We are delighted to announce that Prof. PAN Feng, Associate Professor of SO, has been awarded the UBSN Best Paper Silver Award 2025 for his research paper titled "Photoreceptor-Mimetic Microflowers for Restoring Light Responses in Degenerative Retina through a 2D Nanopetal/Cell Biointerface".
The UBSN Best Paper Award is a recognition that honors UBSN users for their outstanding contributions to academic research published in the past year. The award aims to promote excellence in neuroscience research and to support the advancement of high-quality studies conducted by UBSN Principal Investigators.
I am truly honored to receive this award. It recognizes not only the efforts of my team, but also the dedication of Chair Professor Mo Yang from BME. The research was made possible with support from FHSS.
Prof. PAN Feng
Associate Professor, SO
Prof. Pan’s award-winning paper addresses the urgent need for new treatments for retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that can lead to blindness by damaging the retina’s light-sensing cells. Current therapies offer limited relief, but Prof. Pan Feng, together with Prof. YANG Mo, Chair Professor of Precision Theranostics of BME, and their research team, have developed an innovative solution: artificial photoreceptors made from special nanomaterials known as microflowers. These microflowers closely mimic the function of natural photoreceptor cells and have been shown to restore light responses in the retinas of blind mice.
The technology works by converting light into electrical signals, enabling the retina to transmit visual information to the brain. This promising approach could pave the way for new, less invasive treatments for people suffering from degenerative eye diseases in the future.
We congratulate Prof. Pan Feng and the entire research team on this achievement and look forward to seeing their work's continued impact in neuroscience and vision restoration.
