Electronic Engineering Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. CHOI, Jonathan Chung Hang Received a Croucher Innovation Award 2016

Prof. CHOI, Jonathan Chung Hang from the Department of Electronic Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) received a Croucher Innovation Award 2016 in the amount of HK$ 5 million. He is the first ever recipient from CUHK since the inauguration of this award by the Croucher Foundation in 2012.

Prof. Choi’s research interests lie in drug delivery, molecular diagnostics, “bio-nano” interactions, bionanomaterials, and biological imaging. Earlier this year, Prof. Choi co-invented a nanoparticle-based probe for detecting specific microRNA markers in living stem cells and published the findings in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. With this award, he will continue to engineer novel nanoparticle-based approaches for delivering drug molecules to challenging destinations inside the body. Specifically, he is working with CUHK physicians to build nanoparticles for tackling atherosclerosis and renal fibrosis.

About The Croucher Innovation Awards
The Croucher Innovation Awards aim to identify a small number of exceptionally talented scientists from all countries working at an internationally competitive level and to offer substantial support to these “rising stars” at a formative stage in their careers. This scheme is designed to enable recipients to pursue their own scientific, intellectual and professional inclinations, to advance their expertise, to engage in bold new work, and to contribute to the development of education and research in Hong Kong.

CUHK Faculty of Engineering press release: http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/erg/node/735

CUHK Communications and Public Relations press release:http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?id=2233

CUHK eMotion published the award news of Prof. Jonathan Choi, please click: http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/emotion/2016/6/indexe.html#a3

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Prof. CHOI, Jonathan Chung Hang Received a Croucher Innovation Award 2016