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Prof Lo is awarded the 2021 Breakthrough Prize, known as the “Oscar of Science”, in Life Sciences for his work in discovering fetal DNA in maternal blood which enables the prenatal testing of Down syndrome and a variety of genetic diseases. The tests have been adopted in more than 90 countries and are used by more than seven million pregnant women every year. We are very honoured for Prof Lo’s support to take part in a series of short videos for the HKLF and to share his journey in the pursuit of science…

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盧教授榮獲有「科學界奧斯卡」之稱的「2021年科學突破獎 – 生命科學獎」，以表揚他憑藉血漿DNA診斷技術，開創「無創產前診斷」方法的革命性貢獻，可及早診斷唐氏綜合症及多種遺傳病。現時全球每年有超過90個國家逾七百萬名孕婦受惠。我們十分榮幸得到盧教授的支持，為桂冠論壇拍攝一系列短片，分享他追求科學的旅程…

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卢教授荣获有「科学界奥斯卡」之称的「2021年科学突破奖 – 生命科学奖」，以表扬他凭借血浆DNA诊断技术，开创「无创产前诊断」方法的革命性贡献，可及早诊断唐氏综合症及多种遗传病。现时全球每年有超过90个国家逾七百万名孕妇受惠。我们十分荣幸得到卢教授的支持，为桂冠论坛拍摄一系列短片，分享他追求科学的旅程…

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這個故事的主角是2007年邵逸夫生命科學與醫學獎得主羅伯特‧尼科威教授的得獎研究，G蛋白偶聯受體（G Protein-Coupled Receptors, GPCR）蛋白質家族的其中一個成員。尼科威教授後來亦因同一研究課題於2012年與布萊恩‧科比爾卡教授共同獲得諾貝爾化學獎。GPCR是介導細胞及器官對藥物和激素反應的主要受體系統…

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The central character of the story is a member of a family of proteins for which Professor Robert J Lefkowitz was awarded the Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine in 2007, and then in 2012, shared with Professor Brian K Kobilka the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The family is the G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCR), the major receptor system that mediates the response of cells and organs to drugs and hormones…

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这个故事的主角是2007年邵逸夫生命科学与医学奖得主罗伯特‧尼科威教授的得奖研究，G蛋白偶联受体（G Protein-Coupled Receptors, GPCR）蛋白质家族的其中一个成员。尼科威教授后来亦因同一研究课题于2012年与布莱恩‧科比尔卡教授共同获得诺贝尔化学奖。GPCR是介导细胞及器官对药物和激素反应的主要受体系统…

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Dr Wu Tak Chiu, Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases in one of our busiest public hospitals in Hong Kong provides a glimpse of the management approach, the multi-prone treatment methods in dealing with the unprecedented situation…

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