Division of Life Science
LIFS Summer Recruitment Camp 2025
For 2026/27 Fall Postgraduate Admission
7 July 2025 – 11 July 2025 (5 days)
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Division of Life Science
LIFS Summer Research Program 2025
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For non-local students
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The Summer Research Program is designed for outstanding...Read More
More than 50 alumni from the Division of Life Science (LIFS) returned to campus on 8 March 2025, to reconnect with fellow alumni and professors at the LIFS Alumni Homecoming 2025.
The event was inaugurated by Prof. Guojun BU, Head of Division, to kick off the lunch reception with a warm welcome and insightful updates on the latest developments within the Division. Representatives from the...Read More
The Research Grants Council (RGC) has announced the results of the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2024/25.
Congratulations to Prof. Jiguang WANG, Padma Harilela Associate Professor of Life Science (Division of Life Science (LIFS) and Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE)) for being a recipient of the Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) under the Collaborative...Read More
An international research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has identified key genetic factors that confer protective effects against Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through a comprehensive genetic analysis of East Asian populations, including Chinese and Japanese, as well as European populations. This groundbreaking discovery sheds light on how these...Read More
The Division of Life Science (LIFS) Retreat took place on January 9-10, 2025, at the Grand Coloane Resort in Macau, SAR, China. This engaging event brought together over 40 faculty members, including regular and teaching staff, as well as four newly recruited faculty.
The primary objectives of the Retreat were to create a productive environment for collaboration and connection, allowing...Read More
Dr. Aftab AMIN (left) being presented with the Educational Teaching Innovation GOLD poster award by Ms. Carol CHIU, Director of Information Technology Services at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) at the Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2024, held at CUHK on 11-12 December 2024.
Many congratulations to Dr. Aftab AMIN (teaching faculty from the Division of Life Science) for being...Read More
The HKUST Faculty Recognition Ceremony 2024 took place on December 4 to honor and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the University’s faculty during the 2023-24 academic year. Among the 22 honorees, Division of Life Science faculty members Prof. Tom CHEUNG and Prof. Kai LIU were recognized for being named as RGC Research Fellows for 2024/25.
Prof. Tom CHEUNG
Associate Head (Research...Read More
Prof. Tom CHEUNG, Associate Head (Research and Development), Division of Life Science
Project title: Post-transcriptional regulation of muscle stem cell quiescence during physiological conditions and aging
Amount of Fellowship Grant: ~HKD 5.3 million
Abstract
With better healthcare and living conditions, humans are living longer, but aging is accompanied by poorer health span partly due to the...Read More
A research team from the Division of Life Science, (HKUST), led by Mr. ZHU Shihan (PhD student) and Dr. SHEN Zeyu (post-doctoral researcher), with the guidance of Prof. ZHANG Mingjie, former Chair Professor in Life Science at HKUST have recently published a paper in the prestigious journal Science. In this study, the researchers wanted to understand how excitatory and inhibitory neuronal...Read More
Many congratulations to Prof. David Karl Banfield, Professor of Life Science, for being awarded the School Service Award for his remarkable contributions to the Division of Life Science in various initiatives including the Open Lab Project, the undergraduate program curriculum, and his contributions to the university in different roles.
The Annual School of Science Awards were established in...Read More
In a groundbreaking study conducted by PhD student Hua QIU and post-doctoral researcher Dr. Xiandeng WU, from the Division of Life Science led by Prof. Mingjie Zhang (formerly from the Division of Life Science at HKUST), significant progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms involved in short-distance, directional transport of vesicles within cells. Vesicles are small sac-like...Read More
