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Li Ka Shing
Foundation
LI KA SHING
FOUNDATION’S GLOBAL
NETWORK OF MEDICAL
AND SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
Cambridge
University
The Hutchison MRC
Research Centre and
the soon-to-be com-
pleted Li Ka Shing Centre
for Cancer Research aim
to build bridges from the
cell biology and genetics
of cancer towards the
prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of cancer
in the clinic, exploiting
recent advances in the
understanding of cancer
for the benefit of the
cancer patient.
The Chinese
University of
Hong Kong
The Li Ka Shing
Institute of
Health and
Sciences focuses
on integrative
transdisiplinary
science in health
promotion and
disease prevention,
mechanisms, diagnosis,
monitoring, treatment,
clinical sciences
and regenerative
medicine.
Institut
Pasteur
The programme
aims to advance
breakthroughs in
the prevention
and containment
of avian flu and
other emerging
highly infectious
diseases and
fortifies inter-
national efforts
in the event of
an outbreak.
The University
of Hong Kong
The HKU Faculty of
Medicine makes possible
the realisation of
transformative initi-
atives in both academic
research and medical
services with the
added dimension
of engineering a
meaningful and
fruitful core
competence for
Hong Kong.
Shantou
University
Among various biomedical
research activities, SUMC
focuses on those that will
directly impact on the health
of individuals in the region
and worldwide. Such efforts
include research to combat
the dreaded avian influenza
virus through the Joint Influ-
enza Center with HKU and
studies to find the suscep-
tible genes in nasopharyngeal
and oesophageal carcinomas
together with Cambridge
University.
UC
Berkeley
The Li Ka Shing
Centre of
Biomedical
Sciences studies
the molecular
basis for disease,
providing
fundamental
knowledge to
combat the
world’s most
devastaing
human health
problems.
St Michael’s
Hospital/Univer-
sity of Toronto
The Li Ka Shing
Knowledge Institute
aims to find
effective delivery
of educational
methodologies
across the
educational
continuum to speed
research insights
directly to health
care practitioners
so that patients
will benefit.
Clockwise from top left: Treat-
ing a patient at St Michael’s;
inner-city poverty inToronto;
The Li Ka Shing Foundation
makes donations to medical
and scientific research
centres around the world;
an artist’s impression of
the Li Ka Shing Knowledge
Institute. Facing page: The
HWL Chairman with St
Michael’s CEO Jeff Lozon.