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Overview of chemical biology at the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Nature Chemical Biology volume 19, pages 1167–1171 (2023)Cite this article

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Since its proposition in 2002, the Division of Chemical Biology in the Department of Chemical Sciences at the National Natural Science Foundation of China has implemented a range of constructive initiatives to break down traditional boundaries between chemistry and biology and to further bridge these two fields, in order to boost the development of chemical biology in China.

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Fig. 1: Funding of the General Program in the Division of Chemical Biology at the NSFC in the fiscal year 2022.
Fig. 2: Trends in applications and awards of research grants, including MRPs, in the Division of Chemical Biology at the NSFC in fiscal years 2018–2022.

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  1. Department of Chemical Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, China

    Zhiyi Yu, Junlin Yang & Yan Zhang

  2. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

    Zhiyi Yu

  3. Department of Chemical Biology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China

    Peng R. Chen

  4. Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, China

    Yongjun Chen

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Yu, Z., Chen, P.R., Yang, J. et al. Overview of chemical biology at the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Nat Chem Biol 19, 1167–1171 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-023-01408-0

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