Chemistry
| 25 Mar 2026
HKUST Researchers Develop Pioneering Organocatalytic Strategy for Chiral Sulfinamides with Antiviral Potential
Life Science
| 24 Mar 2026
HKUST Launches NeuroCare Community Project to Screen 6,000 Elderly for Early Alzheimer’s
Life Science
| 19 Mar 2026
HKUST Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in RNA Silencing Mechanism | Laying a Critical Scientific Foundation for Gene Regulation
Ocean Science
| 27 Feb 2026
HKUST Study Reveals Why Tropical Cyclones Rainfall Surges Before Landfall Rainfall | Intensifies by Over 20% as Early as 60 Hours Before Landfall
Chemistry
| 12 Feb 2026
HKUST Researchers Develop Metastasis Prevention Therapy Based on Glycan Targeting
HKUST Chair Professor of the Division of Life Science and project coordinator of the Pangu collaboration Prof. ZHANG Mingjie (left); Co-founder and Director of aTyr Pharma and Senior Visiting Fellow at HKUST’s Institute for Advanced Study Prof. Paul SCHIMMEL (middle) and President and CEO of aTyr Dr. Sanjay SHUKLA (right) introduce how aTyr1923 can modulate interstitial lung disease.
HKUST Chair Professor of the Division of Life Science and project coordinator of the Pangu collaboration Prof. ZHANG Mingjie (left); Co-founder and Director of aTyr Pharma and Senior Visiting Fellow at HKUST’s Institute for Advanced Study Prof. Paul SCHIMMEL (middle) and President and CEO of aTyr Dr. Sanjay SHUKLA (right) introduce how aTyr1923 can modulate interstitial lung disease.
Life Science
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Joining Hand with Pangu BioPharma for New Lung Disease Therapy
SAN DIEGO AND HONG KONG – aTyr Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIFE) recognized the collaboration between its Hong Kong subsidiary, Pangu BioPharma (…
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Prof. WANG Jiguang (left) collaborates with Prof. JIANG Tao to bring their mutational mechanism research into clinical practice that helps find new therapeutic lead for deadly brain cancer patients.
Prof. WANG Jiguang (left) collaborates with Prof. JIANG Tao to bring their mutational mechanism research into clinical practice that helps find new therapeutic lead for deadly brain cancer patients.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Discover Mutation Route That Helps Find New Therapeutic Lead for Deadly Brain Cancer Patients
A research team consisting of scientists from HKUST and Beijing Tiantan Hospital have uncovered the mutational mechanism of how a rare and…
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Prof Zhang (left) and Dr Zeng (right) observe the synaptic protein interaction pattern in their laboratory
Prof Zhang (left) and Dr Zeng (right) observe the synaptic protein interaction pattern in their laboratory
Life Science
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Rebuild Synapse-like Machineries to Unveil its Formation and Regulatory Mechanism Paving Ways for Diagnosis and Early Intervention of Mental Disorders
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Mingjie (Life Science) has employed a novel biochemical reconstitution approach...
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Prof Bik Tye (third left) and Prof Yuanliang Zhai (second right) holding an ORC model with members of the research team
Prof Bik Tye (third left) and Prof Yuanliang Zhai (second right) holding an ORC model with members of the research team
Life Science
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HKUST Scientists Determine Atomic Structure of DNA Replication Machine to Make Groundbreaking Discovery of DNA Replication Mechanism
A research team led by scientists from HKUST have determined the three dimensional structure of the DNA replication...
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(From left) Prof. CHEN Yu from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Prof. Amy FU, HKUST Research Associate Professor of Life Science; Prof. Nancy IP, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies; PhD student ZHOU Xiaopu and Dr. MOK Kin Ying from University College London.
(From left) Prof. CHEN Yu from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Prof. Amy FU, HKUST Research Associate Professor of Life Science; Prof. Nancy IP, HKUST Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies; PhD student ZHOU Xiaopu and Dr. MOK Kin Ying from University College London.
Life Science
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Discover the Genetic Contributions to Alzheimer’s Disease in the Chinese Population Offering Important Clues to the Development of Effective Diagnosis and Treatments
HKUST research team has identified new Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetic risk factors...
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The research team led by Prof Qian Pei-Yuan (second left) discovered for the first time that “D-stereospecific resistance peptidases” could render peptide antibiotics useless.
The research team led by Prof Qian Pei-Yuan (second left) discovered for the first time that “D-stereospecific resistance peptidases” could render peptide antibiotics useless.
Ocean Science
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HKUST Discovers New Antibiotics Resistance Mechanism Paving the Way for Design of Antibiotics Against Superbugs
Researchers at HKUST have identified for the first time the culprit behind the causing of broad-spectrum bacterial resistance to peptide…
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Prof Sun (third, left) and his research team at HKUST.
Prof Sun (third, left) and his research team at HKUST.
Chemistry
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HKUST Scientists Find New Way to Produce Chiral Molecules which may Bring Safer and More Affordable Medicine
A team led by Prof. SUN Jianwei (Chemistry) discovered useful methods that could result in a more efficient and affordable production of…
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(From right) Prof Karen Chan and her research team members Abby Lo, Ng Pui-lam and Julia Leung discover microbeads’ (bottled) impact on bristle worms (in the Petri dish) and slipper limpets.
(From right) Prof Karen Chan and her research team members Abby Lo, Ng Pui-lam and Julia Leung discover microbeads’ (bottled) impact on bristle worms (in the Petri dish) and slipper limpets.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Identify Irreversible Adverse Effects of Microbeads on Marine Animals’ Growth and Development
A research team at HKUST has demonstrated that the growth and development of two marine invertebrates – the pollution-tolerant slipper…
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Prof Karl Herrup (second left, front row), Prof Du Shengwang (second right, front row), Cheng Aifeng (left, back row) and their research team members.
Prof Karl Herrup (second left, front row), Prof Du Shengwang (second right, front row), Cheng Aifeng (left, back row) and their research team members.
Life Science
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HKUST Scientists Reveal How Human Brains Keep Balance
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from HKUST has discovered the mechanism of how human brains turn on and off neuronal activities... 
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Prof Zhang Mingjie (right) and Prof Ye Fei conduct tests on the human brain organoid specimens derived from schizophrenia patients
Prof Zhang Mingjie (right) and Prof Ye Fei conduct tests on the human brain organoid specimens derived from schizophrenia patients
Life Science
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Award-winning HKUST Neuroscientist Discovers Mechanism of Schizophrenia
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Mingjie (Life Science) has recently reached a breakthrough unveiling the fundamental mechanism that…
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