熊伟是普林斯顿大学经济系及本德海姆金融中心的金融学兼经济学讲席教授。他同时担任香港中文大学（深圳）经管学院学术院长，并是美国国家经济研究局（National Bureau of Economic Research）的研究员。

SYDNEY, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have announced a major breakthrough that could transform global agriculture by enabling the creation of climate-resilient, region-specific crops.