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Professor Ada Yonath, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, discussed the process of the translation of the genetic code at CityU.
Professor Wan Lijun, President of University of Science and Technology of China, gave a talk titled “Electrochemistry in Energy Conversion and Storage: Materials and Interfacial Structure” at a City University Distinguished Lecture.
CityU President and leading scientists and engineers shared their insights at a summit on innovation and technology in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta.
Professor Poo Mu-ming from the University of California, Berkeley, gave a talk titled “Neural Plasticity: From Synapse to Cognition” at a City University Distinguished Lecture on 13 April.
A famous poet from Taiwan, Professor Yu Kwang-chung gave a City University Distinguished Lecture on classical Chinese literature and modern poetry.
CityU is co-hosting, with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the academician conference “Engineering Science and Technology: Trends and Frontiers” on 14-15 December. It will bring together highly regarded scientists to discuss the possible frontiers of technological advancement.
A distinguished lecture was given by one of the world’s most original and prolific researchers in bio-organic chemistry, Professor Wong Chi-huey, President of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan on 11 November, looking at the significance of protein glycosylation in identifying new cancer biomarkers for diagnosis and drug discovery.
Professor Yang Tong, Professor Leung Kwok and Professor Cheng Sheung-tak were awarded the CityU Research Excellence Awards 2009 for their outstanding research achievements.