Lap-Chee Tsui | |
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徐立之 | |
Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong | |
In office 2002–2014 | |
Preceded by | Ian Rees Davies |
Succeeded by | Peter Mathieson |
Personal details | |
Born | Shanghai, China | 21 December 1950
Citizenship | Hong Kong Canada |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Education | Chinese University of Hong Kong (B.Sc., MPhil) University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Identifying the defective gene, Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
Lap-Chee Tsui GBM OC OOnt JP FRS FRSC (Chinese: 徐立之; pinyin: Xú Lìzhī; Jyutping: ceoi4 laap6 zi1; born 21 December 1950) is a Chinese-born Canadian geneticist and served as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong.