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Don and Kelvin co-founded AQUMON in 2015 with the vision of democratizing financial services. In 2015, when Dr. Don HUANG was still teaching financial engineering at HKUST, he received a call from his former bank colleague Kelvin LEI, asking whether he would be interested in starting a business with him. The answer was an instant “Yes!” “Kelvin told me his vision of democratizing wealth management so that more people could enjoy better services. It wasn’t easy for the algorithms and financial modeling involved, but I immediately felt it was a great opportunity,” says the HKUST alumnus. 

In a new study, scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have revealed that most T cell epitopes known to be targeted upon natural infection are seemingly unaffected by current SARS-CoV-2 variants. In their latest research, the team compiled and analysed data from 18 immunological studies of T cell responses involving over 850 recovered COVID-19 patients from across four continents who are well-distributed in age, gender, disease severity and blood collection time. They demonstrated that T cells in these patients targeted fragments (epitopes) of almost all of the virus' proteins, including the spike protein that is a main target of many existing vaccines. As an important finding, based on analysis of over 850,000 SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequences from around the world, most of these epitopes appeared to be unaffected by the current variants of concern.

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Over 81% of the research done by HKUST’s 446 eligible staff is rated as “world-leading” and “internationally excellent” in the latest RAE review.

HKUST has organized an exhibition for the soon to be opened Shaw Auditorium, offering a sneak peek at the many exciting possibilities the new landmark will unlock.

The world seems dark, with troubles, with many heavy hearts. As we are all doing our best to cope with pandemic anxiety and stay positive despite a gloomy future outlook, the University Choir, HKUSTSU creates an oasis for the mind with melodic songs and dulcet singing. Themed “Dawn”, the 25th annual performance offers a ray of hope for the lost minds in these challenging times. As the saying goes, “No matter how long or dark the night, the sun will rise again.” Enjoy the show.

It was 3am in the morning when Prof. Khaled B. LETAIEF received, out of the blue, an email from the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) notifying him about his election to the academy. This is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Patrick TU and Alex CHU, alumni of the BBA program and co-founders of Dayta AI, are selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list under the Retail and E-commerce industry.