In early August, some international hepatobiliary experts sent telegrams and letters to the No. 2 Military Medical University (MMU) to congratulate the successful closing of the 3rd Academic Conference of the China Branch of the International Hepato-Biliary-Pancreato Association, sponsored by the No. 2 Military Medical University. This is an epitome of the university making the most of the first-class international experts and scientific research institutions to promote leapfrog development of its scientific research work.

　　The No. 2 Military Medical University regards the expansion of international exchange and the deepening of scientific cooperation as an important approach for promoting leapfrog development of its scientific research work. As a result, the university has been active in hosting and sponsoring large-scale international and national academic conferences. Besides, it has established the "master's forum" to invite Nobel laureates and world celebrated experts to the university to carry out academic exchanges.

　　In summer last year, the university sponsored the International Immunology Conference and the First World Chinese Immunology Conference at which 25 international authoritative immunological scholars were invited to give academic lectures. The conference has provided a platform for domestic immunological scholars to learn some firsthand knowledge of the latest successes in the international frontier scientific research and seek high-level cooperation.

　　In order to introduce foreign intelligence and information resources, the university has established academic exchange and scientific cooperative mechanism with 34 countries and regions including the U.S., UK and Germany and some world famous universities and scientific research institutes like University of Massachusetts and Humboldt University, so as to bring its scientific research level into line with the international frontier scientific research.

　　The Oriental Hepatobility Surgery Hospital affiliated to the University has established the Sino-Germany Cooperative Biological Signal Transmission Research Center in partnership with Max Planck Institute. In the past few years, its research achievements won the first prizes of Military Scientific and Technological Progress Award and the second prizes of the National Natural Science Award. In recent years, the university has made use of international resources to carry out scientific research, through which it has won one National Highest Scientific and Technological Award, three second prizes of the National Natural Science Award, two second prizes of the National Technological Invention Award and four second prizes of the National Scientific and Technological Progress Award.

　　By Xiao Xin

　　(Aug 18, PLA Daily)                                               Editor: Dong Zhaohui