Biotechnology expert proposed for top Chinese University of Hong Kong post
University council will consult staff, students and alumni, but teachers’ association vows to boycott exercise because it feels governing body fooled it
Born in Hong Kong and educated in the United States, Tuan is currently working at the University of Pittsburgh as director of the institution’s cellular and molecular engineering lab, executive vice-chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and a professor in the Department of Bioengineering.
He has been serving as a distinguished visiting professor and director of the Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine at Chinese University.
The institution’s council said on Thursday that it would recommend Tuan to be the next vice-chancellor. It will hold a consultation of up to six weeks with staff, students and alumni, but the university’s teachers’ association vowed to boycott it, saying the council had fooled it by saying it was not sure who the candidate was.
In May 2016, Tuan was one of the 10 Carnegie Science Award winners for his “extensive experience in applying adult stem cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine”.