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w as e l e c t ed v i c e - p r e s i d e n t o f the s o c i e ty i n 1985 . A f t er o b t a i n i ng h i s d o c t o r al degree, D r . L a m r e m a i n ed i n S c o t l a nd a n d s e r v ed at G l a s g ow U n i v e r s i ty f or f i ve years, f i r st as a research assistant, a nd later as a research f e l l o w. D u r i ng the p e r i o d, he w a s p r i n c i p al i n v e s t i g a t or i n t w o research p r o j e c t s, b o t h o f w h i ch w e re s u p p o r t ed b y t he A r t h r i t is a n d R h e u m a t i sm C o u n c i l . T h e f i r st p r o j e ct w a s t o d e t e r m i ne w h e t h er a n e u r o g e n ic c o m p o n e nt exists in j o i nt i n f l a mm a t o ry diseases. T he s e c o nd p r o j e c t, w h i ch w as an e x t e n s i on o f the f i r s t, i n v e s t i g a t ed the r o l e o f n e u r o p e p t i d es i n j o i nt i n f l a mm a t i o n . H i s research has r e s u l t ed i n n u m e r o us p u b l i c a t i o ns a n d his f i n d i n gs h a ve b e en p r e s e n t ed i n i n t e r n a t i o n al m e e t i n g s. D r . L a m h a s a l so i n t r o d u c ed n e w t e c h n i q u es f o r assessing i n f l a m m a t o ry esponsei n the j o i nt s u ch as p r o t e in m i c r o - t u r b i d i m e t r y a n d laser D o p p l er p e r f u s i on i m a g i n g. D r. L a m i s a n a f f i l i a t ed m e m b er o f t h e P h y s i o l o g i c al S o c i e ty a nd an a c t i ve m e m b er o f the N ew Y o rk A c a d e my o f S c i e n c e, t h e E u r o p e an N e u r o p e p t i de C l u b, a n d t h e H o ng K o ng P h a r m a c o l o gy S o c i e t y. He is m a r r i ed a nd has a son. Dr. Jimmy Ho Man Lee Lecturer in Computer Science D r. J i m my H. M . L ee g r a d u a t ed f r om the U n i v e r s i ty of Wa t e r l o o, C a n a d a, w i th a B . M a t h. ( H o n) degre i n A p p l i ed M a t h e m a t i cs a nd C o m p u t er S c i e n ce i n 1987, a nd o b t a i n ed h i s M . M a t h. d e g r e i n C o m p u t er S c i e n ce i n 1 9 8 8. D u r i ng h i s s t ay at W a t e r l o o, he also w o r k ed as a research assistant o n an I B M f u n d ed p r o j e ct t o i n v e s t i g a te t he use o f tables as a u s e r - i n t e r f a ce f o r l o g ic p r o g r a mm e s . D r . L e e p u r s u ed h i s d o c t o r al studies at the U n i v e r s i ty o f V i c t o r i a, w h e re he t o ok part i n a p r o j e ct f u n d ed b y t he n a t i o n w i de I n s t i t u te of R o b o t i cs a nd I n t e l l i g e nt S y s t ems to i n v e s t i g a te the a p p l i c a t i on o f c o n s t r a i nt l o g ic p r o g r a m m i ng i n e n g i n e e r i ng p r o b l e m s. H e r e c e i v ed his P h . D. degre in 1992, a nd r e t u r n ed t o H o ng K o ng i n the s ame y e ar to j o in T h e C h i n e se U n i v e r s i ty o f H o ng K o ng as l e c t u r e r i n c o m p u t er science. D r. L e e 's research interest r a n ge f r om l o g ic p r o g r a m m i n g, c o n s t r a i nt p r o c e s s i n g, i n t e r v al m e t h o d s, t o p r o g r a m m i ng l a n g u a g es a n d a r t i f i c i al i n t e l l i g e n c e. Dr. Cheung Yuet-wah Lecturer in Sociology D r. C h e u ng Y u e t - w ah r e ad s o c i o l o gy a t T h e C h i n e se U n i v e r s i ty o f H o ng K o ng a n d o b t a i n ed h i s B . S o c . S c. degre in 1975. He t h en w e nt to C a n a da f or p o s t g r a d u a te t r a i n i n g, a n d w as a w a r d ed a nM A d e g r e b y M c M a s t er U n i v e r s i ty i n 1 9 78 a nd a P h . D . d e g r e b y t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n to i n 1982. U p on c o m p l e t i on o f his d o c t o r al studies, he t a u g ht s o c i o l o gy i n L i n g n an C o l l e g e , H o ng K o n g, f o r t wo years b e f o re j o i n i ng T he C h i n e se U n i v e r s i ty i n 1 9 8 4 as l e c t u r er i n s o c i o l o g y. I n m i d - 1 9 8 8, he m o v ed t o C a n a da a g a in a nd w o r k ed as a research scientist i n the P r e v e n t i on a nd H e a l th P r o m o t i on R e s e a r ch a n d D e v e l o p m e nt D e p a r t m e nt o f the A d d i c t i on R e s e a r ch F o u n d a t i on of O n t a r i o, T o r o n t o. H e w as c o n c u r r e n t ly associate p r o f e s s or i n the D e p a r t m e nt o f B e h a v i o u r al Science, F a c u l ty o f M e d i c i n e, the U n i v e r s i ty o f T o r o n t o. D r . C h e u n g r e t u r n ed t o H o ng K o ng i n A u g u st 1 9 92 a nd r e j o i n ed the U n i v e r s i t y 's D e p a r t m e nt o f S o c i o l o g y. D r. C h e u n g 's areas o f s p e c i a l i z a t i on i n c l u de m e d i c al s o c i o l o g y, c r i m i n o l o g y, a l c o h o l i sm a nd d r ug a d d i c t i o n, a n d race a n d e t h n ic r e l a t i o n s. H e has p u b l i s h ed a b o ok e n t i t l ed Missionary Medicine in China: A Study of Two Canadian Protestant Missions in China Before 1937 ( L a n h a m , M a r y l a n d, U S A : U n i v e r s i ty Pres o f A m e r i c a, 1988), a n d s ome 3 0 articles in j o u r n a ls o r chapters i n b o o k s. C u r r e n t ly he is am e m b er of the e d i t o r i al b o a rd of the International Journal of the Addictions. PROFILES 28