Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu (simplified Chinese: 朱叶玉如; traditional Chinese: 朱葉玉如; pinyin: Yè Yùrú, born 30 July 1955[1]), also known as Nancy Y. Ip in academic publications, is a Hong Kong neuroscientist. She is serving as the 5th President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) since 19 October 2022. She had served as the Vice-President of Research and Development, the Morningside Professor of Life Science, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at the HKUST.[2][3] Since December 2022, Ms. Ip has also served as the a deputy from the Hong Kong delegation to the National People's Congress and received the largest number of votes from the 1273 member Electoral Committee which elects delegates, receiving 1254 votes.[4]
Nancy Ip | |
|---|---|
葉玉如 | |
 Nancy Ip in September 2013 | |
| 5th President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2022 | |
| Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu |
| Preceded by | Wei Shyy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nancy Ip Yuk-yu July 30, 1955 Hong Kong |
| Education | Simmons College (BSc) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Awards | L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2004) |
| Other names | Ye Yuru |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Thesis | Cholinergic and Peptidergic Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity in the Rat Superior Cervical Ganglion (1983) |
Biography
editNancy Ip was born in Hong Kong, with her ancestral home in Taishan, Guangdong. She is the youngest of six children.[3] She attended secondary education at St. Mary's Canossian College.[5]
She received her bachelor degree in Chemistry and Biology from Simmons College in 1977,[3] and she earned a doctorate in pharmacology from Harvard University Medical School in 1983.[3] After graduation, she spent the early part of her scientific career in the USA, and was Senior Staff Scientist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, New York.[2][6]
Since joining The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1993, Ip served as Dean of Science, the Director of the Biotechnology Research Institute, and the Head of the Department of Biochemistry. She is currently the Vice-President for Research and Development, the Morningside Professor of Life Science, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at the University.[7]
She has been elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2001), the World Academy of Sciences (2004), the US National Academy of Sciences (2015), the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences (2015), the American of Arts and Sciences (2016), and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2019).[8]
In 2004, she received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science Award at the 6th Annual L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards[3][9] for her discoveries on the molecular control of growth, differentiation and synapse formation in the nervous system.
Research
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Ip has made seminal discoveries in the biology of neurotrophic factors, specifically proteins that support the growth, survival, and differentiation of both developing and mature neurons. Her recent research to understand the deregulation of signaling pathways mediated by different classes of cell surface receptors has led to critical insights on the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, and unveiled new molecular targets and potential therapeutic strategies for the disease.
Award
edit- 1998 - Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowship[10]
- 2001 - Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[11]
- 2003 & 2011 - State Natural Science Award, State Council of the People's Republic of China[12][13]
- 2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences[14]
- 2004 - L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science[3][15]
- 2008 - Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[16]
- 2008 - Medal of Honor, Hong Kong SAR Government[17]
- 2011 - Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite, France[18]
- 2014 - Justice of Peace, Hong Kong SAR Government[19]
- 2015 - Founding Member, The Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong[20]
- 2016 - Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences[21][22]
- 2016 - Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23]
- 2016 - 10 Science Stars of China by Nature[24]
- 2017 - Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS), Hong Kong SAR Government[25]
- 2019 - Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Further reading
edit- Viegas, Jennifer (20 February 2018). "Profile of Nancy Ip". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (8): 1675–1677. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.1675V. doi:10.1073/pnas.1800193115. PMC 5828644. PMID 29432189.
References
edit- ^ "Department of Life and Medical Sciences". Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- ^ a b "HKUST Appoints Prof Nancy Ip as Dean of Science". HKUST. 2010-11-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "世界杰出女科学家成就奖：叶玉如". Sohu (in Chinese). 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ "Nancy Ip secured the most votes as 32 HK deputies to China's national legislature elected".
- ^ "HKUST Appoints Prof. Nancy IP as Fifth President".
- ^ "Ip Lab - Molecular Neuroscience Laboratory". iplab.ust.hk.
- ^ "携带时尚元素的女科学家叶玉如(组图)". Sina (in Chinese). 2004-03-07.
- ^ "中国两院院士资料库：叶玉如". People.com (in Chinese). 2003-09-22.
- ^ "中国女性梅开二度获"世界杰出女科学家成就奖"". 163.COM (in Chinese). 2004-03-09.
- ^ "Nancy Ip Yuk Yu 葉玉如教授 | The Croucher Foundation". scholars.croucher.org.hk.
- ^ "叶玉如----中国科学院学部". casad.cas.cn.
- ^ "科大教授獲國家自然科學獎" (PDF). hkust.edu.hk. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "HKUST the big winner among Institutions in Hong Kong in China's State Science and Technology Awards | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology". hkust.edu.hk.
- ^ "TWAS Directory". TWAS.
- ^ "Best of 2004 L'OREAL-UNESCO Awards Ceremony - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "何梁何利基金". www.hlhl.org.cn.
- ^ "2008 Honours List". www.info.gov.hk.
- ^ "Prof. Nancy Ip, Knight of l'Ordre National du Mérite". Consulat général de France à Hong Kong et Macao.
- ^ "Civil And Miscellaneous Lists : Justices of the Peace". August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21.
- ^ "Nancy Y IP - Our Members - The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences 香港科學院". www.ashk.org.hk.
- ^ "2015 New Members and Foreign Assoicates [sic] Elected". www.nasonline.org.
- ^ "Nancy Ip". www.nasonline.org.
- ^ "Member Directory | American Academy of Arts and Sciences". www.amacad.org.
- ^ "Science stars of China". Nature News. 534 (7608): 456–461. June 23, 2016. Bibcode:2016Natur.534..456.. doi:10.1038/534456a. PMID 27337325.
- ^ "2017 Honours List". www.info.gov.hk.