he University of Macau (UM) is making rapid progress in scientific research. A few years ago, UM began to vigorously promote interdisciplinary research through a strategy that can be summarised as ‘highlighting characteristics’, ‘capitalising on advantages’, ‘building peaks’, and ‘strengthening cooperation’. The result is a‘3+3+3+3’ strategic research structure. In the Essential Sciences Indicators (ESI), UM is now ranked among the top 1 per cent in eight subjects, namely Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Materials Science, Clinical Medicine, Psychiatry/Psychology, and Social Sciences, General. Among the many research fields where UM excels, precision medicine for cancer treatment is an important one. In the cover story of this issue, we interview 17experts to learn about their breakthroughs in cancer research.
