From July 18-20, Yantai University hosted the National Finals of the 10th National Undergraduate Life Science Competition (Scientific Inquiry Category). The team from Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (SMBU), guided by teachers Qing Hong and Li Hui and consisting of Bai Qingyu, Zhu Wenting, Zhang Leihan, Zeng Chao, and Wang Haoyi, distinguished themselves among 724 competing teams with their project Mechanism Study on Cathepsin X Regulating Microglial Activation and Phagocytosis in Ischemic Brain Injury. Their exceptional work earned the competition's most prestigious recognition – the National First Prize – establishing a new benchmark for SMBU in this highly competitive arena.

