Distinguished Professors

Prof. Isaiah Arkin

Distinguished Visiting Professor
Email:isaiah.arkin@cityu.edu.hk

Biography

Isaiah (Shy) Arkin studied biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University and obtained his Ph.D. from Yale University. He served on the faculty of Cambridge University, D.E. Shaw Research, and the Hebrew University, where he was the Vice president for research and development for eight years. His research interests revolve around viral membrane proteins. Using experimental and computational approaches, his group analyzes membrane transport systems of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, Flu, and more. His work led to identifying novel inhibitors of said viruses and unraveling the mechanisms leading to viral drug resistance.

Prof. Zhanfeng Cui

Distinguished Visiting Professor

Biography

Professor Zhanfeng Cui is the Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Oxford since the Chair was established in 2000. He is the Founding Director of the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR), the only Oxford University Centre outside the UK in Physical Sciences and Engineering. He was educated in China, and awarded BSc (1982), from Inner Mongolia Polytechnic University, MSc (1984) and PhD (1987) from Dalian University of Technology. After a postdoc in Strathclyde University (1988-1991), he became a Lecturer of Chemical Engineering in Edinburgh University in 1991, moved to Oxford in 1994 as a University Lecturer in Engineering Science and Tutorial Fellow of Keble College. He became a Reader in Engineering Science in 1999. He was elected to the first Chemical Engineering Chair at the University of Oxford in 2000 and a Professorial Fellow of Hertford College. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE，2003) and a Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (FAIMBE， 2014). In 2009, he was awarded a Higher Doctorate, Doctor of Science (DSc), by the University of Oxford, to recognize his excellence in academic scholarship. He was elected to a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2013, a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2021, and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2023.

Prof Cui is known for his work on membrane technology and bioprocessing. He has focused on the interface between Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences and Medicine. His current research interests focus on the development of enabling technologies for regenerative medicine (bioreactors, three dimensional culture, cryopreservation and scale-up), and applications to treat cancers, diabetes, neural degeneration and musculoskeletal conditions. He is also active in developing in vitro diagnostic technologies for point of care testing, in particular, of cancers and infectious diseases.

Prof. LIM Chwee Teck

Distinguished Visiting Professor

Biography

Professor LIM Chwee Teck is the NUS Society Chair Professor and Director of the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology at the National University of Singapore. He is also the Founding Director of the Singapore Health Technologies Consortium. His research interests are in human disease mechanobiology and the development of microfluidics and flexible wearable technologies for healthcare applications.

He is a prolific researcher having co-authored over 470 journal publications including in Nature and Science related journals and delivered more than 450 plenary/keynote/invited lectures. He is also a serial entrepreneur having cofounded six deep tech startups to commercialize technologies developed in his lab. Prof Lim is an Elected Fellow of IUPESM, US National Academy of Inventors, AIMBE, IAMBE, the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology, the Academy of Engineering, Singapore, the Singapore National Academy of Science and the Institution of Engineers, Singapore.

He and his team have received 130 research awards and honours including Nature Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentoring in Science, Asia’s Most Influential Scientist, Highly Cited Researcher, IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award, Asian Scientists 100, Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Award (Gold) and the President's Technology Award among others. His research has received numerous media coverage including in BBC, Wall St Journal, Reuter News, National Geographic, CGTN, Straits Times, ChannelNewsAsia, etc.