Ph.D. Candidate, Class of 2023, Mentor:  Dr. Yu ZHANG

My undergraduate degree was from Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a five-year program in clinical medicine. I received my master's degree in Oncology from Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Capital Medical University under the supervision of Professor. Guangyu AN. During my master's degree, I studied at the Department of Oncology, Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China, and conducted research in the field of "Development of novel biomarkers in solid tumors and their value in immunotherapy".

During my undergraduate and master's studies in the hospital, I experienced the helplessness of doctors and patients, saw the limitations of clinical oncology treatments, and learned the great clinical prospects of tumor immunotherapy.

I think it is an immensely noble endeavor that one success in clinical work can help one patient, but one victory in research can help a large patient population.

With this in mind, I chose to join the CIMR and I was deeply attracted by CIMR's philosophy of "Integrating basic and clinical research, creating a modern medical research system that is multidisciplinary, and fostering a new type of talents who are committed to the basic, clinical, and innovative translational aspects of medical science". I hope to receive professional and rigorous scientific research training here, and, under the guidance of Professor. Yu ZHANG as well as the center's cultivation, explore the complex interactions between the immune system and tumors, and find a new direction for clinical oncology treatment.