Home /Research/Features/Research Highlights Research Highlights Faculty Strategic Research Areas Features Funding Projects and Centres Research Days Experts List Research Highlights Research Achievements Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Date Research Highlight 31 May 2021 CUHK Unlocks the Mystery of Small Heat Shock Protein Using Cryo-EM Technology Paves the Way for Plant Genetic Engineering [Details] Prof. LAU Chun Yu Wilson (School of Life Sciences) Prof. JIANG Liwen (School of Life Sciences) 25 May 2021 CUHK Unveils a Toxic RNA’s Role in Neuronal DNA Damage and Develops New Therapeutic Direction for Huntington’s Disease [Details] Prof. CHAN Ho Yin Edwin (School of Life Sciences) 24 Mar 2021 Maths Theory Turned Practical to Map the Brain [Details] Prof. LUI Lok Ming Ronald (Department of Mathematics) 28 Feb 2021 CUHK Unveils the Balance Between Two Protein Counteracting Forces in the Neurodegeneration of Hereditary Ataxia Providing New Direction for SCA3 Therapeutic Intervention [Details] Prof. CHAN Ho Yin Edwin (School of Life Sciences) 23 Feb 2021 CUHK Uncovers Molecular Mechanism Regulating Blood-cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier Function in Developing Brain New Direction for Treating Neurological Diseases [Details] Prof. KWAN Kin Ming (School of Life Sciences) Prof. JIANG Liwen (School of Life Sciences) Prof. HUI Ho Lam Jerome (School of Life Sciences) Prof. NGAI Sai Ming (School of Life Sciences) 5 Feb 2021 Ocean Park and CUHK Sign MOU for Integrated Wildlife Conservation and Education Programmes Largest-Ever Education Conservation Initiative Conducted in Local Schools Includes Targeted Programming for Students with Special Educational Needs [Details] 4 Feb 2021 CUHK Physicists Discover New Route to Active Matter Self-Organisation Provides New Directions on Fabricating Self-driven Devices and Microbial Physiology [Details] Prof. WU Yilin (Department of Physics) 28 Jan 2021 CUHK Scientists Develop Novel Peptide Inhibitor as a Potential Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease [Details] Prof. CHAN Michael Kenneth (School of Life Sciences) Prof. CHAN Ho Yin Edwin (School of Life Sciences) 17 Nov 2020 CUHK Chemists Devise a Novel Catalytic System to Help Design Chemical Compounds Enriches Chemistry Toolkit for Advanced Drug Synthesis [Details] Prof. TSE Ying Lung Steve (Department of Chemistry) Prof. YEUNG Ying Yeung (Department of Chemistry) 27 Oct 2020 CUHK Develops “Universal Ink” for Direct Laser Writing of High-performance Electronics [Details] Prof. YANG Sen (Department of Physics) < 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 9 10 11 12 >
