Dennis Lo | |
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盧煜明 | |
 Lo attending an academic conference at University of Cambridge on 20 April 2023 | |
| 9th Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
| Assuming office 8 January 2025 | |
| Chancellor | John Lee |
| Succeeding | Rocky Tuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1963[3] British Hong Kong[4] |
| Spouse | Alice Siu Ling Wong[4] |
| Education | University of Oxford (DPhil, DM, BM BCh) University of Cambridge (MA) |
| Known for | Non-invasive prenatal testing Liquid biopsy Cell-free fetal DNA detection in blood plasma |
| Awards | King Faisal Prize in Medicine (2014) Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021) Royal Medal (2021) Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Genetic analysis of fetal cells in maternal blood (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenneth Anthony Fleming |
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| Traditional Chinese | 盧煜明 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 卢煜明 | ||||||||
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Dennis Lo Yuk-ming[1] (Chinese: 盧煜明; Jyutping: Lou4 Juk1 Ming4, born 12 October 1963) is a Hong Kong molecular biologist, best known for his contributions to the development of non-invasive prenatal testing. His research focuses on the detection of cell-free fetal DNA in blood plasma.[5]
Lo is the current Associate Dean (Research) and Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where he is also the head of the Department of Chemical Pathology and the director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences.[1][5]
Lo is set to succeed Rocky Tuan as the vice-chancellor and president of CUHK on 8 January 2025, following his nomination as the sole candidate and the unanimous approval of his nomination.
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- ^ "Prof Dennis Y M LO". Hong Kong Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Professor Yuk Ming Dennis Lo". King Faisal Prize. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b Abboud, Alexis (4 November 2014). "Dennis Lo (1963- )". Embryo Project Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Dennis Lo". CUHK Faculty of Medicine. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.