Dominic Lam (physician)

Lam Man-kit, Dominic
Born	December 6, 1947 (1947-12-06) (age 63) Swatow, China
Nationality	American
Fields	Biotechnology
Institutions	Baylor College of Medicine Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology World Eye Organization

Dominic Lam is known in Hong Kong as an entrepreneur and an artist.

Biography

He was born in Swatow, grew up in Hong Kong. He studied under two Nobel Laureates at Harvard Medical School before joining the Harvard Faculty and subsequently became Professor of Ophthalmology and Chairman of Center for Biotechnology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.^[1] He is the president of the World Eye Organisation^[2]

Timeline

- In 1989, Lam became the founding director of Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology^[3][4] and received the U.S. High Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He was also appointed a member of the U.S. President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities by George H.W. Bush, and received a Presidential Medal of Merit.^[3][5]

1991, Lam was named “Asia Society Man of the Year”.^[3] Lam wrote two articles for Scientific American.^[5]

1999: Lam was honoured as an accomplished and influential artist by the China Academy of Art, The Artist Association of China and the National Palace Museum of China.^[5]

2001-2002: Lam created “This Land is Our Land” and “A Galaxy on Earth”, two large very large paintings, for the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the official residence used for foreign government leaders and dignitaries when visiting Beijing.^[5]

2002, Lam painted a series of paintings for the Beijing Olympics^[5]

2005 Appointed Chairman of Arts Promotion Committee, Hong Kong Arts Development Council.^[5][6]

2005: Received Grand Award from Loreal international Prize for Art and Science.^[5][7]

2006: The Hong Kong Post Office issued a souvenir cover and stamp designed by Dominic Lam.^[5]

2009: Lam published an ebook entitled “My Mentors” through the Apple App Store (ISBN 978-988-99145-3-0)^[5][8]

External links

• World Eye Organization
• Publications by Dr. Dominic Lam at MIT Press

References

1. ^ Dr. Dominic Lam's Home Page"
2. ^ Article in The Standard (HK) http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=103781&sid=29919272&con_type=1&d_str=20101014&fc=4
3. ^ ^{a b c} Business Week profile http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11187310&ticker=682:HK&previousCapId=878363&previousTitle=CHAOYUE%20GROUP%20LTD
4. ^ New Scientist article http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017663.800-herbal-secrets.html
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} International Nanoart Exhibition profile http://inano.tongji.edu.cn/Nano_Art/modules/en/jxsz_lwj.shtml
6. ^ HKADC annual report http://www.hkadc.org.hk/rs/File/info_centre/annual_reports/annual_report_2003-2004.pdf
7. ^ L'Oreal prize winners http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/loreal-art-science/previouswinners.aspx
8. ^ Techrepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/software/my-mentors-for-ipad-and-iphone-103-mobile/1873147?tag=mantle_skin;content

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Name	Lam, Dominic
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Date of birth	December 6, 1947
Place of birth	Swatow, China
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