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Biography (只提供英文版)

  • Associate Professor in Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Research interests lie in the development of smart materials and optogenetic tools through the combined use of synthetic biology and protein engineering
  • RFS project - Materials synthetic biology (MSB) has the potential for creating bioactive materials to achieve controlled and sustained delivery of biomolecular and cellular therapeutics. Dr Sun will use MSB to create such genetically programmable materials for studying axon regeneration in vitro and in vivo. This study represents a unique approach to advanced biomedical materials by integrating synthetic biology and materials science
  • Awards and Honours:
    • RGC Research Fellow (2023)
    • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientists Fund (2021)
    • The Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award (2019)

Project Title (只提供英文版)

  • Genetically Programmable Materials for Axon Regeneration

赞词

我们很荣幸颁发“研资局研究学者计划”奖项予孙飞教授,以表扬他在合成生物学和蛋白质工程的结合下,在研究智能材料和光遗传学工具方面取得的突破性成果。孙教授的创新方法使得从分子水平到宏观材料水平的功能转移成为可能,并带来了在非平衡复杂系统中发现新现象的突破。

 

孙教授在香港科技大学的研究小组致力于创建功能性的“活体”材料,这合成材料具有生命特征,包括生长、自愈、刺激反应和达尔文进化的能力。通过采用材料合成生物学方法,孙教授的团队旨在创建智能材料支架和超选择性生长因子,以促进神经再生。

 

我们衷心祝贺孙飞教授获得此殊荣,并对他在合成生物学、再生医学和化学工程领域的卓越成就表示高度赞扬。孙教授的研究成果不仅在学术界引起了广泛关注,更为相关产业的发展带来了重要的启示和贡献。期待孙教授在未来的研究中继续与团队携手合作,取得更多的成绩。