On September 12, 2023, the first group meeting since the establishment of Jiao Yang’s research group was finally held successfully. The attendees included Prof. Jiao Yang, postdoctoral fellow Zhang Yulin, research assistant Wang Zhenkai, doctoral students Li Zesheng and Liu Hanyuan, as well as postdoctoral fellow Sun Yibin and undergraduate student Huang He who were present as observers. The group meeting consisted of three parts. First,  Li Zesheng and Liu Hanyuan introduced their undergraduate research experiences, with Li Zesheng also proposing some ideas for future work. The students spontaneously asked questions, leading to a lively discussion. Next, Prof. Jiao Yang organized a discussion on some important matters concerning the construction of the research group, including attendance and leave policies, regular group meeting times and formats, duty distribution within the group, and an online reagent management system. The discussion fully utilized the advantages of democratic discussion, and together they established the basic framework for the group’s systems. Finally, everyone shared an “academic” cake made by Liu Hanyuan to commemorate this milestone moment for the research group.

Li Zesheng presented his research experience and future work plans.

A commemorative “academic” cake for the first group meeting.