AWARDS AND HONOURS

Appointments of Prof. Wai-Yee Chan as Founding Director and Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui as Associate Director (Education) of "The CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics"

Prof. Wai-Yee Chan, Director of SBS, has recently been appointed as the Founding Director of "The CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics" ("The Innovation Institute").

Apart from that, Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui of our School has been appointed as the Associate Director (Education) of The Innovation Institute. Prof. Tsui is currently a member of the TRP "Cancer and Inflammation" of our School; he is also the Head of the Division of Genomics and Bioinformatics of The Innovation Institute which will launch its part-time postgraduate programmes in Genomics and Bioinformatics in the academic year 2011-2012.

The Innovation Institute, jointly established by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)–Shenzhen, China, aims to promote continuous development of genomic sciences and nurture multi-disciplinary experts and talents. Under the leadership of the Director, Prof. Wai-Yee Chan and with close coordination with the Office of Academic Links (China), our School will play an active and significant role in setting up the various aspects of The Innovation Institute, in the hope of ensuring its smooth operation and collaboration with the BGI-Shenzhen in the near future.

Please visit CUHK Press Releases for more information about the establishment of The Innovation Institute.

Prof. Wai-Yee Chan

Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui


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MAJOR PAST EVENTS

School of Biomedical Sciences Research Day 2011
Symposium organized by the Stem Cell and Regeneration Center
Inauguration Ceremony of "The CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics"
Inauguration Ceremony of the Executive Committee of Postgraduate Student Association of the School of Biomedical Sciences
Orientation Ceremony for the freshmen of the Division of Biomedical Sciences, SBS
New SBS Flyer
AWARDS AND HONOURS

Appointments of Prof. Wai-Yee Chan as Founding Director and Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui as Associate Director (Education) of "The CUHK-BGI Innovation Institute of Trans-omics"
Appointment of Prof. David Yew as Core Member of the Research Advisory Group (RAG) of the Narcotics Division, the Security Bureau, HKSAR
The NSFC Grants 2011 obtained by School members
RGC GRF 2011-12 obtained by School members
Prof. Hsiao-Chang Chan being awarded the National Major Basic Research Program (973 funding program)
ACADEMIC LINKS

The 13th International Symposium of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America
Conference on "Stem Cell, Regenerative Medicine and Cancer"
Visit of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Visit of the Vice-Minister of The Ministry of Education of China
OUR PEOPLE

People Portrait - Prof. Yin XIA, Assistant Professor
People Portrait - Miss Shen GU, Ph.D. Student
People Portrait - Miss Jielin CHEN, Ph.D. Student
New Faces - Mr. TING James Wai Ming, Dissecting Laboratory Manager
Announcements - Retirement and New Capacities of Prof. David Yew and Prof. W. H. Kwong
Announcements - Promotion of Mr. Eugene Wong to Laboratory Technologist
UPCOMING EVENTS

School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Research Day 2011

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