As a senior who has completed PhD studies at HKUST, Dr. Yin Ran (left) enthusiastically shares with Sheena (Year 3, PhD(CBME)) his experience and advice to excel as a postgraduate student.
The team has developed a web-based platform by compiling SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitope data from immunological studies of recovered patients in hope to guide studies related to COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics.
Ivy Wong was identified by the selection committee as the best candidate in the medical and biological sciences category and awarded the Butterfield-Croucher Studentship in 2021.
At the award ceremony, Dr. Yin Ran shared his rewarding experience in the engineering research journey at HKUST with other postgraduate research students.
Dr. David Chung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology (fourth left), Mr. Adam Kwok, Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties (center), Prof. Tim Cheng Kwang-Ting, Dean of Engineering (third left), and Prof. Zhang Xin, Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of HKUST (first left), Dr. Trisha Leahy, Chief Executive (second left), Dr. Raymond So, Director of Elite Training Science and Technology (first right), Mr. Shen Jinkang, Head Cycling Coach (third right), and elite cycling athlete Lee Wai-Sze of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (fourth right), and Dr. Chan Kwok-Ki, Vice-chairman of The Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China Limited (second right), attended the ceremony to show their support of the Project.
