Research News
-
Research News
SYSU team uncovers a forest "anti-monopoly" mechanism
A research team from the School of Ecology at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) has provided a pioneering explanation for the global distribution of tree diversity, revealing how complex "social networks" among trees sustain life in the world’s most diverse forests.The study, led by Professor Chengjin Chu and published online in Nature on April 29, marks the first global-scale verification that "h...
April 30, 2026
-
Research News
SYSU researchers reveal key Ebola mutation driving 2018–2020 outbreak
A collaborative study led by Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) has systematically identified a critical "advantageous" mutation in the Ebola virus (EBOV) that emerged during the devastating 2018–2020 epidemic. The findings, published on January 23 in the prestigious journal Cell, offer vital scientific clues for understanding viral evolution and developing broad-spectrum antiviral strategies.The s...
January 23, 2026
-
Research News
SYSU powers key flight test for reusable launch vehicles
On January 12, Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), in partnership with a commercial Chinese aerospace enterprise CAS Space, successfully completed a flight test for verifying key technologies of reusable launch vehicles. The test validated an online-trajectory-optimization-based guidance technique under a flight profile with an altitude above 100 kilometers, providing strong support for China's deve...
January 19, 2026
-
Research News
SYSU dataset featured in WMO's 2025 global climate report
On January 14, 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that 2025 was among the three warmest years on record, extending a streak of exceptionally high global temperatures.One of the pillars of the this authoritative analysis is the China-MST 3.0 dataset, a global surface temperature benchmark independently developed by a research team from Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU).The C...
January 16, 2026
-
Research News
SYSU researchers identify antidepressant as potential breakthrough in overcoming ovarian cancer chemoresistance
A collaborative team led by Professor Chaoyun Pan from the Zhongshan School of Medicine has identified a neuro-immune-metabolic axis that drives chemoresistance, suggesting fluoxetine as a novel chemosensitizer.Ovarian cancer remains one of the most formidable challenges in women's health, claiming approximately 200,000 lives annually. While initial responses to cytoreductive surgery and platin...
January 7, 2026