Delegation visit from Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, China

A delegation led by Prof. Wei Bang-Fu, Director, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, China visited the School of Biomedical Sciences on 12 April 2013.

Comprising Prof. Ji Jun-Sheng, Associate Director, Prof. Bian Xiu-Wu, Director of Institute of Pathology and Dr. Liu Jun, Deputy Officer of Political Department, the delegates met with Prof. Chan Wai-Yee, Director, School of Biomedical Sciences to learn the latest development of our School and to further explore opportunities for research collaborations with our investigators.  After the meeting, Prof. Chan guided the visitors to tour our core laboratories, animal holding core and the Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre located at the Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building.

The Southwest Hospital and the Third Military Medical University are no stranger to the School of Biomedical Sciences.  Apart from the prior visit of Prof. Bian Xiu-Wu in March 2012, the Third Military Medical University also organized with our School the Joint Symposium on Cancer & the 5th International Forum on Cancer Research and Drug Discovery in November 2012.  This visit deepened the mutual understanding and linkage, and promoted further research collaborations between the two institutions.

(From left) Dr. Li Hiu Ming, Prof. Lu Gang, Prof. Ji Jun-Sheng, Prof. Chan Wai-Yee, Prof. Wei Bang-Fu, Prof. Bian Xiu-Wu and Dr. Liu Jun

The visitors tour the aquatic zone of the animal holding core

The visitors tour the Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre

The visitors tour the core laboratories

The visitors tour the core laboratories


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MAJOR PAST EVENTS

Joint Symposium on "Biomedical Research across the Continents – Insight and Innovation"
Joint Scientific Meeting of Sydney Medical School and CUHK Faculty of Medicine 2013
Delegation Visit of the Department of Health
Visit of Prof. Bruce Beutler, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine and 2011 Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine
The Croucher Foundation Advanced Study Institute on Stem Cells: Niches, Regeneration & Repair
Seminar on "Interaction for Effective Learning – Integration with cL eL & mL"
Recent Activities organized by the SBS Postgraduate Student Association
AWARDS AND HONOURS

School members receiving Teachers of the Year Award 2011-2012 of Faculty of Medicine
Appointment of Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee as Co-opted Member of the Working Group on Regulation of Premises Processing Health Products for Advanced Therapies by the Food and Health Bureau
Sophie Liu, Ph.D. Student being awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate Student Research Award
ACADEMIC LINKS

Visit of Prof. René M. Castelein, Utrecht University, the Netherlands and the CUHK delegation visit to Utrecht University
Delegation Visit from the China Astronaut Research and Training Center
Visit of CAS Academicians
Delegation visit from Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, China
Delegation Visit from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Delegation Visit from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom
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School of Biomedical Sciences Research Day 2013 & Neuroscience Symposium 2013
2013 Gordon Research Conference on Germinal Stem Cell Biology

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