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Professor Timothy John Mitchison inspires faculty and students at Honorary Doctorate Distinguished Lecture
21 November 2022
SCM hosted on 21 November a Distinguished Lecture featuring Professor Timothy John Mitchison who was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, by the University at a ceremony held on the same day.
Titled “How do microtubule drugs act as medicines?”, Professor Mitchison’s lecture elucidated how small molecule drugs such as taxanes and colchicine that target the polymerisation dynamics of microtubules act therapeutically in the human body. Around 150 scientists and research students at HKBU attended the lecture in person or via Zoom to gain insights into Professor Mitchison’s world-leading research in cell biology and pharmacology.
Professor Mitchison is an acclaimed cell biologist and systems biologist. He is currently the Hasib Sabbagh Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard University. He is also a close collaborator and supporter for research on polysaccharide and novel drug delivery with researchers at SCM.
