Calendar 2006–07

Joint Research Units 391 CUHK and Anson Biotechnology Co. Ltd. The foundation supports and manages multi-disciplinary research activities and resource development primarily within the field of molecular biosciences. This effort focuses on basic research with potential for application through biochemical, pharmacological, and genomic studies. Based on recent advances and future trends in molecular biosciences, the foundation promotes investigator-initiated research in the areas of health and food. To facilitate collaboration between CAS and CUHK, two research centres have been formed, respectively at CAS and at CUHK. The two centres will serve as the coordinating bodies for submission, running and management of research projects. The Shanghai centre will have designated laboratories and personnel to undertake research projects funded by the foundation while the Hong Kong centre will make use of existing facilities and staff at CUHK. Shanghai–Hong Kong Development Institute Tel.: 2609 8777 Fax.: 2603 5215 E-mail: shkdi@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/shkdi The Shanghai–Hong Kong Development Institute was established jointly by Fudan University in Shanghai and the Chinese University in January 2001. Through various academic activities and publications, it aims at achieving three goals: • elucidating social needs in the two cities and providing policy advice to the public and private sectors on issues of strategic importance with the objective of achieving the greatest benefit for the nation; • helping both universities to attain the highest level of academic excellence, and making them an exemplar in nurturing young talent; and • serving as a think tank to help Hong Kong and Shanghai achieve sustainable prosperity and further integration with the global economy. Shanghai–Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis Tel.: (86) 21 6416 3300 ext. 8-3502 Fax.: (86) 21 6416 7519 E-mail: hncwong@cuhk.edu.hk; hncwong@pub.sioc.ac.cn Established in 1999, the Shanghai–Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis is a joint venture of the Chinese University, the University of Hong Kong, and the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry(SIOC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Its objectives are to undertake basic research in synthetic chemistry, and to equip students for scientific challenges of the new millennium. At present 16 students are enrolled in the PhD programme, all with studentships from the Croucher Foundation (Hong Kong). The director of the joint laboratory is Prof. Lin Guo-qiang, and Prof. Henry N.C. Wong of CUHK and Prof. Chi-ming Che of HKU are respectively chairman of the management committee and chairman of the academic advisory committee. All are members of CAS. Acentral theme of the joint laboratory is to invent new chemical reactions that can be used for biomedical and materials sciences.