The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2013 was awarded to Prof. Jeffrey Hall, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Brandeis University; Prof. Michael Rosbash, professor of biology, Peter Gruber Endowed Chair in Neuroscience and HHMI investigator, Brandeis University; and Prof. Michael Young, vice president for academic affairs, and Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor, The Rockefeller University, in recognition of their discovery of molecular mechanisms underlying biological circadian rhythms. On 24 September, the trio were invited to speak on 'Everybody's a Dreamer, and Everybody's a Star', 'The Circadian Feedback Loop: Twenty Years and Counting' and 'Genes Controlling Sleep and Circadian Rhythms', respectively, at Shaw College. The lectures attracted close to 420 staff and students from CUHK and local universities, professionals in the field, as well as secondary school teachers and students.

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