On April 13th, Professor SHU Wensheng from South China Normal University was invited to the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, for academic exchange. He delivered a lecture titled "Frontiers of Microbiome and Virome Technologies," delving into the latest advancements and future trends in microbiome and virome technologies.  

During the presentation, Prof. Shu elaborated on the ecological modeling system under acidic mine water environments, using the acidification of mining waste as a research backdrop. He shared his extensive research experience and achievements, exploring various aspects such as the structure (eukaryotes, prokaryotes, viruses), functions, evolution, adaptive evolution, and innovative exploration of mining acidic wastewater treatment technologies. Particularly in metagenomic research, Prof. Shu introduced how to assemble microbial genomes from mining acidic wastewater, thus exploring the interaction between microorganisms and hosts, marking the era of multi-omics research.  

Additionally, Prof. Shu introduced the collaborative achievements between his founded company, Megagenomics, and Huawei Cloud. The cloud computing solutions provided by the company can decompose complex tasks into numerous subtasks, executing them concurrently across thousands of servers, greatly enhancing computational efficiency. He also shared the latest developments in gene chip technology, especially in functional chip research for organisms like cyanobacteria. Prof. Shu's presentation sparked widespread interest among attendees, leading to in-depth discussions on effectively utilizing metagenomic resources to address scientific issues in microbiological research. 

Dr. SHU Wensheng is a professor at South China Normal University, the founder and chairman of Megagenomics, and has been appointed as a Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor and a leading talent in the National "Ten Thousand Talents Program." He previously served as the Executive Deputy Dean of the School of Life Sciences and the Dean of the School of Ecology and Evolution at Sun Yat-sen University. In the field of environmental microbiome research, Prof. Shu has led over 30 national research projects. His research findings have been published in prestigious international academic journals such as Nature Reviews Microbiology, Nature Medicine, Nature Microbiology, Trends in Microbiology, ISME Journal, Ecology Letters, with over 180 SCI papers cited more than 13,000 times and an H-index of 68 (according to Google Scholar). He has also been recognized by Elsevier as a highly cited scholar in China.