Recently, the Ministry of Education announced the list of winners for the 2025 Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology). The research project titled Synthesis of the Fifth Base Z Genome and Discovery of Primary Metabolic Pathways in Other Microorganisms, jointly completed by the research team led by Zhao Suwen from the iHuman Institute and the School of Life Science and Technology at ShanghaiTech University, in collaboration with other researchers, was awarded the first prize for Natural Science Research Achievements by the Ministry of Education.
Since 2021, Zhao Suwen’s research team and collaborators have been deeply engaged in the study of nucleotide modifications in bacteriophages. Related research results have been published in high-impact international academic journals such as Science, Nature Microbiology, and Nature Communications.
The Ministry of Education Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements Award (Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology) aims to encourage university faculty and scientific researchers to conduct original technological innovations and translate research outcomes to address national strategic needs, economic and social development, and global scientific frontiers, thereby enhancing the original innovation capabilities of universities and the quality of talent development. The award operates on a nomination system and is evaluated every three years. It includes categories such as the Natural Science Research Achievements Award, Engineering Technology Research Achievements Award, and Outstanding Research Achievements Award for Young Scholars.
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