The acclaimed "Future Frontier Youth Forum" unfurled its wings at the Zhongguanyuan Global Village of PKU on October 7, 2023. Serving as a nexus for various research avenues, the forum endeavored to pioneer cross-disciplinary synergies and unveil novel scientific paradigms and methodologies via vibrant dialogues and intellectual exchanges.

This prestigious event was orchestrated under the leadership of Prof. Liangyi Chen from the National Center for Biomedical Imaging Science and the College of Future Technology at Peking University, alongside Researcher Zhi Qi from the Center for Quantitative Biology. Fourteen esteemed speakers took to the stage, sharing insights from their respective research endeavors.

The morning sessions painted a broad canvas of innovation. Highlights included Researcher Bei Liu's exploration of visualizing protein activity within living cells, Prof. Chunxiong Luo's delve into the nuances of microfluidics in synthetic biology, and Associate Researcher Lei Ma's showcase of neuron simulations bolstered by GPU computing frameworks. A panoply of other luminaries, from Researcher Zhiyuan Li with his microbial ecological models to PhD student Yu Yi's insights into 3D imaging of pancreatic tissues, further enriched the discourse.

Zhi Qi (left) and Liangyi Chen (right)

As the afternoon sun cast its glow, Assistant Researcher Long Qian captivated attendees with a synthetic biology component mining system leveraging large-scale language models. This was complemented by Researcher Yiqian Wu's revolutionary ultrasound-controllable CAR-T cell therapy and Dr. Jie Lin's elucidation of the mRNA buffering mechanism in eukaryotic cells. Topics spanned from time-domain excited Raman scattering spectroscopy to predicting bacteria's environmental adaptability via machine learning.

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Participants were also treated to a visual display featuring the likes of Chunxiong Luo, He Sun, Ming Han, Lei Ma, Zhiyuan Li, and Long Qian. (top-left to bottom-right)

The forum culminated in a vibrant interactive session, with attendees deeply engaged in discussions prompted by the day's revelations. In their closing remarks, Researcher Qi Zhi and Professor Chen Liangyi extended their gratitude to the contributors and voiced aspirations for continued dialogue and enriched academic collaborations in the future.

Reflecting on its objectives, the "Future Frontier Youth Forum" can confidently proclaim its success, having provided a platform that nurtured innovation, dialogue, and future possibilities.

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