Dennis Lo
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 British Hong Kong |
| Spouse | Alice Siu Ling Wong |
| 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 (Chinese: 盧煜明; Jyutping: Lou4 Juk1 Ming4, born 12 October 1963) is a Hong Kong molecular biologist who has been serving as the vice-chancellor and president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) since 8 January 2025. His research focuses on the detection of cell-free fetal DNA in blood plasma, and he is best known for his contributions to the development of non-invasive prenatal testing.
At CUHK, Lo is also the Associate Dean (Research) and Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine at Faculty of Medicine, the head of the department of chemical pathology, and the director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences.