Press Releases and Stories

2024

Press Releases
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.

2022

News
Nanomaterials Science and Engineering, Nanotechnology, Health, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry
Impact Series: Turning Garbage into the Strongest Material
https://30a.hkust.edu.hk/our-impact/turning-garbage-strongest-material

2021

News
Chemistry, Biochemistry
HKUST Scientists Discover How Antibiotics Target Bacterial RNAP to Inhibit Its Gene Transcription
A group of researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has uncovered the mechanism of how DNA is being melted to start bacterial gene transcription and how one class of antibiotics inhibits this process – an important way in killing bacteria.

2019

Press Releases
Discovery, Research and Technology, Scientific Computation, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biochemistry
HKUST Scientists Discover How RNA Polymerase II Maintains Highly Accurate Gene Transcription with High-Performance Computing
Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently uncovered the mechanisms of how RNA polymerase II performs intrinsic cleavage reaction to proofread RNA transcriptions, shedding light on how mis-regulation of accurate transcription can lead to diseases incl