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Dennis Lo Yuk-ming

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Dennis Lo Yuk-ming
盧煜明
The latest news and top stories on Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, a distinguished molecular biologist and the Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) since January 2025. Known as the "father of non-invasive prenatal testing", he pioneered the discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood, revolutionising prenatal diagnostics globally. His work extends to early cancer detection, co-establishing Insighta with Prenetics to develop blood tests for cancer cells.
Education in Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong appoints veteran administrator as vice-president

Albert Chow replaces Kenneth Chen, who resigned in July, less than one year after his appointment.

2 hospital department heads arrested in Hong Kong over CUHK suspected fraud case

Blood tests that find cancer DNA can lead to early treatment, saving lives

A study shows that ctDNA tests can detect tumours up to three years before before traditional testing methods would have picked them up.

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