CUHK Passions and Pursuits

A Rare Talent for a Rare Disease Edwin Chan takes on Spinocerebella Ataxia Taking Aim at a Deadly Enemy Tony Mok personalizes lung cancer treatment CONTENTS Earlier versions of the articles in this brochure had appeared on www.cuhk.edu.hk and the publications of Information Services Office, CUHK Courting Miss Minutest Chu Ming-chung: voyager in the subatomic Do Asian Family Businesses Self-destruct? Joseph Fan analyses how fortune runs in the family The Big Bang of Plant Vacuoles Jiang Liwen rewrites chapters in plant biology textbook Bean for the Future Lam Hon-ming advocates bigger role for the soybean Feeling the Heat? Gabriel Lau warns of soaring temperatures Before a Star Is Born Li Hua-bai’s quest for the origin of stars Let There Be Sight Liu Yun-hui gives eyes to robots Taking Snapshots of the Future Dennis Lo navigates the seas of plasma DNA Mobile and Malleable Miao Qian’s work on organic semiconductors 02 04 08 14 18 22 10 16 20 26 Taking Temperature of a Fevered City Edward Ng’s tips on staying cool So Much to Stomach Siew Ng: why an inflammatory bowel? why Asia? Fixing a Loose Screw Qin Ling experiments with bioactive implants Teaching the Autistic to Articulate Friendly gestures from Catherine So What’s Bred in the Bone Rocky Tuan innovates and regenerates Reading Laughter and Tears Wang Xiaogang perfects ‘deep learning’ for computers Special Delivery in a Smart City Cities get smarter with Raymond Yeung’s network-coding theory Tapping Water and Sunlight Jimmy Yu’s quest for clean fuel The Fruit Cracker Zhong Silin decodes fruition in nature 28 34 38 44 48 32 36 40 46 50