Return Visit of Robert Gordon University, U.K.

Prof. Cherry Wainwright, Director of the Institute for Health & Welfare Research, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, U.K. visited our School on 21 November 2011. During the visit, Prof. Wainwright met with Prof. Chan Wai-Yee, SBS Director and Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee, Chief of Stem Cell and Regeneration (SCR) Program to further discuss research collaborations between our School and Robert Gordon University, subsequent to her last visit in November 2010 and the return visit paid by Prof. Lee in February 2011.

Prof. Wainwright gave a talk on "The Institute for Health & Welfare Research at Robert Gordon University: A model for growing multidisciplinary research". Dr. Sarah Walsh, who accompanied Prof. Wainwright, gave a presentation on "The role of the orphan GPR55 receptor, a putative cannabinoid receptor, in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology".

The return visit of Robert Gordon University has further consolidated the foundation for research and scholarly collaborations between both parties.

Prof. Cherry Wainwright

Dr. Sarah Walsh


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MAJOR PAST EVENTS

Inauguration Ceremony of the CUHK Transgenic Core Service Centre (TCSC)
School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Research Day 2011
Frontiers in Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series
Joint Symposium "Recent Advances in Clinical Genetics Using High Throughput Genomic Technologies"
1st CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Joint Seminar on "Opportunities for Industry-Academia Collaboration: A Win-win"
SBS Christmas Party 2011
Publication of SBS Annual Report 2010-2011
AWARDS AND HONOURS

Prof. Wan Chao being Awarded the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Grant - Key Program
Prof. Yung Wing-Ho elected as Member of the Council of the Chinese Neuroscience Society
Dr. Ma Xin received the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 11th Physiology Conference for Zhang Xijun Young Scholars organized by the Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences
ACADEMIC LINKS

Visit of Delegates from Cornell University, U.S.A. and the City University of Hong Kong
Delegation Visit to Jinan University
Return Visit of Robert Gordon University, U.K.
Delegation Visit to Guangzhou
Delegation Visit from The Ministry of Health of China
Visit of CAE Academician
The 4th Guangzhou International Conference on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
Delegation Visit from Zhejiang University
ANNOUNCEMENT

Relocation of the School of Biomedical Sciences to Area 39

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