Bulletin Number Five 1987

Profiles Professor M. Gary Nicholls Professor of Medicine Professor M. Gary Nicholls, 44 ， studied Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand where he obtained his MB ChB in 1968 and MD in 1976. In the past two decades, he has gained extensive ex- perience in the medical field through his association with a number of prestigious institutions in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Between 1977 and 1979, Professor Nicholls was Assistant, then Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Clinical Research Center at the University of Michigan Medical School in the United States. He served as Specialist Consultant Physician in the Departments of Endocrinology and Cardiology at Princess Margaret Hospital in New Zealand for seven years before taking up the Chair of Medicine at this University in November 1987. Professor Nicholls holds membership and offices in many professional societies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and of the American College of Cardiology. Professor R. Swaminathan Professor of Chemical Pathology Professor Ramasamyiyer Swaminathan studied Medicine at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, and graduated with honours in 1967. In 1970, he went to the United Kingdom for postgraduate training. He worked with Professor A.D. Care of the University of Leeds and investigated 'The Role of Calcitonin on Calcium Homeostasis' and was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1974. Later that year, he joined the Department of Chemical Pathology at the Leeds General Infirmary as a Trainee Registrar. During the training period, he obtained an MSc in Clinical Biochemistry. In January 1977 ， he joined the Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Leeds as a Lecturer. He continued his training and obtained his MRCPath (Chemical Pathology) in 1979. While at the University of Leeds, he was first appointed as Honorary Senior Registrar and then as an Honorary Consultant in Chemical Pathology. His research interests include calcium metabolism, regulation of energy expenditure and obesity, sodium transport in erythrocytes and the use of cellular analysis in Chemical Pathology. Dr. Wesely Cho Tak Shiu Senior Lecturer ， Department of Clinical Oncology Born in Shanghai, Dr. Cho Tak Shiu received his primary school education in Hong Kong and secondary school education in Britain. After obtaining his BSc degree from St. Andrew University, he received clinical training in various hospitals in Manchester where he graduated with MB ChB degree with distinction in Medicine. He pursued his postgraduate medical studies in Manchester Royal Infirmary and obtained MRCP qualifications from both the Royal College of Physicians of UK and of Ireland in 1981. Dr. Shiu received specialist training in cancer treatment in Christie Hospital and laboratory training in Paterson Laboratory while he was a CRC Research Fellow. He was awarded an MD degree for his work on the lymphocyte migration in health and disease in 1985. Dr. Shiu joined the University as Lecturer in Clinical Oncology in 1984 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer and Acting Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology in 1987. His current interest is on the role of chemotherapy in various malignant diseases with special reference to the common cancers in Chinese, such as nasopharyngeal cancer and liver cancer. Mr. M.C. Lee Lecturer, Department of Computer Science Mr. M.C. Lee graduated from University College of the University of London in 1978 with a BSc degree (first class Hons.) in Chemical Engineering. Then he studied Computing Science in Imperial College, London, taking his MSc in 1980 and being awarded a postgraduate Diploma of Imperial College. Right after that, he began his career in Oxford University for a duration of two years as an Analyst/Programmer for promoting medical research. 21