Annual Report 2003–04

研究 RESEARCH 引言 中文大學一向重視學術硏究，科硏設施先進，亦 有專用硏究經費，敎員及硏究生可專注發展，使 敎學及硏究更精進。 七個學院及其屬下學系，均設置有各式硏究設 備，而十三間硏究所及轄下的硏究中心更集中資 源，深入及策略性地開展硏究項目。 新增設的科研設施 為了配合科硏需求及提升現有的基礎設施，醫學 院今年成立了防疫硏究中心，致力防疫硏究，提 高醫護人員對防疫的認知及準備；又籌建可作動 物硏究的 P3 實驗室、微創外科手術中心及中央科 學實驗室大樓。該大樓將設有七十多間處理高危 科硏的實驗室。另外，新成立的林百欣遺傳眼疾 硏究中心可提供分子基因診斷服務。 大學得到各界慷慨捐贈，將搬遷到新廈的海洋科 學硏究中心命名為李福善海洋科學硏究中心，建 築物則命名為李福善樓；新設立的移動通訊科技 中心，有助推動本地發展移動通訊科技；地球信 Introduction As a university committed to academic research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong is equipped with world-class facilities which enable students and staff to pursue excellence in both research and teaching. The infrastructure for basic research is made available through the seven faculties and their departments. Interdisciplinary research is facilitated by 13 major institutes and smaller research centres/units, each with a distinctive mission. New Research Infrastructure In the year under review, the Faculty of Medicine established the Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, which allows academics to conduct research on epidemiology, infectious diseases and promote the preparedness of health care communities. The faculty's other initiatives included the setting up of a Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Centre, a pre-fabricated P3 laboratory, and a large-scale centralized laboratory complex which will house over 70 high-risk laboratories upon completion. The Lim Por-Yen Eye Genetics Research Centre was also established at the Prince of Wales Hospital to provide screening service for genetic eye diseases. In other areas, the University saw the official naming of the Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory and the Simon F.S. Li Building as the research facility moved to a new three-storey building; the establishment of Mobile 香港中文大學年報 CUHK Annual Report 2003-2004 40