Delegation Visit of the 4th Military Medical University

Prof. Li-ze Xiong, Dean of Xijing Hospital (the 1st affiliated hospital of the 4th Military Medical University); Prof. Zhou Fei, Director of the Neurosurgery Unit, Xijing Hospital; and Prof. Wei-ping Liu, Associate Director of the Neurosurgery Unit, Xijing Hospital, visited the School of Biomedical Sciences on 15 February 2011.

The delegates met with Prof. Wai-Yee Chan, SBS Director; and representatives from two of our Thematic Research Programs (TRPs) including Prof. John A. Rudd, Prof. David C. C. Wan, and Prof. Helen Wise from the "Neuro-degeneration, -development, and Repair" Program; and Prof. Bo Feng, Prof. Kingston Mak, and Prof. Chao Wan from the "Stem Cell and Regeneration" Program.

During the meeting, Prof. Chan shared an overview of our School. The guests discussed with our members on possible areas for research collaboration and academic exchange. The meeting was followed by a tour to the core laboratories and teaching facilities.

Members of the two TRPs and Prof. Chan were invited by Prof. Xiong to pay a return visit to the 4th Military Medical University in the last quarter of 2011.


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MAJOR PAST EVENTS

Visit of the Scientific Advisory Committee
Experience-Sharing Lunch "Commercialization of Biomedical Inventions"
AWARDS & HONOURS

Appointment of Prof. Wai-Yee Chan as Honorary Professor at Jinan University
Prof. Huang Yu being Awarded the Ministry of Education (MOE) Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards 2010 - Natural Science Award
Six Teachers received the Teachers of the Years Award 2009/10, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Christopher H.K. Cheng being appointed as member of the 23rd Comparative Physiology Committee of The Chinese Physiological Society
ACADEMIC LINKS

Representatives of the School attended "The 1st China-Hong Kong Academic Forum on Cancer and Microenvironment"
Agreement Signing and Opening Ceremony of the "Joint Research Laboratory for Promoting Globalization of Traditional Chinese Medicines"
Visit of Delegates from Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Delegation Visit from the Centre for Science and Technology Development Ministry of Education (MOE)
Prof. Rainer W. Guillery from Oxford University visited the School of Biomedical Sciences
Return Visits to the Robert Gordon University (U.K.) and University of Southampton (U.K.)
Delegation Visit of the 4th Military Medical University
Delegation Visit to Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Branch
OUR PEOPLE

People Portrait - Prof. Chao Wan, Assistant Professor
People Portrait - Dr. Rebecca Lee, Instructor
New Faces
UPCOMING EVENTS

Briefing Sessions - MSc/PgD in Genomics and Bioinformatics
School of Biomedical Sciences Research Day 2011

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