Invited by Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, the awardee of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 paid a visit to the University, including the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) on 12 August 2019. Prof. Ciechanover is the Distinguished Professor of CUHK, Shenzhen (SZ), and also the Director of Ciechanover Institute of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, CUHK, SZ, which was established in 2018.

During the visit, Prof. Ciechanover delivered the keynote speech for the 1^st Laureate Workshop on Personalized and Regenerative Medicine organised by the Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM). Prof. Huang Ziwei, Ciechanover Institute of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, CUHK, SZ, and our School members, Prof. Anna M. Blocki, Prof. Chan Hon-fai and Prof. Elmer D.F. Ker were also invited for presentations to share their research insights at the workshop.

Afterwards, accompanied by School members including Prof. Chan Wai-yee, Director of SBS and Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee, Managing Director of Core Laboratories, Prof. Ciechanover was guided to tour the Core Laboratories of the Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building to learn the research facilities and the latest development blueprint of SBS and iTERM.

The corresponding coverage by iTERM can be viewed HERE.

Prof. Ciechanover delivers the keynote speech at the 1^st Laureate Workshop on Personalized and Regenerative Medicine organised by iTERM

Accompanied by Prof. Chan Wai-yee and Prof. Kenneth Lee, Prof. Ciechanover tours the Core Laboratories, SBS

(From left) Prof. Huang Ziwei, Prof. Kenneth Lee, Prof. Rocky Tuan and Prof. Ciechanover