Hei Ming Lai

Institution
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Country
Hong Kong

Field
Biomedical Sciences

Lai won the 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award for leading research in creating a 3D spatial multi-omics platform for clinical diagnostics and spatial biology research.

 

(Photo: The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

AWARDS
  • 2024 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award

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