Life Science
| 18 Jul 2024
HKUST Identifies Novel Host Factors that Facilitates SARS-CoV-2 Entry Paving New Therapeutic Strategies for COVID-19
Physics
| 6 Jun 2024
HKUST Researchers Boost Cosmological Explorations with Novel Method of Detecting High-Frequency Gravitational Waves in Planetary Magnetospheres
Ocean Science
| 16 May 2024
HKUST Researchers Throw New Light on Carboxysomes in Key Discovery that could Boost Photosynthesis
Life Science
| 20 Feb 2024
HKUST Neuroscientists Develop Highly Accurate Universal Diagnostic Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mathematics
| 2 Feb 2024
HKUST Researchers Develop AI-enabled Model to Help Mitigate Global Ammonia Emissions from Cropland by 38% Contributing to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Prof. LIU Kai, Cheng Associate Professor from the Division of Life Science.
Prof. LIU Kai, Cheng Associate Professor from the Division of Life Science.
Life Science
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HKUST Researchers Co-discover Novel Mechanism That Helps Delay Degradation of Injured Nerves

A research team consisting of scientists from HKUST, CAS and Jinan University discovered a new mechanism that could delay the degeneration of injured nerves...

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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 (Pangu), and HKUST for contributions leading to the discovery of aTyr’s lead clinical candidate, ATYR1923... 

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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 deadly brain cancer... 

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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 antibiotics...  

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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 the drugs...

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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 limpets...

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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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