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2025

Meet Nobel Laureates at HKUST: Where Curiosity Connects with Global Scientific Excellence
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Thought Leadership, Life Science, Physics
Meet Nobel Laureates at HKUST: Where Curiosity Connects with Global Scientific Excellence
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently hosted an engaging dialogue featuring three Nobel Prize winners, drawing nearly 200 students, faculty members and guests on campus, and an additional 2,000 online viewers from sister institutions across Mainland China.
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Life Science
HKUST Life Science Researchers Establish an Intracranial Optic Tract Injury Model to Reveal Mechanisms of Functional Circuit Reconstruction Following CNS Injury
A research team led by Prof.

2024

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Forum and Conference, Life Science, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, STEM Education
HKUST Welcomes Four Nobel Laureates at the Molecular Frontiers Symposium Sparking Passion for Science and Innovation Among Young Minds
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is excited to kick off a prestigious three-day “Molecular Frontiers Symposium” at Shaw Auditorium on campus today.
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Life Science
HKUST Identifies Novel Host Factors that Facilitates SARS-CoV-2 Entry
A research team led by Prof.

2023

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Research, Research and Technology, Life Science, Ocean Science
HKUST Researchers Report the High-res Structure of a Cyanobacterial Virus Paving the Way for More Accurate Predictions of Climate Change
A research team at HKUST has outlined the high-resolution structure of a little-known virus, improving our understanding of viral infection, which could pave the way for more accurate predictions of climate change.
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Life Science
HKUST Elucidates How IGF2’s Secretory Pathway Mediates Muscle Stem Cell Differentiation Laying Foundation for Treating Multiple Diseases
A research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) recently revealed how TMED10, a type of transmembrane protein, regulates muscle stem cell differentiation through mediating the secretion of insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2).
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Interdisciplinary, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Life Science
HKUST researchers Develop an Innovative Microscope Platform to Unveil the Intricacies of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have created a cutting-edge platform consisting of a dual-laser nonlinear optical microscope to investigate the dynamics of muscle satellite cells (MuSCs) during the process of muscle regeneration.
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Life Science, Research
HKUST Researchers Identify a Protein as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Age-Related Diseases
A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has identified a key protein that may shed light on how to reverse the aging process using the adult stem cell of skeletal muscle (or muscle stem cells, MuSCs) as a model system.