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Congratulations Again, Prof. Dennis Lo!

Prof. Dennis Lo of the Faculty of Medicine was named one of the ‘Top 20 Translational Researchers of 2017’ by the world-renowned scientific journal Nature Biotechnology in recognition of his discovery of fetal DNA in maternal blood. The non-invasive prenatal test for Down Syndrome developed by Professor Lo and his team has now been adopted in over 90 countries. The research findings have laid the foundation for non-invasive prenatal diagnostic tests for multiple genetic diseases. Professor Lo has received this honour for two consecutive years and is the only Hong Kong scientist on the list.

This article was originally published in No. 524, Newsletter in Oct 2018.