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PROFESSOR DENNIS LO RECEIVES LASKER AWARD
Another high accolade for an esteemed Hong Kong scientist! Professor Dennis Lo from CUHK Medicine, known as the “Father of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing”, has been announced (Sep 29) as a winner of the Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, America’s top biomedical science prize. Professor Lo, as the first Chinese chemical pathologist to have received the Royal Medal 2021, was honoured again for his revolutionary contribution to medical science by discovering cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood and developed non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome (Note 1).
Read more: https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-professor-dennis-lo-receives-the-lasker-award-americas-top-biomedical-science-prize/?fbclid=IwAR0fKSyjjbWnTM4QOzzdoYnpd73BMW6qPji34qMmToPPe19f2FpVxnbQzsM
Note 1: Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 800 births globally. The non-invasive prenatal testing, which is greater than 99% accurate, is available in 60 countries and has saved millions of women from undergoing potentially risky invasive testing procedures, such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.
Photo courtesy of Allen Chan
#hongkong #brandhongkong #asiasworldcity #CUHK #DennisLo #excellencehk #LaskerAward
Another high accolade for an esteemed Hong Kong scientist! Professor Dennis Lo from CUHK Medicine, known as the “Father of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing”, has been announced (Sep 29) as a winner of the Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, America’s top biomedical science prize. Professor Lo, as the first Chinese chemical pathologist to have received the Royal Medal 2021, was honoured again for his revolutionary contribution to medical science by discovering cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood and developed non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome (Note 1).
Read more:
https://lnkd.in/gZcyaD3W
Note 1: Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 800 births globally. The non-invasive prenatal testing, which is greater than 99% accurate, is available in 60 countries and has saved millions of women from undergoing potentially risky invasive testing procedures, such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.
Photo courtesy of Allen Chan
#hongkong #brandhongkong #asiasworldcity #CUHK #DennisLo #excellencehk #LaskerAward
HK’S ROLE AS A GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB
Despite recent global uncertainties, rising interest rates and the pandemic, Hong Kong continues to be a leading international financial centre, thanks to its sophisticated financial market development. Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, examines the key priorities supporting the city to scale new heights in the global financial landscape, during his trip to Manila, the Philippines today (Sep 27).
#hongkong #brandhongkong #asiasworldcity #FinancialHub #Finance #WealthManagement #Philippines #Manila #AsiaSocietyPhilippines #FSTB
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