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Over 250 scientists, government officials and consultants attend the 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology at CityU from 4 June to 6 June.
Three researchers from the Department of Biology and Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong have introduced the latest findings of their research into drug discovery and development.
CityU's success rate in the 2005-06 Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG) exercise, supported by the Research Grants Council , is ranked 2nd among the eight local higher education institutions.
More than 150 guests, staff members and students gathered at the Centre for Marine Environmental Research and Innovative Technology (MERIT), 28 January, to celebrate its opening. Led by CityU and joined by five other local universities, MERIT has been selected by the University Grants Committee as an "Area of Excellence" in Hong Kong.
CityU biologist Professor Lilian Vrijmoed discovered a microbe on the decadent leaves of the mangrove bush that produces DHA, one of the essential members of the omega-3 fatty acids family.
Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry, has developed a system to test Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Dr Cheng is employing zebrafish embryos to identify herbs that can induce or inhibit the formation of new blood vessels. The project, “Screening Agents for Angiogenic Modulating Activities Using Teleosts Embryos”, has been granted HK$2.5 million under the Innovation and Technology Support Programme of Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF).
A team of researchers, led by CityU's Rudolf Wu, Chair Professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry (BCH), has been awarded HK$45 million under the University Grants Committee's (UGC) third round Areas of Excellence (AoE) scheme.
CityU's scientific forays into the Pearl River Delta Region span a wide range of subjects, from manufacturing engineering to information technologies to environmental conservation.
Professor Michael Yang of the Biology and Chemistry Department led a CityU research team to discover an anti-fibrosis and anti-cancer compound called "Fibroscutum" it was announced 3 July. The research project, based on experiments with Wei Jia, an existing Class 1 drug in China, was commissioned by LifeTec Group Limited (LifeTec).
Two CityU projects on nanomaterials and nanostructures, initiated by the Department of Physics and Materials Science, have received their fair share of funding support from the Research Grants Council (RGC) central allocation 2002-03.