The Discipline Strategy Seminar on \"Paradigm Transformation and Inheritance Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research\" of the Medical Science Department of the Natural Scie


  

  On December 22, 2024, the Discipline Strategy Seminar on "Paradigm Transformation and Inheritance Innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research" was held in Tianjin, hosted by the Medical Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and organized by Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.   Zhao Lixiao, Deputy Director of Tianjin Science and Technology Bureau, and Gao Xiumei, President of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.

  The seminar focused on two topics: "Current Status and Bottlenecks of Basic Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine" and "Interdisciplinary Intersections and Paradigm Changes in Basic Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine". A total of three thematic reports and eight special reports were arranged. The attending experts had extensive exchanges and discussions, comprehensively sorted out the current problems in basic research of traditional Chinese medicine, analyzed the opportunities and challenges faced at the current stage, proposed future development goals, and reached a consensus on "rejecting 'formulaic', 'short and fast', and 'utilitarian' research".

  36 leaders in charge of scientific research from Chinese medicine universities across the country, experts engaged in frontline research, and relevant staff from the Medical Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China participated in this seminar.