Three scientific research projects conducted by researchers of CUHK have received Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) 2019 from the Ministry of Education (MoE). Two of the projects were conducted by United College members, including Professor Huang Yu and two teammates, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, received a first-class award in natural sciences on their research, New Role of “Hippo Signalling Pathway” in Atherosclerosis Caused by Turbulent Blood Flow, while Professor Xie Zuowei, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, received a second-class award in natural sciences on his research, Controlled Functionalisation of Carboranes.