The NSFC Grants 2011 obtained by School members

Six of our School members has been awarded the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants 2011, which grossed a total of RMB 3.01 million (approximately HK dollar 3.67 million).  These successful proposals have accounted for 24% out of the 25 CUHK proposals accepted by NSFC. These investigators are:

- Prof. CHEN Yangchao: "多梳蛋白EZH2在胰腺癌中沉默miR-34a的分子機制及其在腫瘤發生中的作用"

- Prof. Christopher H.K. CHENG: "斑馬魚GPR54基因在生殖中的功能研究"

- Prof. FENG Bo: "人類基因組人工重編程高效誘導因數篩查及其分子調控機理研究"

- Prof. LI Gang: "用胸腺嘧啶激酶基因修飾的間充質幹細胞治療腫瘤的研究"

- Prof. WAN Chao: "胰島素/胰島素信受體信號調控骨發育和損傷性糖尿病骨折癒合過程中軟骨生成的細胞與分子學機理研究"

- Prof. YAO Xiaoqiang: "離子通道TRPM2在血管壁內膜增生中的作用"

We would like to extend again our heartiest congratulations to these awardees! The awards not only exemplified the outcome of their commitment and continued hard-work, but also marked a remarkable start of our concerted efforts in supporting the University's research endeavours in the CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI).


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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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