Professor Simon Stellmer from the University of Bonn receives a ‘Proof of Concept Grant’ from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project „GyroRevolutionPlus“. With the funding of €150,000 for up to 18 months, the physicist will continue to prepare his research results from previous ERC projects for commercial application. This is the second time that Professor Stellmer has been successful in this funding program after having received a grant for his previous project ‘GyroRevolution’ in 2023. The precision instruments he and his team are developing can be used to improve natural disaster early warning systems.

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, a Chinese team of scientists reported a comprehensive proteogenomic analysis of 101 Chinese AML patients, including proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses and an in vitro drug sensitivity analysis in addition to whole exome and transcriptome sequencing. They integrated multi-omic data to predict and validate patient prognosis and drug sensitivity. They revealed three subtypes based on proteome, where S-II and S-III characterized mainly by metabolism and could benefit from Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, but S-I enriched in tumour proliferation could not. Further correlation analysis of 77 drugs sensitivity with proteomic and phosphoproteomic data uncovered the therapeutic strategies of cytarabine-disulfiram and PI3K inhibitor-PDK inhibitor combinations.  Overall, the research provide a resource for understanding the molecular alterations in AML and developing potential therapeutic strategies.

POSTECH Professors Dong Soo Hwang and Jimin Choi Unravel the Long-Standing Mystery of EGF-Based Adhesion.

A research team led by Prof. Baowen Zhou has developed a novel Zn-decorated GaN nanowire catalyst that converts CO₂ and H₂O into methane (CH₄) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) using light. The main research was carried out by Dr. Muhammad Salman Nasir, achieving methane production rates of 189 mmol g^–1 h^–1 with a selectivity of 93.6% and excellent long-term stability for over 80 hours. This breakthrough provides a sustainable pathway to carbon-neutral energy and industrial chemical production.