Prof. Yu Huang, Chief of Vascular and Metabolic Biology Program of our School, received the “MOE Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards 2010 – Natural Science Award” for his project entitled “Cholesterol-lowering and Cardiovascular Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals”. The Award Presentation Ceremony was held at the Lecture Theatre of Shaw College in the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 1 March 2011.

The Natural Science Award was set up by the Ministry of Education to honour researchers who have made discoveries in natural science and applied science, or given explanations to natural phenomena and characteristics.

For more details about the awarded projects, please refer to CUHK Press Release.

Prof. Yu Huang (right) and Prof. Zhenyu Chen (left) receive their award certificates from Ms. Li Mei Sheung, Michelle, Deputy Secretary for Education, HKSAR Government.

Five CUHK professors receive the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards from the Ministry of Education (from left): Prof. Juncheng Wei, Prof. Jun Yu, Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Prof. Zhenyu Chen and Prof. Yu Huang.

(From left) Pro-Vice-Chancellors Prof. Jack Chun-yiu Cheng, Prof. Henry Nai-ching Wong, Prof. Kenneth Young and Provost Prof. Benjamin W. Wah take a group photo with the five award winners.