On September 22, Professor Gregg Semenza, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, visited West China Hospital, Sichuan University (WCH). Deputy Party Secretary Guo Xiaowei, met with Professor Semenza and his delegation in Conference Room 3 of the Administration Building. Officials from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government and representatives from relevant WCH departments attended the meeting.

Deputy Party Secretary Guo welcomed Professor Semenza. He expressed the hope that the two sides would establish a regular communication channel in the future to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the biomedical field. During the meeting, Professor Semenza delivered an academic lecture titled "Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factors for Cancer Therapy." He also held in-depth discussions with representatives from the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, the High Altitude Medical Center, and West China Medical Publishers on topics including research collaboration, cancer research, high-altitude respiratory diseases, and academic exchange. After the meeting, Professor Semenza toured the Translational Medicine Building.

Professor Gregg Leonard Semenza is the winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He currently serves as a tenured professor at Johns Hopkins University, Director of the Vascular Program at the Institute for Cell Engineering, and Founding Director of the Armstrong Oxygen Biology Research Center. Professor Semenza's research focuses on hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF) and has made significant contributions to the advancement of global medicine.