Shanghai, China – October 12 2010 - Dr. Bruce Alberts, Chief Editor of SCIENCE and Professor of University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Richard Stone, Editor of SCIENCE in Asia-Pacific region and Mr. JIA Hepeng,Chief Editor of Science News, paid a visit to Shanghai.

Prof. FENG Songlin, Director of Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of Chinese Academy of Sciences received Prof. Bruce Alberts at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) and introduced SARI's current situation and future development plan. Prof. Bruce Alberts held a meeting with young scientists from SARI and SSRF. He introduced SCIENCE's way of evaluating papers and its future development, and encouraged young scholars to place more emphasis on paper's quality. He advised them to concentrate on science and research work and strengthen mutual communication and exchange of ideas to make greater contribution to China's and World's scientific course. After the meeting, the delegation visited the construction site of Pudong Science and Technology Park of CAS.

Prof. Bruce Alberts is a world-famous scientist who used to be Dean of American Academy of Sciences and is a major contributor of the book named Molecular Biology of the Cell.