香港中文大學植物分子生物學及農業生物科技研究所

Introduction　簡介

Plant molecular biology and agricultural biotechnology research and development can bring tremendous benefits to food security, human health and natural environment. The innovations from these endeavors can readily be transferred to serve the humanity needs. Science, technology, society, and environment are integral components of a sustainable society.

The newly established Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is built on the outstanding research track record of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee's Areas of Excellence in the field of plant and agricultural biotechnology.

Due to population increase and loss/deterioration of arable lands, the stability of food production is a pressing problem in China and other developing countries. The mission of IPMBAB is to create and combine new innovations from basic science researches and state-of-the-art biotechnology with the traditional wisdom of breeders/farmers and the rich elite germplasm resources from China, to address the issue of food security, with emphasis on the improvement of major staple and economic crops such as rice and soybean. IPMBAB is to create knowledge through basic science researches, generate products of high impact through application of technologies, and train high quality researchers as important manpower reserve for the rapidly developing and globalizing communities in Hong Kong, China, and beyond. 　

植物分子生物學和農業生物科技的研究與發展能為糧食安全、人類健康及自然環境帶來巨大的好處。通過這些努力而得到的新知識及科技，可用來服務人類，並回應他們的需要。科學、技術、社會和環境乃可持續發展社會中不可分割的部分。

香港中文大學新成立的植物分子生物學及農業生物科技研究所是建基於過往「香港教資會卓越學科領域」在植物及農業生物科技方面的卓越研究成績。

由於人口增加與農耕地的流失及退化，糧食的穩定生產成為中國及其他發展中國家的一個迫切及關鍵的問題。本研究所的使命是創造和結合從基礎科學研究得到的知識及嶄新科技，加上育種家及農民的傳統智慧與中國豐富的種質資源，致力於糧食安全問題上，尤其是主要農作物例如水稻及大豆的改良等。目標及策略是通過基礎研究，開創新知識；運用嶄新科技，開發具重大影響的產品；及為快速發展及全球化的香港、中國以至世界訓練及儲備人材。