21st Century Necromancer

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After leaving the ward, the group continued to walk in a line arranged by rank and seniority, but as soon as they left the surgical area, Shimura Maru suddenly turned back to Chen Yu and asked, "Professor Chen, the paper you wrote about the broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug has passed the review of the 'The Lancet' journal in the United Kingdom and will be published in the magazine soon, did you know about this news?"

"'The Lancet'? I am sorry, I have not received such news, I have not checked my emails much recently, and it is possible that my secretary has not informed me," Chen Yu recalled but he had not received any related notifications lately.

Hearing Chen Yu say this, Shimura Maru could not help but show a hint of surprise; however, this situation wasn't entirely unusual. She simply smiled and then congratulated Chen Yu, "Congratulations, Professor Chen, since 'The Lancet' has decided to publish your paper, it proves that your research has already received international recognition from the medical community.

It seems that the Nobel Prize in Medicine should be in the bag for you."

'The Lancet' is one of the world's oldest and most respected peer-reviewed medical journals. It is not only one of the most authoritative academic publications in the medical field but also one of the SCI-indexed journals with the highest impact factor.

Being recognized by this magazine indeed suggests that Chen Yu's research has been acknowledged by the international medical community. As for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, given the significance of Chen Yu's research, being nominated would be almost inevitable, but winning is not as certain.

"It might be too early to talk about such things; I am still too young, the Nobel Prize in Medicine would be too grand and heavy a hat for me to wear," Chen Yu responded modestly to Shimura Maru's congratulations.

Although his research was of significant importance, he had no certainties about winning an award: "If my research had already yielded results and the development of the drug had been completed, then winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine might have been a sure thing, but currently, there's only one follow-up case, and even the drug development is still in the clinical trial phase, so winning the award would be quite difficult."

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The paper Chen Yu had published only indicated he had discovered a new method for healing cancer; it did not mean that he had already achieved research results, and the Nobel Prize in Medicine committee would not award a prize to research that had not yet been clinically validated.

The acknowledgement from 'The Lancet' merely meant that Chen Yu's discovery was recognized by the international medical community. The community only acknowledged the discovery itself.

To transform this discovery into something that could be clinically applied, Chen Yu still needed to make breakthroughs in his research, at least to develop a drug that could be applied in clinical practice, so that he could present his research achievements to the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

To give the simplest example, Tu Youyou discovered Artemisinin and, through this discovery, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015, but she discovered Artemisinin in 1972! Her research was already acknowledged by the state in 1978!

While there were undoubtedly political and racial factors at play, it can still be seen from this example that there is a considerable amount of time between making a discovery that could win the Nobel Prize in Medicine and actually winning the award.

Shimura Maru, of course, understood this fact, but evidently, as long as Chen Yu's research achieved results and a drug applicable to clinical use was developed, his winning of the Nobel Prize in Medicine could almost be considered a certainty.

Therefore, she didn't take Chen Yu's modesty to heart and smiled again, "Regardless, Professor Chen's research has already received international recognition from the medical community, and this is still wonderful news worth celebrating. Professor Chen, if there is anything you need in your research, please feel free to ask. The hospital will certainly do its utmost to accommodate your needs."

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"Thank you."

Shimura Maru had already said as much, so all Chen Yu could do was thank him as well.

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When it came to research on nerves, modern medicine's achievements clearly could not compare with the Necromancer's, considering the need to take ethical issues into account. One couldn't possibly explore in various destructive directions, and the research material certainly couldn't be more abundant than that of a Necromancer playing with dead bodies.

However, not all methods used by the Necromancer to treat nerve damage could be applied to modern medicine. After all, many techniques required the assistance of Magic Power, which was entirely unrelated to science, and many "healing" methods were highly challenging to the understanding and endurance of normal people.

Therefore, the methods Chen Yu had copied down were carefully selected; they didn't require the aid of Magic Power and were relatively normal, something ordinary people could withstand as "healing" methods.

As Chen Yu was reviewing the material he had copied down, checking for any inappropriate content, Jounouchi Hiromi, whom he had invited to his office, knocked on his door and walked in with a smile.

"What's up, Professor Chen Da, what do you need me for?" Seeing her boyfriend, Jounouchi Hiromi, who had just learned that his paper was published in The Lancet, teased Chen Yu, "Haven't even congratulated you yet. Getting a paper published in The Lancet is something a small-time doctor like me wouldn't even dare dream of!"

Hearing his girlfriend's playful words, Chen Yu shook his head without concern, "What's there to not dream about? I had published papers in The Lancet back when I was still in school. If you want, Hiromi, I can guide you, and I dare not say anything else, but getting published in The Lancet is definitely possible."

"So confident in your speech? If you were capable of that, you wouldn't have needed Professor Niaoi to revise your previous papers." Jounouchi Hiromi was aware of the quality of Chen Yu's papers and didn't quite believe his claim.

Seeing that his girlfriend didn't believe him and even brought up the matter of having Professor Niaoi revise his papers, Chen Yu had nothing more to argue about and simply handed her the documents he was holding.

"What is this... Mr. Chen Yu, this is the treatment plan you prepared earlier, why are you giving it to me?" Holding the materials Chen Yu gave her, Jounouchi Hiromi was a bit confused. Even though she had been the anesthesiologist for that little girl's surgery, such a treatment plan wasn't something that needed to be handed over to her.

"Didn't you say I didn't write papers well, Hiromi? This is the treatment plan I've put together. Could you please help me write a paper on nerve damage healing according to this treatment plan? As for the case study, you can use this little girl's case.

I plan to proceed with her healing following this treatment plan," Chen Yu explained with a smile to his girlfriend, "When the paper is completed, you'll be the first author, Hiromi!"