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He joined the University's D e p a r t m e n t o f Biochemistry in 1978 as assistant lecturer, becoming lecturer in 1979, senior l ec t u r er i n 1987, and professor in 1995. He is now head of United College. He is a member of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in Ame r i ca, the Ame r i c an Association for the Advancement of Science, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Hong Kong Society of Microbiology, and the Hong Kong Society of Clinical Chemistry. Prof. Fung specializes in cancer research, specifically in anti-tumour mechanism, genomic and bioinformatic characterization of genes in liver tumour, and specific assays for serum biomarkers for bone tumour. Professor of Biochemistry Prof. Walter Ho Kwo k- keung has been appointed professor of biochemistry from 1st October. Prof. Ho received his AB in biochemistry and economics and his Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. He joined The Chinese University as lecturer in biochemistry in 1975, becoming senior lecturer in 1981, professor in 1992. He has served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry since 1998. Prof. Ho is honorary professor at the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Neuroscience Research Centre of Guangzhou Medical College. He is a council member of the Hong Kong B i o t echno l ogy Association, honorary consultant to Maxx Biosciences Co. Ltd., and director of the Hong Kong branch of the Shanghai Hong Kong Anson Research Foundation. The focus of his current research is the cloning of the fish growth hormone gene and the identification of lipid-lowering compounds in Chinese medicinal herbs. Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Prof. Leslie Lo Nai-kwai has b e en a p p o i n t ed professor of educational administration and policy from 1st October 2002. Prof. Lo obtained his B A degree f r om the University of Oregon, his master degree in international affairs and his doctorate in education from Columbia University. He is the founding dean of the Faculty of Education at The Chinese University from 1991 to 1997. He is director of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research and the Hong Kong Centre for the Development of Educational Leadership. He is advisory professor at East China Normal University and honorary research fellow at Nanjing Normal University, Peking University and East China Normal University. Prof. Lo is also a member or adviser of many professional bodies and associations in the education sector and sits on the editorial boards of many academic journals. Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics Prof. Woo Kam-sang has been appointed professor of medicine and therapeutics from 1st October 2002. Prof. Woo received his MB BS from the University of Hong Kong in 1968, his Master of Medicine from the University of Singapore in 1973, and his MD f r om the University of Hong Kong in 1989. He underwent specialist training in cardiology at Green Lane Hospital in New Zealand in 1975, obtaining his FRACP in 1977. Prof. Woo had worked at various hospitals in Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand before joining the University in 1984 as senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine. He was professor in the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics and consultant cardiologist from 1999 to 2002. News in Brief 33