On March 25, Huang Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Sichuan Province, met in Chengdu with the Cuban Ambassador to China Bai Shide and his wife, as well as Cuban scientist and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China professor Pedele.
Huang Qiang welcomed Bai Shide's first visit to Sichuan after serving as ambassador to China again, and expressed his gratitude to Professor Pedel for his contribution to the medical cause and China-Cuba exchanges and cooperation.
Who is Pedele? What is his inextricable connection with Chengdu and China? A reporter from Chengdu Daily Jinguan News conducted an exclusive interview with him.
"Is this really the Cuban professor?" In January, outside an ordinary small building on the Qingshuihe campus of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, a middle-aged man was a little excited. He saw his idol and quickly took out his mobile phone to think. Want to take a photo.
His idol is Pedele, a well-known Cuban scientist and professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, a vigorous old man with a big beard.
In October 2023, President Xi Jinping replied to Pedele -
"Dear Comrade Pedele: Your letter has been received. You have long been committed to enhancing the special friendly relations between China and Cuba, actively promoting Sino-foreign research cooperation, and making many breakthroughs in the fields of brain science and neuroscience. I congratulate you and the team you lead."
"We will not resist the trend of the world. International scientific and technological cooperation is a general trend. All countries need to jointly promote the cause of human peace and development through scientific and technological innovation."
"China. China and Cuba are both 'distant relatives' and 'near neighbors', and our two socialist countries are closely united by our common ideals and beliefs."
"I sincerely hope that China and Cuba will continue to deepen exchanges in a wide range of fields such as science and technology and medicine in the new era. Cooperation will better benefit the people of the two countries. I look forward to you and your team making new contributions to this end."
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Half a year has passed, but every word in the letter is written in Pei Dele's heart.
People born for science
"I know that President Xi Jinping has been very busy, but I received a reply in just a few weeks." This important letter surprised Pedele, "President Xi Jinping understood that I was My interest mentioned in the letter is science and technology. "
Pedere may be a person born for science.
He is an out-and-out academic master -
In March 1950, Pei Dele was born in the United States. At the age of 21, he was admitted to the University of Havana, Cuba, to study mathematics. After graduation, he studied for a doctorate in medicine and a doctorate in philosophy. In 1978, he went to New York University to study for a postdoctoral degree. In 2011, he became a Doctor of Science from the National Council of Scientific Degrees of Cuba. This degree will produce one in about 300 Ph.D.s, which is full of gold. As the founder of quantitative electrophysiology technology, Pedele is well-deserved.
He is a follower of innovative technology -
There is a spliced photo in Pedele's office, which records various precious moments in Pedele's life. One of the scenes is the scene where he and his friends developed computers together. As a scientist who participated in the development of Cuba's first microcomputer and one of the first scientists in the world to use computers to study the human brain, Pedele's research promoted the transformation of many medical theories into practical applications in Cuba.
He is a member of a family of scientists -
Pedele's wife Maria is a professor at the Cuban Neurorehabilitation Research Center, and her fields of expertise complement Pedele's research. He and his twin brother Mitchell co-founded the Cuban Neuroscience Center and maintained close ties with China. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro once called the two brothers to encourage them to develop new technologies to provide better services for the diagnosis of brain diseases in Latin America. In addition, his son and daughter-in-law are also scientists.
He regards scientific research as a revolutionary undertaking -
Pedele is committed to research in the fields of EEG and magnetic resonance theory and methods, and is involved in multi-lead electrophysiological distributed source imaging, granger causal connection analysis, neural cluster mathematical models and fmri-eeg fusion. A number of internationally recognized original achievements have been achieved in technology and other fields.He focuses on further reducing the cost of diagnosis and treatment of high-precision EEG equipment through international scientific research cooperation, allowing for better early monitoring of polyneurological diseases and mental disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, and children's learning disabilities.
Cuba and China have a time difference of exactly 12 hours. "In order to connect with Cuba, Professor Pedele often works until two or three o'clock in the morning, and sometimes even works two shifts." Ren Peng, associate professor at the School of Life Sciences and Technology at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, said that Pedele often needs to fly to various parts of the world to attend international conferences. , sometimes it is already early in the morning after getting off the plane and returning to school, "but the professor will still go to the laboratory to personally answer the questions everyone encounters in scientific research. You can see his love and persistence for scientific research."
Last month, Pedele has just celebrated his 74th birthday, and the seventy-year-old man is still struggling on the front line of scientific research.
"If there was only one day left in your life, what would you do?" Someone once asked Pedele. His answer was just two words - work.
"I have spent an important part of my life in China"
Those who are like-minded are not far away from mountains and seas.
In 2011, Pei Dele met Yao Dezhong, then dean of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
After face-to-face communication, the two found that the content of each other's research had so much in common, which was all gratifying. This year, Pei Dele became a visiting professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
html Fourteen years later, Pedel became a full-time professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and began to settle down in Chengdu with his wife Maria. Today, my daughter and granddaughter also live in Chengdu.chose Chengdu because it has a good academic atmosphere, excellent scientific research capabilities, harmonious team relationships, and high-quality resource endowments, which has created a fertile ground for Pedele to show off his talents in the professional field.
