Arieh Warshel Nobel Prize workstation, which is committed to gene therapy research, was recently founded in the Children's Hospital of Shanxi in Taiyuan, according to the fifth Taiyuan Global Health Conference held from Nov 1 to 3.

The workstation will reveal the laws of gene mutation and develop effective methods for gene therapy by means of quantum chemistry calculation. The aim is to adopt mature and effective treatments for hereditary diseases under the framework of gene therapy.

"I hope that we can shape the future of research on molecular modeling with Chinese researchers engaged in the same occupation," said Arieh Warshel, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, at the conference.

Shanxi has engaged in further international dialogue and collaboration in medical research in recent years. In October 2014, the Children's Hospital of Shanxi cooperated with Thomas C. Südhof, a Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine, on establishing a Nobel Prize workstation with its work based on a group of Nobel Prize winners.

This year's Global Health Conference gathered more than 2,000 medical experts and scholars from nearly 40 countries and regions in Taiyuan to discuss recent medical developments. Several medical experts from Russia, Italy and Argentina signed agreements with Shanxi medical institutions for long-term partnerships in scientific research.

The fifth Taiyuan Global Health Conference opens in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, Nov 1. [Photo/sxrb.com]