MORE ABOUT HKUST
University News
Academic Departments A-Z
Life@HKUST
Library
Map & Directions
Jobs@HKUST
Faculty Profiles
About HKUST

Search

More About HKUST
Home Why LIFS? Careers Contact Us
HKUST HKUST Division of Life Science
Research
FacultyResearch AreasFacilities
Education
Undergraduate
ProgramsScholarshipsCurriculumAdmissionCoursesResearch ProjectsInternshipsUndergraduate Advising TeamArticulation Pathways
Postgraduate
MPhil/PhD in Life SciencePhD Dual-degree ProgrammeMSc in BiotechnologyAdmissionCoursesSummer Camp
QA at HKUST
News & Events
NewsEvents
Home
February 3, 2021 by LIFS Editor News 0 comments

Prof. Jiguang Wang awarded Zhong Nanshan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award

Prof. Jiguang Wang has been awarded the Zhong Nanshan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award (鍾南山青年科技創新獎). He is the only awardee from Hong Kong and one of the two basic scientists among this year’s ten awardees. This is his second prestigious award after The Excellent Youth Award from the National Science Foundation of China in 2019.

 

Prof. Jiguang Wang (HKUST)
Assistant Professor, Division of Life Science,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

Prof. Wang has developed a computational method—TEDG which reconstructs the evolution history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. In 2015, he was named as an Irving Institute Precision Medicine Fellow and promoted to Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University. He has been focusing on the study of precision medicine of glioblastoma under therapy. His current interests also include the research of machine learning and computational methods in biology and medicine.

Prof. Wang has obtained his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science and then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University. 

Zhong Nanshan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award (鍾南山青年科技創新獎)

The award was co-established by the China Youth Science and Technology Workers Association, China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation, and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. The award is open to Chinese nationals under the age of 38 who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine and life sciences. No more than 10 awardees are selected each time. The award aims to support youth science and technology innovation, research excellence in life science, health and epidemic prevention, poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, entrepreneurship and employment.

award
2

Related Posts

Appointment of Head of the Division of Life Science

December 30, 2020
Read More

Remodeling of GPI-anchored proteins is essential for yeast cell viability

March 12, 2022
Read More

The Annual Scientific Image Competition 2021: Winners Announced!

December 14, 2021
Read More

Polymorphic provirus leads to epigenomic and transcriptomic variations in different mouse strains

November 25, 2021
Read More

Humanizing the yeast origin recognition complex sheds light on cancer therapyPrevious Post
GAS2L1 phosphorylation mediated by Nek2 induces centrosome disjunction during cell cycleNext Post

ADDRESS

Division of Life Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay
Kowloon, Hong Kong

PHONE

Facsimile No. :
(852) 2358 1552

Telephone No. :
(852) 2358-7272 / 7339
  • Home
  • Careers
  • Contact us
  • Faculty
  • Intranet
HKUST
PrivacySitemap
Copyright © The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.All rights reserved.
Follow HKUST on
FacebookInstagramLinkedinYouTube
PrivacySitemap