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The University mourns the passing of Prof. Cheung Wing-tai on 21 November 2021, a former associate professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, who had recently retired in August 2021.
Professor Cheung obtained his BSc degree and MPhil degree from CUHK in 1984 and 1986, respectively, and received his PhD degree in the University of Cambridge in 1990. Following his post-doctoral training in Cambridge, Professor Cheung re-joined CUHK in 1992 and had since served the former Department of Biochemistry and the School of Biomedical Sciences for 29 years. Professor Cheung had been a dedicated researcher and educator. He had served as the Chairman of the Committee on Safety Management of the School for more than 11 years. He published numerous research papers in international journals on areas of antibody engineering and design, G protein-coupled receptors, non-coding RNAs and repetitive sequences, lipids in signalling and diseases, and cancer biology.
Professor Cheung was highly respected by colleagues and students with his professional attitudes, academic enthusiasm, unselfish services, and dedicated contributions to the School, the Faculty and the University. He will be greatly missed by his peers, students and mentees.