Liu Guanghui, an executive council member of the Biophysical Society of China (BSC) and vice-president of the Aging Biology Academic Subgroup, has been honored with the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Innovation Award.

This year, 56 outstanding researchers won the HLHL Foundation awards, including one Science and Technology Achievement Award, 33 Science and Technology Progress Awards and 22 Science and Technology Innovation Awards.

Liu Guanghui [Photo/WeChat account: BSC]

Liu is a researcher at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology. He is also vice-president of the CAS Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, vice-president and academic committee director of the Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, as well as director of the CAS Data Center for Stem Cell and Regeneration.

Liu works as chief scientist and team leader on several National Natural Science Foundation of China programs and has received funding from its Outstanding Youth Fund project.

Liu has long been engaged in aging biology and geriatric basic medicine, focusing on decoding genetic and epigenetic information related to human aging. He also studies the mechanisms of human diseases and precision treatment based on stem cell technology, as well as the development and application of new gene editing methods and gene therapy technologies.

Founded in 1994 by Hong Kong financiers Ho Sin-hang, Leung Kau-kui, Ho Tim and Lee Quo-Wei, the HLHL Foundation aims to honor outstanding Chinese scientists who have contributed to the country’s modernization.

Over the past 30 years, the foundation has awarded 1,638 distinguished scientists, becoming a successful example of a science and technology award established by a non-governmental organization in China. It has played a vital role in stimulating China’s scientific and technological growth and cultivating talents with independent innovation capabilities.