HKU Bulletin September 2007 (Vol. 9 No. 1)

28 29 Dr Huang Jiandong Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry D r Huang has made a significant scientific contribution in the area of DNA engineering with a view to gene therapy and biotechnology applications. He has studied the mechanism of recombineering, a novel DNA engineering technology, and managed to improve its efficiency more than 1,000-fold in bacteria. He is now working on translating this technology into vaccine development and the treatment of cancer. Dr Huang responded very quickly to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003. His laboratory was the first to study the SARS-CoV helicase, and was later able to characterize its biochemical properties and identify lead compounds against viral growth. dhuang@hkucc.hku.hk http://www.hku.hk/biochem/biochem/pi/pi_jdhuang.htm Professor Lusina Ho Kam Shuen Professor, Department of Law P rofessor Ho researches and writes in the fields of equity, trusts and restitution. She has published in top- rate international journals in these fields. Some of her co- authored work has been cited, discussed, and endorsed by the House of Lords, the highest court in England, and the Court of Appeal. She also undertakes comparative studies on Chinese Trusts Law. She has given legal advice on the drafting of this kind of law and her book Trust Law in China is the first English-language work to deal with this area. lusinaho@hku.hk http://www3.hku.hk/law/staffHomepage.php?id=43 Outstanding Young Researcher Awards