"When I graduated from college, my father said that my future job hunting career will be as rich as a map." Pedele said that in China, he found people who were willing to explore this map together, and in Chengdu, he found himself The perfect interpretation of life planning.
The story of Pedele and China started earlier.
"I heard a lot of stories about China from my parents." Pedele can still clearly remember the book about Bethune that his father gave him when he was 10 years old. Bethune is the hero in the hearts of the Chinese people, and he is also the hero in Pedel's heart.
Pedele came to China for the first time in 1990 because of a joint scientific research project. "At that time, everyone was riding bicycles, dressed uniformly, and in a hurry." Pedele recalled the past and was even more amazed at the present.
"Anyone who has been to China to see me will say that the changes are too fast. I have never seen any country develop so fast." Pedele said that today's China is an increasingly prosperous China. The happy China "has not only made breakthroughs in science and technology, but also protected its own culture."
Pedere also firmly believes that China still needs to clarify many things to the world, and the world, especially some Western countries, need to eliminate its mistakes about China. Impression, "You must have contact with Chinese people, understand Chinese culture with an open mind, and communicate with different people living here."
Among Pedele's students, there is a young man named Ronaldo who has only been in China for a few months. Time, he told Pedele, "I know now that China is so amazing!"
Pedele has a natural affinity for China. One of the key reasons is the friendship between ancient China and China that is in the blood. Cuba is the first country in the Western Hemisphere to establish diplomatic relations with New China, and it is also a fellow traveler of socialism. The first country in the Western Hemisphere that the Chinese government delegation visited was Cuba, and the Cuban leader was also the first head of state in the Western Hemisphere to visit China.
"I have spent an important part of my life in China." Pei Dele often lamented, "Coming to China, my life seems to have been extended for many years."
Shortly after settling in Chengdu, Pei Dele picked up a stray dog on the street. , he gave the puppy a Spanish name "ninna", which means little girl in Chinese.Now, ninna is 7 years old, and Pedele’s life is integrated with China and Chengdu.
Pedele said that Chengdu is the Havana of Asia, and Havana is the Chengdu of Latin America. "The people here are very warm and friendly. We like to go to different corners of the city after work."
"This is my son Like me, I like spicy food. When I eat hot pot, I will choose the spiciest flavor and ask the waiter to add more spiciness. "This is my granddaughter, wearing a cheongsam." Pedele introduced the photo on his phone. From his description, You can feel the tacit understanding between their family and this eastern land.
Walking on the road of international scientific and technological cooperation
In 2019, the 4th International Conference on Basic and Clinical Multimodal Imaging (baci2019) was held in Chengdu. This is a biennial top academic conference in the field of EEG. Previous conferences have been held in European and American countries. This year, led by Pedele, the conference was held in Asia and China for the first time.
This scene makes people think more -
At the end of the last century, Pedele introduced some computer technology into China. Relevant Chinese medical technology has also been introduced to Cuba, which has played a great role in detecting and controlling diabetes.
Pedele has worked hard more than once on scientific and technological exchanges between China and Cuba, and between China and the world.
’s old friend Yao Dezhong once recalled that Professor Pedele was not only passionate about scientific research, but also had a very international perspective. “He would convene scientists from all over the world at the World Health Organization headquarters to discuss the globalization of neurotechnology, just to mobilize everyone. Do more for people in low- and middle-income countries. He often said that the achievements of science and technology should be used to benefit all mankind and benefit more people. "
Pedele's eyes are always focused on the world and aimed at internationalization.
Before writing to President Xi Jinping, he had been paying close attention to two important moments-the "Group of 77 and China" summit held in Havana in September and the third "Belt and Road" international cooperation held in Beijing in October. Forum.
When he was a child, his parents told him that the greatest mission in life is to "serve mankind." Pedele said, "My parents pointed out the direction for my life, and President Xi Jinping allowed me to see the possibility of conducting scientific research for human welfare on a larger scale through co-building the 'Belt and Road' cooperation."
Today, in Pedele's With this promotion, China, Cuba, and Canada jointly launched the Brain Science Cooperation Plan (CCC Plan). Under this plan, more than 300 scientists from more than 20 countries have jointly created the "Global Brain Project Alliance". Countries participating in the alliance can share brain science data, computing power and tools through a cloud information platform.
Right now, Pedele is busy promoting China-Cuba cooperation in building the “Belt and Road” joint laboratory. This will be an important scientific and technological cooperation platform for countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” and will make greater contributions to the world.
"The development of scientists and their careers should not be about personal efforts, but should be related to the destiny and health of mankind, and firmly believe in the power of win-win cooperation."
"Peace and development are the wishes of scientists. Only by allowing scientists to Only by communicating with each other and allowing people from all over the world to communicate can we promote human progress."
In the journey of international scientific and technological cooperation, Pei Dele is not only a witness, but also a practitioner and promoter.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Text Wu Zhe Photography/Video Jenny Hu Lanxin Poster Yan Jin Translation Xiao Shilong Editor-in-Chief Chang Lijuan Editor Wang Yiran Some pictures and video materials are provided by the interviewees. Jointly produced by the Economic Reporting Class and the International Communication Class
