At the height of summer, Anqi successfully defended her doctoral thesis on a new form of cell death regulation. Congratulations Dr Wang! The journey of discovery is never easy, but your dedication and resilience carried you through. 

It took courage to leave pandas and hotpots behind and pursue a PhD far away from home. We’re grateful for your decision five years ago, and we look forward to following your exciting projects in the years to come!

Text by Yiqi, photos by Weiqi, Yicheng and Di.