CUHK Biochemistry Students Win Gold at MIT Competition for Proving Bacteria DNA as Device for Information Storage

A team of 11 students from the Biochemistry programme of the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) won gold at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2010 competition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. Under the supervision of Prof. Chan King-ming, Prof. Chan Ting-fung and Prof. Kong Siu-kai of the School of Life Sciences, the CUHK team significantly advanced the use of bacteria for information storage by strengthening its storage capacity and security system. An innovative biological cryptography system for application in DNA is developed to protect information leakage, heralding a new era of information security.

At a celebration held on 24 November, Prof. Joseph J. Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor, congratulated the students and the newly-established School of Life Sciences on their achievement.

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Press release on 24 Nov. 2010 @ University Guest House

From left to right top row: Prof. PC Shaw (Chairman of Biochemistry (Sci), CUHK), Chan On Hang, Fung To Sing, Prof. KM Chan

From left to right second row: Lau Tsz Wing, Choi Pui Wah, Gu Shen, Tang Walfred, Chung Lai Yin

A summer research programme named "Dedicated Research Exchange and Mentorship (DREAM) Programme", sponsored by Jockey Club Internship Programme was established in 2006.

The objective of this programme is to provide a chance for our students to conduct research projects in foreign laboratories and to increase the exposure of our students to the frontiers of biochemical research.

In last summer, our seven BCH students (see photos) participated in seven research exchange positions as follows:

• Harvard University
• University of California
• Imperial College London
• National Institute of Health
• California Institute of Technology
• University of Cincinnati
• Georgetown University

This DREAM programme only opens to Year 1 and 2 Biochemistry undergraduates, CUHK.

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Press release on 3 Oct 2008 @ Sc128

The summer internship is designed to provide Biochemistry undergraduate major students, a special training in local biotechnology-related companies and make them familiar with the biotechnology industries in Hong Kong. However, some positions require students to

The training period will last for around 8 to 12 weeks. The projects involved are mainly research oriented and supervised by a technical staff at post-doctoral level.

1999/2000 Student Academic Exchange Visit to Taiwan. 

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2000/2001 Student Academic Exchange Visit to Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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2003/2004 Student Academic Exchange Visit to Singapore.
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2004/2005 Student Academic Exchange Visit to SiChuan.
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2005/2006 Student Academic Exchange Visit to London & Cambridge, UK.
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2006/2007 Student Academic Exchange Visit to Baltimore, Bethesda & Washington, USA.
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