Gastroenterologist Receives Major Award in the Chinese Community

The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation presented to Prof. Yu Jun of CUHK’s Department of Medicine & Therapeutics the ‘2018 Scientific and Technological Progress Prize (Medicine)’ for her groundbreaking gastrointestinal research in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of lesions in digestive system and liver. Professor Yu was honoured to receive the prize and said, ‘We will continue to seek scientific advancement and to conduct more researches of high quality in order to transform research results into clinical applications and, most importantly, to improve medical standards and provide patients with better treatment.’

This article was originally published in No. 527, Newsletter in Nov 2018.