2025 Peking University Interdisciplinary Nursing Research (INR) International Forum for Young Scholars June 20, 2025

The “2025 Peking University INR International Forum for Young Scholars” hosted by Peking University School of Nursing and the Interdisciplinary Nursing Research (INR), and supported by the “Graduate Education Innovation Plan” project of Peking University, was held on June 20, 2025 at Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC). With the theme of “Collaboration and Innovation, Empowering Nursing Care,” the forum explored topics such as new paradigms of interdisciplinary integration, international frontier progress, interdisciplinary research achievements, and their applications in the field of nursing. The forum invited experts and scholars in nursing and related fields to share cutting-edge achievements, and more than 300 researchers from nursing and other disciplines from across country attended. Professor Ming Xu, Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Peking University and Executive Vice Dean of the Graduate School of PKUHSC, Professor Jiancheng Wang, Vice Director of the Scientific Research Department at Peking University and Director of the Scientific Research Department of PKUHSC, Associate Professor Lianping Yang from the School of Public Health at Sun Yat-sen University, Researcher Tao Wang from the School of Computer Science at Peking University, Director Yu Wang from the Lab of Architecture for Senior Citizen at China Architecture Design & Research Group, Associate Professor Dan Luo from the School of Nursing at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Dr Jingyi Wu from the Zhejiang Institute of Advanced Technology at Peking University, and other experts, as well as guests including Professor Shaomei Shang, Dean and Editor-in-Chief of INR, Professor Hongyu Sun, Professor Zhiwen Wang, Vice Dean Shuxiao Hou, Vice Dean Jing Zhou from Peking University School of Nursing, attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was hosted by Professor Hong LU, the Associate Editor of INR. Opening remarks In his speech, Director Jiancheng Wang extended warm congratulations on the successful convening of the forum. He said that in the context of “Healthy China 2030” and the construction of “New Medical Sciences”, interdisciplinary cooperation is a key path to addressing complex health challenges in the future. He reviewed a series of initiatives carried out by PKUHSC and Peking University School of Nursing in international scientific and technological collaboration, particularly within the framework of “Medicine + X.” Under the development opportunity of “Nursing + X,” the nursing discipline has expanded to the whole chain of disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment coordination, rehabilitation promotion and health management, showing strong scientific research strength. At the same time, it has fostered a cohort of innovative talents with interdisciplinary awareness, thereby injecting new vitality into the development of the discipline. He offered special congratulations to Peking University School of Nursing for rising to the 38th place in the world in the 2025 QS World University Rankings. As the head of the department, he particularly mentioned that since its founding, INR has broken traditional disciplinary barriers, focused on innovative and influential scientific research in the interdisciplinary field of nursing, and established both a bridge for interdisciplinary integration and an international academic exchange platform. Director Jiancheng WANG hoped that this forum could promote in-depth interdisciplinary exchanges and cooperation among young scholars, cultivate interdisciplinary awareness and friendship, and jointly promote the high-quality development of nursing discipline. Dean Shaomei Shang extended a warm welcome to all scholars and colleagues coming from afar in her speech. She pointed out that the integration and innovation of nursing is an important part of the global strategy to cope with health challenges and an inevitable trend in the development of the discipline. As one of the only 2 “Double First-Class” nursing disciplines in China, Peking University School of Nursing strong emphasis on innovative development. Grounded in the 4 orientations, it targets the scientific and technological frontiers and key technologies in the field of healthy aging, and takes multiple strategies to actively promote “Nursing + X” interdisciplinary research and technological innovation. Dean Shang provided a detailed introduction to the original purpose of establishing INR by Peking University School of Nursing. Since its founding in November 2022, the journal has published 11 online issues and more than 100 articles, covering interdisciplinary research areas including artificial intelligence, materials science, sociology, basic medicine, and other medical-engineering, medical-theoretical, medical-information, and medical-cultural studies. Notably, 40% of the contributions have come from international authors. INR has Academician Jie Qiao as the honorary Editor-in-Chief, and an advisory committee composed of Academician Qimin Zhan, Academician Erdan Dong, and Academician Jun Wang. The journal features a global high-level editorial board and reviewers, supported by a professional editorial team, and is steadily evolving into a prominent academic platform for interdisciplinary nursing research. It is hoped that this conference will further establish an international platform for interdisciplinary nursing collaboration and exchange, while exploring new pathways for advancing the nursing profession amid global health challenges. Academic report session Associate Professor Lianping Yang from the School of Public Health at Sun Yat-sen University first gave a speech entitled “Application of National Natural Science Funds in Medicinal Administration and Interdisciplinary Research.” He systematically outlined the key components for applying for the National Natural Science Foundation of China in medical and health management, including essential skills and practical experience in topic innovation, project abstract preparation, project rationale, research design, and review strategies. Combining his team’s breakthrough research in the field of public health, he shared an example of providing innovative solutions for antibiotic governance by revealing that climate change and social and economic factors synergistically exacerbate global antibiotic resistance through social norm feedback. Researcher Tao Wang from the School of Computer Science at Peking University presented the project titled “Emotion and Cognition Model, and Prototype System of Emotional Robot,” focused on technological innovation and application