Great Power

As far as Zheng Jianguo knows, there are many classifications of papers. Because different fields and disciplines are involved, the requirements for writing papers will be very different, and their functions will naturally vary.

From the research field, it can be divided into social science papers and natural science papers, and in terms of research methods, it can be divided into descriptive papers, applied papers and review papers. If it is divided from the perspective of the paper form, it can be divided into term papers. Or academic year papers and subject papers, degree theses, survey reports, internship reports, research papers, etc.

Of course, there are only two types of papers in Zheng Jianguo's view, namely top journals and general journals, which are classified according to the value of the papers. After all, although he is in the "New England Journal of Medicine" and "Lancet" and "Journal of the American Medical Association" "I have served as reviewers for two of the three major American medical journals, but I have only been to the top "Science" once, and I went up with Professor Fisher.

In fact, what Zheng Jianguo wants most is "Science". In his memory, the era of "Nature" and the unfamiliar "Cell" has not yet arrived. The former has a long history, founded in 1869, and has the identity of its founder. Such a pure blood.

Although "Nature" has been the official publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since it was founded more than 100 years ago, it was due to Edison’s merchant status that did not spread his influence to Europe for a long time, until the latter searched in World War II. With the talents, technology and capital of most of the world, this allowed the latter to go out of the country.

As for "Cell", which was founded more than 5 years ago, it is still a magazine that has not received much attention. Even the editor's office is located in the corner of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, and the corridors in the daytime are lit with dim lights. , On the mottled door, there was a large note with the words: "Cell Magazine Editorial Department."

A faint musty smell rushed into his nostrils, and the frowning Zheng Jianguo wanted to raise his hand and knock on the door. When the two closed wooden doors were opened, a man with messy hair in a gray coat was stunned and fucked. A slightly nasal but clear and full tone opened his mouth: "Sir, this is the editorial office of Cell Magazine——"

"Well, hello, this is Zheng Jianguo. I want to find Mr. Valentin Levin, is he there?"

Today Zheng Jianguo wears more casually, instead of yesterday's three-piece fishbone pattern and big leather shoes, but his hair still has a big back. After he finished speaking, he saw the man in front of him with a stunned expression, and his white face suddenly appeared. After a burst of red came out, he quickly took off his leather gloves with a smile and leaned out: "Ah, Zheng, sorry, I am Leon, Mr. Levin’s assistant, fast forward and fast forward, Mr. Levin is still there. inside--"

When Leon and Zheng Jianguo shook hands and talked, they had already turned their sides and pushed open the door behind them. The latter also saw a large office with a size of 200 square meters. Many people on the table looked up and poked their heads, and he went inside with these vaguely gazes: "I didn't disturb your office--"

"No, no, you will be very happy to come over to Mr. Levin. I'm sorry that our conditions are relatively rudimentary and there is no reception room. Let's go. I will take you to his office—"

Leon said that he took off his coat and introduced it in his hand, and saw Zheng Jianguo smile and said: "In my opinion, entrepreneurship is almost the same as doing research. After choosing a field, he will apply for funds with the direction. I am using the project to find investors, and then I have to face the collision of the ideas of the laboratory director and the investors—"

"Ah, oh, oh!"

Leon obviously did not expect Zheng Jianguo to say such a thing, and the application looked at his profile in amazement. At this moment, he was in front of the editor-in-chief's office, but someone pushed the door open before he could open the door. Lundin Levin looked at Zheng Jianguo at the door, and immediately smiled brightly: "Oh, Zheng, why are you here? Welcome to come, Leon, please come and get a cup of coffee, thank you—"

"I went to Detona Beach, Florida the day before yesterday. I heard Levin's message before I came back yesterday."

Zheng Jianguo watched Leon as he left and entered the so-called editor-in-chief's room. He said that after closing the door, Valentin Levin introduced him to the two people inside: "This is our magazine editor-in-chief Eagle Ann. Gliss and editor Abraham Lansdowne, my assistant Leon Caudell brought you in just now, hey, this is Dr. Zheng Jianguo-Zheng, I heard you passed STEP2?"

