HKUST researchers unveil long-sought noncanonical cleavage mechanism in miRNA biogenesis

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Lee’s Pharmaceutical – Kanya Lee Postgraduate Scholarship for Lab Rotation Scheme

LIFS has now established a one-off prestigious Scholarship with the objective of attracting the best candidates from around the world to pursue full-time postgraduate studies in our division. Read More

LIFS Summer Recruitment Camp 2023 (10 July – 14 July 2023)

LIFS Summer Recruitment Camp 2023 for 2024/25 Fall Postgraduate Admission: 10 July 2023 – 14 July 2023 (5 days) Read More

Scientists reveal the molecular mechanism of Microprocessor in Caenorhabditis elegans

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HKUST iGEM team wins second runner-up with over 350 teams from 40+ countries that participated at Grand Jamboree in Paris.

Six members from the HKUST iGEM “Fisherly” (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team travelled to Paris to participate in a synthetic biology competition (24-28 October 2022). Our team won second runner-up in the undergraduate section and Best Safety and Security Award, with 5 other nominations for different awards. Read More

Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Awards 2022

Established by Nan Fung Group in 2018, Hong Kong Life Sciences Society (HKLSS) is committed to attract, cultivate and retain talent in Hong Kong’s life sciences and biotechnology sectors through knowledge exchange, collaboration and engagement. To encourage outstanding undergraduate students to pursue life sciences-related study in Hong Kong, HKLSS announced the establishment of the...Read More

Annual Scientific Image Competition 2022

There are so many beautiful pictures related to life science out there in journals and on the internet. Can you also capture your scientific research in an appealing photo? Send us your most striking images to participate in our Annual Scientific Image Competition. Read More

RNA elements that enhance the cleavage of pre-miRNAs/shRNAs by DICER

https://science.hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-researchers-reveal-rna-elements-enhance-cleavage-pre-mirnasshrnas-dicer-0 Read More

CPEB1 regulates the translational landscape in muscle stem cell activation.

In this study published in Nature Communications, Prof. Tom Cheung and his team identified cytoplasmic polyadenylation elements-binding protein 1 (CPEB1) as a critical regulator in reprogramming the translational landscape upon SC activation. Read More

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

In the current study published in Cell Reports, Prof. David Banfield and his research team have discovered two remodeling events crucial in yeast cell survival.  Read More

The Annual Scientific Image Competition 2021: Winners Announced!

LIFS is delighted to reveal the winners for the Annual Scientific Image Competition 2021. This year’s competition attracted many entries. These were whittled down by our panel of judges to a handful of shortlisted images. Many thanks to everyone who took part in the competition and congratulations to our winners. Read More

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

Prof. Danny Leung and his team identified thousands of potential polymorphic endogenous retroviruses, shedding light on how the relics of viruses can shape our epigenome and give rise to different phenotypes between individuals. Read More