MUST Great Master Seminars Series: “Design Yourself, Pursue Excellence” by Mr. Cheng Jing, Professor of Biomedical Science of Tsinghua University

Sponsored by Macao Foundation and hosted by Macau University of Science and Technology, Session One of “MUST Great Master Seminars Series XVII” was held in Room N101 of the library building on September 10th, 2014. Mr. Cheng Jing, member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Systems Biology Research Center, Tsinghua University, gave a lecture on “Design Yourself, Pursue Excellence” by invitation.

In the first half of the lecture, Prof. Cheng shared with the students his study and work experience. Taking his own stories as example, he emphasized the importance of developing an interest in academic life. He mentioned it’s his interest in the field that has helped him to become a scholar in the interdisciplinary research on engineering and biomedicine. It has also greatly influenced his work on biochip and its application. The second half of the lecture was focused on Prof. Cheng’s innovation and exploration in biochip technology. The biochip developed by Prof. Cheng and his team has been employed to detect inherited genetic diseases for prenatal diagnosis, such as Down’s Syndrome and inheritable deafness, enabling the technology of biomedical engineering in our country to take the lead in the world.

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