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University of Science and Technology.
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publication may be reproduced
without the prior written permission
of the University.
PROF NANCY IP
Vice-President for
Research and Graduate Studies
PROF CHARLES WW NG
Associate Vice-President for
Research and Graduate Studies
PROF CHE TING CHAN
Director, Research Office
PROF TONGXI YU
Senior Advisor to
the Vice-President for
Research and Graduate Studies
ADELAINE LIM
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
MANAGING EDITOR
R E S E A R C H @ H K U S
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Research and Graduate Studies.
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CINDY HUI
CANDICE MAK
JOAN YIP
JANE ZHAO
EDITORIAL TEAM
SALLY COURSE
KATHERINE FORESTIER
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
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The Miracle of Biomolecules
Cutting-edge neuronal structural
biology research and DNA replication
and transcription discoveries
are unfolding the intricate
mechanisms of our cells
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Next-generation Trailblazers
Four young faculty unlock leading
insights into the epigenome,
single-cell genomics,
the beginning of the universe, and
K-pop and career transitions
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A Word from
the Vice-President
for Research and
Graduate Studies
The making of HKUST’s
special research culture:
what has fostered
the University’s remarkable
record of basic discovery
and R&D in just 25 years
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