On May 24^th 2024, we were delighted to host Prof. Hou Yanglong, Chair Professor and Dean of the School of Materials Science at Sun Yat-sen University, as our distinguished guest speaker for the 109^th session of the Shenzhen University Medicine Forum. Prof. Hou delivered an academic report titled "Chemical Construction of Magnetic Nanoprobes and Their Exploration in Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment" at Shaheyuan in the Lihu Campus, upon invitation by Prof. Huang Peng from the School of Biomedical Engineering at the Medical Department of Shenzhen University. The forum, presided over by Prof. Huang Peng, attracted a large audience comprising faculty and students.

In this lecture, we learned that magnetic nanostructures, due to their unique physical and chemical properties, hold significant value in applications across fields such as information storage, biomedicine, and nanocatalysis. Prof. Hou specifically presented data regarding the applications of two-dimensional magnetic nanomaterials and various magnetic nanoprobe types (such as iron carbide and iron sulfide) in multi-modal imaging techniques for tumors, including magnetic resonance imaging and photoacoustic imaging, as well as in treatments such as photothermal therapy, magnetic hyperthermia therapy, chemodynamic therapy, and immunotherapy. Prof. Hou also discussed the challenges faced in the research of monodisperse magnetic nanomaterials. He outlined the research strategies employed by his group and summarized the key issues related to the metabolic mechanisms and clinical translation of magnetic nanostructures. Following his lecture, Prof. Hou actively engaged with the attendees, addressing a range of questions regarding the application of magnetic nanoprobes in tumor diagnosis and treatment. His lecture certainly improved the understanding of multifunctional magnetic nanoprobes among the faculty and students of the Medical Department.

Guest Speaker Profile:

Hou Yanglong, Chair Professor and Dean of the School of Materials of Sun Yat-sen University, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and a Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS). His research focuses on the chemically controllable synthesis of multifunctional magnetic nanostructures. During his career, he has developed a universal preparation method for monodispersed magnetic nanomaterials and explored the application of magnetic nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors and other major diseases. So far, he has published more than 260 academic papers that together have accumulated more than 29,000 citations. He has an H factor of 95 and has applied for 21 patents (of which 16 have been authorized). In 2019, he was awarded the second place National Natural Science prize. He has also been honored with the National Innovation and Striving for Pioneering Award, the Beijing Mao Yisheng Youth Science and Technology Award, and the Chinese Chemical Society-Royal Society of Chemistry Youth Chemistry Award. He was awarded the National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation Grant and has given more than 100 invited presentations at international and national conferences. He is currently an international advisor/editorial board member of Advanced Science, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Advanced Therapeutics, and National Science Reviews, and is a member of the Council of the Chinese Chemical Society.