of emotionally intelligent robots. He proposed an emotional cognition model integrating psychology and machine learning, and achieved breakthroughs in key technologies such as fine expression recognition and physiological index analysis. Through the development of the emotional partner robot “ACIR” and the teaching robot “Little Wings,” applications for these innovative technologies have been realized in scenarios such as mental health early warning and emotional support. The relevant technologies have been applied in elderly care, teaching evaluation and other scenarios, advancing the development of service robots toward capabilities of understanding humans and exhibiting emotional intelligence, thereby providing crucial support for the advancement of embodied intelligence. Director Yu Wang from Lab of Architecture for Senior Citizen at China Architecture Design & Research Group, presented the project titled “Urban Regeneration in Aging Society,” discussed the current situation of population aging in China, introduced experiences of age-friendly architecture, including the transformation of idle facilities into neighborhood centers, insurance-supported home renovations, and the research and development of intelligent equipment. Based on local practice her team initiated the transformation of old hotels in Beijing into elderly care apartments with modular interior decoration technology, developed barrier-free service-integrated machines to enable “equipment finding people,” established an age-friendly system encompassing the home, community, and city, and promoted the conversion of stock space into an age-friendly and economically sustainable vibrant environments, thereby providing technical support for the renewal of aging cities. Professor Hongyu Sun from Peking University School of Nursing presented a speech titled “Proactive Health-Oriented Technological Innovations in Nursing,” which systematically introduced the scientific research layout and practical achievements of the discipline of nursing in serving the national “Healthy China” strategy. Professor Sun pointed out that nursing is transforming from a disease treatment model to full system of life-cycle health maintenance. Therefore, it is essential to adopt the concept of “prevention first and active participation,” and address the “last mile” problem of chronic disease management through “nursing + engineering + data science” cross-innovation, so as to provide a systematic nursing plan for improving the national health outcomes. Young scholar keynote speech Associate Professor Dan Luo from the School of Nursing at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine presented a paper titled “Promoting Health in Adolescents with Diabetes: Multidisciplinary Insights,” and shared her team’s breakthrough research achievements during academic exchanges. Professor Luo systematically introduced her team’s innovative exploration in the field of health management for adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The research focused on the characteristics of type 1 diabetes in China and the global epidemiological status, highlighting that adolescent patients in China face significant health challenges, including a heavy disease burden, poor blood glucose control, and impaired psychological functioning. Her research focused on the impact of multi-source stigma on the psychological resilience of adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and employed methods such as scale localization, grounded theory, and complex network analysis to construct a complex network model of psychological resilience evolution. This research breaks through the traditional medical research paradigm and offers an interdisciplinary solution for promoting mental health among adolescents with chronic diseases. Dr. Jingyi Wu from Zhejiang Institute of Advanced Technology at Peking University contributed a paper with the title “Data-Driven Spatiotemporal Modeling for Quantifying Environmental Health Risks,” which introduced the method of spatiotemporal data fusion driven accurate identification and quantitative assessment of environmental health risks. By integrating cross-domain environmental big data with high spatiotemporal resolution and medical big data, the research developed a joint effect assessment model for source-specific PM2.5 exposure, as well as a two-dimensional exposure–response function linking abnormal precipitation and mortality risk. The study revealed the spatial distribution of health inequities associated with sand-dust source PM2.5 and abnormal precipitation related to El Niño–Southern Oscillation events. In addition, the SEED open-source platform was developed to enable health risk assessments in the context of global environmental change. By drawing upon an interdisciplinary team, the Smart Medical Research Center of Zhejiang Institute of Advanced Technology at Peking University continues to deepen in the directions of environmental health and digital diagnosis and treatment, and is committed to empowering public health equity through science and technology. Young scholar paper seminar Nearly 50 full papers and 200 abstracts were submitted to the forum, from which 4 outstanding papers were selected and the authors invited to share at the conference. Four young scholars, Associate Researchers Chen Hongbo, Yan Yishan, Guo Qinghua, and Zhou Tingting, shared their research in interdisciplinary fields with titles “Research on the precise Management of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis Based on multidisciplinary integration,” “Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Osteoporosis in Chinese Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study,” “Immune Cell-Mediated Causal Relationship Between Blood Cell Dysregulation and Depression: A Two-Cell Mendelian Randomization Study,” and “Contestations and Conflicts in Healthcare Among Ethnic Minorities in Southwest China: A Critical Ethnographic Study” respectively. The participants engaged enthusiastically in discussions about their individual research directions, current topics, and potential avenues for future collaboration. This forum provided a platform for exchange and cooperation for global nursing and related discipline researchers and young scholars. The atmosphere at the forum was vibrant, fostering dynamic exchanges and the generation of new ideas. Peking University School of Nursing and INR will continue to actively promote the interdisciplinary integration of nursing and international health cooperation, contributing to the ongoing development and innovation of the discipline. Conflict of interest disclosures The authors declare that they have no financial conflict of interest with regard to the content of this report.