papers on this subject. This first prize received at the fourth Joint Workshop of ISSX and CSSX has brought to 11 the total number of prizes UM has obtained on this subject at national and international conferences over the past three years. It once again demonstrates that UM has the ability to undertake major national scientific research projects and also shows that UM is in a leading position in PhD training in the field of xenobiotic metabolism.

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