We are proud to share that Jianxiu Cai successfully defended her dissertation on Thursday (Apr 23, 2026). Her work, “Computational Modeling of Peptide Bioactivities Using Sequence-based Deep Learning Architecture”, designed both large and slim deep learning models to address the challenges of peptide activity prediction, generating highly accurate models despite small datasets, high structural flexibility and functional diversity. This achievement reflects four years of hard work and dedication, along with 4 journal papers, 2 conference publications and 1 filed patent. It is remarkable accomplishment, and we wish Dr. Cai all the best for her next chapter ahead!