To better serve the national innovation-driven development strategy and the Healthy China strategy, Taikang Insurance Group donated 1 billion RMB to Wuhan University in 2021 to support the development in medical and life sciences at Wuhan University. Starting from this initiative, on December 31, 2021, the Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences (hereinafter referred to as “Taikang Center") was established.
Team of leading medical professionals
Professional service - International standards
The most modern equipment in the world
Taikang Center is an independently operated research institution in Wuhan University. It is led by Professor Song Bao-Liang, a renowned metabolic biologist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who serves as the Director and Chief Scientist of Taikang Center. The primary mission of Taikang Center is to drive the cultivation of top innovative talents through outstanding research in life and medical sciences, aiming to build an world-class highland for scientific research and talent cultivation. Taikang Center adopts internationally advanced management and operation mechanisms, establishes a scientific advisory committee, and employs a modern scientific Principal Investigator (PI) system (a Chief Academic Leader + a team) to assemble high-level research groups. Taikang Center has established a full set of core facilities with advanced large equipment. It focuses on cutting-edge exploration of significantly scientific questions related to health and diseases, provides pioneering innovations for the treatment of major diseases, and continuously contributes to improve China's innovation capabilities in the fields of medical and life sciences.
The Instrument Center is a comprehensive experimental platform integrating scientific research, teaching, and service. It has advanced equipment and a professional technical team, and is committed to providing high-quality experimental services for researchers, teachers, and students.
The Instrument Center has a variety of advanced instruments and equipment covering multiple fields such as chemistry, biology, physics, and materials, which can meet different experimental needs. At the same time, the Instrument Center also has a professional technical team with extensive experimental experience and profound professional knowledge, which can provide comprehensive technical support and services for researchers, teachers, and students.
The main functions of the instrument center include:
Metabolism is the basic feature and functional basis of cell biological activities, and its homeostasis and process remodeling are important supports for the body to cope with environmental and genetic changes. Imbalance of body metabolism...