"Yes, Levin, I had good luck this time, I took an A, and I only took a B+ last time—"

The detective shook hands with Eagle Angels and the editor Abraham Lansdowne. After Zheng Jianguo said that, Levin next to him had already yelled: "Oh, Zheng, you are amazing, you are what I have seen. The most powerful of all-the 18-year-old MD! Oh, what meeting did you attend? Sit down."

"Thank you, yes, the exchange meeting organized by the Cancer Society."

Zheng Jianguo smiled at Eagle Angels and editor Abraham Lansdowne, sitting on the sofa without a cover, and then turned to look at Valentine Levin who was sitting next to him and smiled. : "I heard Levin's message before I came back yesterday. I happened to have made a speech at the meeting. You can see if you can publish it."

"Zheng, your article must be okay--"

Levin smiled and took the envelope from Zheng Jianguo and opened it. The reason why he knew that this product passed the STEP2 exam was because this was the most authoritative reviewer of Cell Magazine, and he was not one of them.

From mid-1974 to 1980, "Cell" has been created for more than five years. In these five years, Levin has used all his strength to invite industry experts who can be contacted.

However, given that the establishment of "Cell" is too short, it can be said that there are no two or three kittens in the big cats over the years. As a last resort, the paper selection criteria can only be lowered, which goes against his creation of "Cell". Original intention-

The level of published papers directly determines the level of the journal in the field, but in the face of the threat of survival, Levin can only try his best to find generals in the lame, until he heard about the academic tyrants from the far east I chose Harvard Medical School.

Levin had been in contact with many Chinese in Chinatown, so he knew that the schoolmaster should not have high EQ, otherwise he would not have regretted choosing Harvard Medical School after agreeing to the Mayo invitation of the Medical Mecca. Come.

After all, the Mayo Clinic has the title of Medical Mecca in the United States. It offends such a powerful medical group. As long as a normal medical student knows what it will end up, it’s a pity that he hasn’t waited for him to contact this. The grade graphite layer appeared shockingly.

Levin no longer dared to underestimate this seemingly "luck" Dongfang Xueba, but threw away all plans and plans to face directly, but he did not expect that this character is not as restrained and shy as other Chinese. Shy, as calm and wise as he is when facing reporters and cameras——

Until yesterday morning, when I heard the news of this STEP2 exam, Levin knew that he couldn’t wait any longer. Those who got the Harvard Medical School diploma in less than two years, but have not yet been on the "Cell". Published any articles.

The discovery of Helicobacter in 1978 shocked gastroenterologists all over the world!

The discovery of the atomic-grade graphite layer in 1979 shook the thermodynamic laws of solid state physics!

Becoming the youngest graduate of Harvard Medical School in 1980, should he be famous again?

The halo of Xueba still haunts Zheng Jianguo's forehead——

Only in a short period of time, Levin judged that Zheng Jianguo’s graduation this time would most likely be famous all over the world again, and if he could publish a paper on Cell at this time, even if Just a review-level article will definitely bring an unimaginable improvement to "Cell"-he only knows such a Nobel candidate.

With a smile on his face, when he opened the envelope that was not too thick, a few strange things flashed in Valentin Levin’s eyes. Based on his experience of opening letters over the years, such a thin envelope was in the moment he I knew that there were only two or even a piece of letter paper inside.

Then it can't be a paper, this guy really wrote a review for himself?

With faint thoughts in mind, Levin couldn't help but glance at the curious Iger Angelis next to him, then pulled out a piece of letter paper from the envelope, then lowered his head and glanced at the title, his expression was stunned: " A turning point in cancer research-analysis of the human genome?!"

"Zheng, come for coffee—"

When Valentin Levin read the letter, Leon, who was going out, brought a pot of coffee and a few cups into the editor-in-chief's room. He placed the cup in front of a few people and greeted Zheng Jianguo to drink. He smiled and raised his cup and said, "Thank you, Leon!"

