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HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui honoured by King’s College London

26 Nov 2009

 

HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui honored by King’s College London

Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, is conferred yesterday (Nov 25) an Honorary Doctor by King's College London in recognition of his outstanding contributions to science.

The ceremony is held at the College Chapel in London. The Chairman of Council, the Marquess of Douro, and the Principal Professor Rick Trainor conferred the honorary degree on Professor Tsui and six other highly-distinguished individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic or intellectual contribution to their field.

Professor Lap-Chee Tsui has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong since 2002. He was previously Geneticist-in-Chief and Head of the Genetics and Genomic Biology Program of the Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and holder of the H E Sellers Chair in Cystic Fibrosis and University Professor at Toronto. In 1989, Professor Tsui led his research team to identify the defective gene that causes cystic fibrosis, for which he received international acclaims. 

The full curriculum vitae for Professor Tsui may be obtained from: http://www.hku.hk/vcoffice/menu/cv.htm

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