News and Events
Multiple peer institutions have visited our college to jointly explore high-quality development in medical education.
Recently, Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine (SYSU-SM) has engaged in in-depth exchanges with multiple peer institutions on topics such as medical education, discipline development, and talent cultivation, yielding positive outcomes.
Professor Kuang Ming was awarded the title of "Academician of the Royal Academy of Surgery in England"
On July 9th, Professor Kuang Ming—Vice President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Academic Leader of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Center, and Dean of the College of Basic Surgery—officially received the "Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)" certif
Only in the world! Students of our college were elected as interns at the International Atomic Energy Agency!
Recently, Cai Yiquan, a 2024-level doctoral student of our college (supervisor: Professor Li Ming), stood out from multiple rounds of selections involving 33 universities and research institutions with her solid professional skills and international perspective, successfully winning the internshi
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Academic Activity
Cell Metabolism: Team Led by Chaoyun Pan from the Department of Biochemistry, in Collaboration with Junxiu Liu from The First Affiliated Hospital and Qinglei Gao from Tongji Hospital, Discovers Mechanism of Antidepressant in Enhancing Chemosensitivity in
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer among women worldwide, causing approximately 200,000 deaths annually.
Trends in Genetics | The Yao Chengguo research group of our hospital proposed the universal theory of splicing inhibition of premature mRNA3’ terminal processing and transcription termination
The classic molecular biological function of the five pre-mRNA splicing core snRNP complexes (U1, U2, U4, U5, U6) is the eukaryotic pre-mRNA splicing function described in biochemistry textbooks.
NAT COMMUN | Wang Jinkai's research team cooperates with Philadelphia Children's Hospital to reveal the mechanism of m6A mediating novel RNA quality control through single-cell nanopore sequencing
Eukaryotic cells rely on the classical RNA quality control mechanism, nonsense-mediated RNA decay (NMD), to detect premature termination codons. Consequently, 95.4% of normal termination codons are located in the last exon.
Cell Mol Immunol| Cao Yingjiao's team reveals new targets for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by antinuclear antibodies, immune complex deposition, and chronic inflammation.
Science Immunology｜Chen Jun’s team reports on the novel macrophage phagocytosis checkpoint PSGL-1
On June 13, 2025, the team led by Professor Chen Jun from our institute published a research paper entitled "PSGL-1 is a phagocytosis checkpoint that enables tumor escape from macrophage clearance" online in Science Immunology.
Molecular Cell | Jinkai Wang's group developed a single-molecule m6A detection algorithm based on endogenous labeling to reveal the complexity of m6A on isomers
Eukaryotic pre-mRNA can be selectively processed to form different RNA isomers, which include variable splicing and variable caudation. In addition, the same gene also has variable promoters, thus producing RNA isomers with different 5 'ends.
Numbers
Department of Basic Medical Sciences
8
National first-class discipline construction point
2
Master’s degree program
16
Full-time teacher
164
Scientific research funds in the past five years
762M
students
3790
Doctoral degree program
6
National teaching platform
3
History
In 1866
American missionary physician John Glasgow Kerr established the first modern Western medical school in China at the Boji Hospital, which later evolved into the Medical College of Lingnan University.
In 1908
The Guangdong Guanghua Medical School was founded, which later developed into the Guangdong Guanghua Medical College.
In 1909
The Guangdong Public Medical School was established, which later became the Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University.
In 1953
The Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University and the Medical College of Lingnan University officially merged to form the South China Medical College.
In 1954
The Guangdong Guanghua Medical College was incorporated into the South China Medical College. In 1956, the South China Medical College was renamed Guangzhou Medical College.
In 1956
The South China Medical College was renamed Guangzhou Medical College.
In 1957
Guangzhou Medical College was renamed Sun Yat-sen Medical College.
In 1985
It was renamed Sun Yat-sen Medical University .
In 2001
The original Sun Yat-sen University and Sun Yat-sen Medical University merged to form the new Sun Yat-sen University, and the Zhongshan School of Medicine at Sun Yat-sen University was established.
1866 to 1952
Phase One: From the establishment of the Boji Medical School in 1866 to the period before the institutional adjustments in the early years of the Liberation.
1953 to 2001
Phase Two: From the institutional adjustments in the early years of the Liberation to the period before the merger of the two institutions in 2001.
2001 to Present
Phase Three: From the merger of the two institutions in 2001 to the present day.