After thanking him, Zheng Jianguo turned his head and looked at Levin who was reading the letter next to him: "Yes, this is what I said at the cancer conference. One of the purposes of cancer research is to use modern scientific methods and technology to confirm. The pathological mechanism of cancer, such as the in vitro culture of cancer cells and the study of virus infection, the research on various parts of the tissue is carried out almost simultaneously——

But in my opinion, these research experiments on cancer cells and viral infections based on in vitro culture are interfered by too many uncertain external factors. After all, the occurrence and process of carcinogenesis in the human body cannot be seen. It cannot be applied to human body tissues.

In my country, there is an idiom to describe this kind of operation called a blind person who touches an elephant and peeks at a leopard in a tube. An invisible person will say that the elephant is a pillar when he touches the elephant’s legs, while those who touch the trunk will say it is a tube. People will say it is a fan, and the people who watch the leopard in the tube are even more different——

I think that the change of cancerous tissue is the result of its own tissue lesions. This is very different from the current mainstream tumor virology. Of course, out of respect for statistical authority, I think this is not absolute. After all, lung cancer is diagnosed in smokers. The number of people is dozens of times that of non-smokers—"

What is the state of cancer in the future? Zheng Jianguo knows more clearly than those present here. Of course, what he knows more clearly is about the prosperity of the discipline of molecular biology in the next 30 years. The result is to push "Cell" to be compatible with "Science". And the status of "Nature" on the same level, and all of this began with human beings' continuous understanding and recognition of their own genes: "So, I think that people are currently fighting for cancer research in their own way. The sequence of the human genome is analyzed to achieve the purpose of understanding cancer——"

"Yes, only by understanding can we face it--"

After reading the summary word by word, Valentin Levin raised his head excitedly and looked at Zheng Jianguo who was holding up his coffee and drank, but he quickly spoke with curiosity: "You were at the conference. Talking about this?"

"Yes, this is what I talked about at the conference. Only their conference will end today. That is to say, the content of my speech has not been formed into an article, and then I received a call from you. Now the conference has not thought of it. This matter—"

Zheng Jianguo clicked with a smile. Of course he knew Valentin Levin’s concerns. Although the Cancer Society is not an official institution, it is conceivable that the deans and the director-general of the WHO were all present. It is a matter of course that the speeches at the conference are assembled and published in a book.

Now, before the call is reached, he will hand it over to Levin to publish it. When the time comes, the other party can only stare at him when he knows. If you don't say hello in advance, I will find someone to send it by myself. Can't you blame me?

Of course, Zheng Jianguo’s biggest advantage is his age: "Even if you really find me, then I will have something to say, and I don’t understand the ways of these unofficial formal meetings, right?"

"Well, thank you, Zheng, thank you for your trust in me!"

Valentin Levin’s smile softened a lot, and after that, it was handed over to the editor-in-chief Iger Angelis who was looking at him on the opposite side. The latter quickly took the look and stood up and said: " Zheng, you sit first, I'll go out and show them, Abraham, Leon, come out."

"Oh, good! Mr. Editor-in-chief, go ahead!"

Put down the coffee and stood up and watched Eagle take the others out. Zheng Jianguo sat down and drank the coffee, then turned to look at Valentine Levin next to him and smiled: "Mr Levin, I think the future There will be great achievements in molecular biology. This is also the reason why I chose Cell to publish this review. It’s just that based on my current understanding of Cell, its competitors are not without it. I want to confirm your "Positioning——"

"My position on "Cell"?"

Valentin Levin’s smile was slightly hard, and Zheng Jianguo nodded and said: “Yes, I want to know if you want to develop "Cell" like "New England Journal of Medicine" and "Lancet", or even "Science" and "Nature", which are more authoritative than these two--"

"you--"

When the smile on Valentin Levin’s face quickly faded, Zheng Jianguo also provoked the purpose of his visit this time: "If Mr. Levin, you want to run it into the New England Journal of Medicine and Liu Leaf Knife, even an authoritative journal that can keep pace with Science and Nature. I will provide you with all-round support from funding to academics. You should know that I will enter the MD and the Massachusetts General Hospital after graduation. PhD joint training project——"