Annual Report 2014–15

榮譽與獎項 副校長兼卓敏心理學講座教授張妙清 於巴黎舉行的國際應用心理學大會上 獲國際應用心理學協會頒授2014年度 傑出科學貢獻獎。 繼2009至10年度獲裘槎基金會優秀 科研者獎，生命科學學院卓敏生命科 學教授姜里文於2014至15年度再次 獲獎，表彰他在國際科學界的傑出成 就，頒獎禮於2015年4月14日舉行。 外科學系心胸外科組主管顏慕勤教授 獲英國愛丁堡皇家外科醫學院頒發 2014年國際金獎。他在2015年4月 24日到該學院領獎。 李嘉誠健康科學研究所所長盧煜明教 授在2015年度個人化醫學國際會議上 獲頒先驅大獎，表揚他在個人化醫學 領域上的傑出成就和貢獻；另外，他 在2015年7月又於亞特蘭大獲美國臨 床化學協會頒授2015年度Wallace H. Coulter講學獎，表揚他在血漿DNA 診斷技術的貢獻。 The team revealed that Mg-based bone screws share similar mechanical properties with human bone and are biodegradable in the human body. They discovered that the magnesium ions degraded from the Mg-based orthopedic implant stimulate the release of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), an osteoanabolic peptide, from the periosteum in long bones. CGRP promotes the osteogenic differentiation of the pluripotent periosteum-derived stem cells (PDSCs) to form new bone. Pre-clinical studies showed that Mg-based implant can shorten healing time and improve bone strength of the fractured bone, both by 30%. Besides, magnesium is relatively cheap. The use of Mg-based implants is estimated to decrease material costs by 50%. The result of this research was awarded a silver medal in the 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Honours and Awards Prof. Fanny M.C. Cheung, Pro- Vice-Chancellor and Choh- Ming Li Professor of Psychology, was presented the 2014 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the International Advancement of Applied Psychology by the International Association of Applied Psychology at the International Congress of Applied Psychology held in Paris. Prof. Jiang Liwen, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, was presented the prestigious Senior Research Fellowship of the Croucher Foundation on 14 April 2015, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the international scientific community. This was the second time Professor Jiang has been awarded with this fellowship after first securing the coveted accolade in 2009–10. Prof. Malcolm John Underwood, Head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, was awarded the International Gold Medal in 2014 by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He attended at the college’s diploma ceremony on 24 April 2015 to receive the award. Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo, director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences of CUHK, was presented with the Pioneer Award at the Personalized Medicine World Conference 2015 for his pioneering research and remarkable contributions to personalized medicine. He also received the 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lectureship Award presented by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry in Atlanta July in 2015 for his revolutionary use of plasma DNA for molecular diagnostics. 姜里文教授 Prof. Jiang Liwen 顏慕勤教授 Prof. Malcolm John Underwood 張妙清教授 Prof. Fanny M.C. Cheung 盧煜明教授 Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo 28 開拓人類知識的版圖 Pushing Knowledge Frontiers