With a Health and Medical Research Fund project, Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui received the Excellent Research Award from the Food and Health Bureau, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) at the Health Research Symposium 2019 on 12 June 2019. The awarded project is titled “Whole Exome Sequencing to Dissect the Genetic Factors behind Development Delay and Learning Difficulties”, which is a collaborative project of the School of Biomedical Sciences, the Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Clinical Genetic Service of Department of Health, HKSAR. The developed genetic analysis platform has been subsequently incorporated into the newly established Hong Kong Children’s Hospital.

Meanwhile, Prof. Tsui and his collaborators, including Prof. Liu Zhigang, Shenzhen University and Prof. Zhong Nanshan, Guangzhou Medical University obtained 2018 Second Class Award, Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award, which recognized their work on research and application of the dust mite allergy mechanism.

We sincerely congratulate Prof. Tsui on his remarkable achievements and wish him continued success in his research endeavors in the future.

憑藉醫療衞生研究基金項目，徐國榮教授在2019年6月12日舉行的2019年衞生醫護研討會上，獲頒香港特別行政區食物及衞生局卓越研究獎項。得獎項目題為「Whole Exome Sequencing to Dissect the Genetic Factors behind Development Delay and Learning Difficulties」，是生物醫學學院、香港中文大學兒科學系及香港特別行政區衞生署醫學遺傳科的協作項目，開發的遺傳分析平台已為新成立的香港兒童醫院所採用。

另外，徐教授與他的合作夥伴，包括深圳大學劉志剛教授和廣州醫科大學鍾南山教授，榮獲2018年廣東省科技進步獎二等獎，表揚他們在塵蟎過敏機制的研究及應用方面的成果。

我們衷心祝賀徐教授榮獲以上殊榮，並祝願他在日後的學術研究上再創佳績。

凭借医疗卫生研究基金项目，徐国荣教授在2019年6月12日举行的2019年卫生医护研讨会上，获颁香港特别行政区食物及卫生局卓越研究奖项。得奖项目题为「Whole Exome Sequencing to Dissect the Genetic Factors behind Development Delay and Learning Difficulties」，是生物医学学院、香港中文大学儿科学系及香港特别行政区卫生署医学遗传科的协作项目，开发的遗传分析平台已为新成立的香港儿童医院所采用。

另外，徐教授与他的合作伙伴，包括深圳大学刘志刚教授和广州医科大学钟南山教授，荣获2018年广东省科技进步奖二等奖，表扬他们在尘螨过敏机制的研究及应用方面的成果。

我们衷心祝贺徐教授荣获以上殊荣，并祝愿他在日后的学术研究上再创佳绩。