Bulletin No. 1, 2009

Intellectual Cross-currents   55 CAS Academicians Visit CUHK A delegation led by Prof. Li Jiayang (11th left), Vice-President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), visited the Chinese University from 23 to 28 February 2009, under the ‘Academicians Visitorship Programme’ to learn about the latest developments in medicine and bioscience at CUHK and to exchange ideas through lectures, discussions and laboratory visits. The delegation was composed of six academicians including Prof. Li Jiayang, Prof. Meng Anming (6th right, director, Institute of Zoology, CAS), Prof. Deng Zixin (8th right, dean, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Prof. Wang Enduo (10th right, principal investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS), Prof. Zhao Jindong (5th left, director, Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS), Prof. Wu Weihua (6th left, director, State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, China Agricultural University and director, Life Science Division, National Natural Science Foundation of China), and Mr. Zhang Xinggen (1st right, director, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs office, CAS). On 24 February, the academicians delivered a series of lectures, attracting an audience of over a hundred, including staff, students, alumni, and members of the public.