HKU research team receives the 2023 Dalton Horizon Prize
An interdisciplinary team led by Professor Hongzhe Sun (Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2010) and including several scientists funded by the Croucher Foundation has won the 2023 Dalton Horizon Prize for its work on the medicinal chemistry of bismuth applied to the treatment of COVID-19, and identification of target sites in SARS-CoV-2 enzymes using metallomics methods.
Sun is the Norman & Cecilia Yip Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry and Chair Professor of Chemistry at the University of Hong Kong. "We’re delighted to have been recognised for our bismuth-based therapy. We hope it could provide a safer, more cost-effective treatment that can be used in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 and other infections caused by coronavirus in the future", said Sun.
We’re delighted to have been recognised for our bismuth-based therapy.
The winning team includes several scientists who have received funding from the Croucher Foundation including Professor Hongzhe Sun (Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2010), Professor Patrick Chiu-Yat Woo (Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2015), Professor Dong-Yan Jin (Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2014) and ProfessorKwok Yung Yuen (Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship 2006).
About RSC Dalton Horizon Prize
Celebrating discoveries and innovations that push the boundaries of science, RSC’s Horizon Prizes highlight the most exciting, contemporary chemical science at the cutting edge of research and innovation. These prizes are for teams or collaborations who are opening up new directions and possibilities in their field, through groundbreaking scientific developments. The Dalton Horizon Prizes recognise significant recent novel discoveries or advances made in the field of inorganic chemistry. For more information on the award click here.