Dr Thein (sixth from left) with fellow Malaysians in Hong Kong. Photo by Ng Wai Hong
HONG KONG: Professor Dr Thein Swee Lay became the first Malaysian to win the Shaw Prize (Life Science and Medicine) in Hong Kong.
Dr Thein, a Universiti Malaya (UM) graduate, shared the prize with Dr Stuart Orkin, who is the David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Paediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
