BEIJING: A Research Center at a Chinese university has been named afterPakistani scientist Atta-ur-Rahman.
The Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) has decided to establish“Academician Professor Atta-ur-Rahman One Belt and One Road TCM ResearchCenter” at its main campus in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan province.
The opening ceremony of the proposed center will be held on October 24 inHUCM, along with the Annual Bio-TCM International Conference, according toa statement issued on Saturday.
“This center is indeed a humble recognition of Prof.Atta-ur-Rahmantremendous scientific contributions in the field of traditional medicine,and his leadership of developing scientific collaboration between the twocountries”, Wei Wang, Professor at Hunan University of Chinese Medicinesaid.
“It is also a celebration of induction in the highest honor of fellowshipof Chinese Academy of Sciences”, Wang pointed out.
The HUCM is one of the largest public sector universities ofChina,recognized internationally for excellence and quality of research.
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The University also has a large number of foreign students, including 500Pakistan scholars.
Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman obtained his Ph.D.in organic chemistry from CambridgeUniversity (1968).
He has 1232 publications in several fields of organic chemistry including771 research publications, 45 international patents, 70 chapters in booksand, 341 books published largely by major U.S.and European presses.
