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MAJOR PAST EVENTS Pan-Asian Biomedical Sciences Conference |
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Officiated by Prof. Fanny M.C. Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mr. Andrew Young, Vice President, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation; Prof. Chan Wai-yee, Director, School of Biomedical Sciences, the Pan-Asian Biomedical Sciences Conference was successfully held on 11-12 December 2014 at Charles K. Kao Auditorium of Hong Kong Science Park.
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| 4th CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine | |
The 4th CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine was successfully held at the Prince of Wales Hospital on 17-18 November 2014. The Symposium was jointly organized by the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK; the Stem Cell and Regeneration Program, School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK; the Sports Medicine And Regenerative Technology (SMART) Program, Lui Che Woo Institute of Innovative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; the Centre for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CUHK; and the MOE Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine (CUHK-Jinan University).
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| Press Conference on the Unveiling of Genome of Dermatophagoides Farinae | |
A press conference on the unveiling of genome of Dernatophagoides (D.) farinae casting new light on diagnosis and interventions of inhalant allergies by CUHK research team was held on 16 December 2014.
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| Participation in the Teaching & Learning Innovation EXPO 2014 | |
Similar to previous year, members of our Teaching and Learning (T&L) Unit including Dr. Isabel S.S. Hwang, Dr. Rebecca K.Y. Lee and Dr. Florence M.K. Tang participated in the Teaching and Learning Innovation EXPO 2014 (EXPO 2014) jointly organized by the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) and the Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) on 15 December 2014.
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| Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2014 | |
The Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions of The Chinese University of Hong Kong was held successfully on 18 October 2014.
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| Visit of the Independent Schools Foundation Academy | |
Further to the previous visit on 11 December 2012, another group of 25 students from the Independent Schools Foundation Academy visited the School of Biomedical Sciences again on 5 September 2014.
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AWARDS AND HONOURS Prof. Alfred S.L. Cheng received the "Most Promising Young Researcher Award 2014" by the Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR |
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Prof. Alfred S.L. Cheng, Associate Professor of the School, has been awarded the "Most Promising Young Researcher Award 2014" by the Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR, for his research project "Elucidating gene regulatory networks of HBx isolated from novel HBV subgenotype/mutants associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma".
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| Donation from the Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries | |
The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries (BMCPC) donated a sum of HKD1 million to support the "Silent Teacher – Body Donation Programme" and the ongoing enhancement of dissecting teaching in the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2014. The donation presentation ceremony was held on 28 November 2014.
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ACADEMIC LINKS Visit of Prof. Richard Oreffo of University of Southampton, United Kingdom |
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Following the previous visits by the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Prof. Richard Oreffo, Chair of Musculoskeletal Science and Co-founder of the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton University visited School of Biomedical Sciences from 14 to 17 September 2014.
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| Visit of Republic Polytechnic of Singapore | |
Subsequent to the previous visit in March 2014 , another group of 28 students from the Republic Polytechnic, Singapore visited the School of Biomedical Sciences again on 14 October 2014.
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| Visit of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital | |
Prof. Sun De-jun, President and Party Secretary, Prof. Zhao Gui-jun, Deputy Chair, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Mr. Gao Yi-bing, Director of Human Resources Management of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital, China visited the School of Biomedical Sciences on 14 October 2014.
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| Delegation Visit of University of Oxford, United Kingdom | |
Dr. Ingrid Slade, Director of The Centre for Personalised Medicine and Dr. Gabriele De Luca, Associate Professor in Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom visited the School of Biomedical Sciences on 3 November 2014, after participating in the "Personalised Medicine Symposium: From Science to Clinical Decisions" jointly organized by the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Centre for Personalised Medicine, University of Oxford on the same day.
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| Delegation Visit to Chongqing Medical University | |
Led by Prof. Chan Wai-yee, Director of School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS), an 8-member delegation comprising Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan, Prof. Albert H.H. Cheung, Prof. Feng Bo, Prof. Kingston K.L. Mak, Prof. Xia Yin, Prof. Zhao Hui and Mr. Chan Chi-ho of our School visited Chongqing Medical University, China (CQMU) between 11 and 13 November 2014.
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| The CUHK – Sussex Cancer Science Workshop 2014 | |
Under the coordination of the Office of Academic Links, "The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) – University of Sussex (Sussex) Cancer Science Workshop 2014" (the workshop) jointly organized by the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS), CUHK and the School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, United Kingdom was successfully held on 3 December 2014.
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| Business Meeting of the ASIA-International Biomedical Science Consortium | |
Immediately after the Pan-Asian Biomedical Sciences Conference, the representatives of the ASIA-International Biomedical Science Consortium held a Business Meeting at the School of Biomedical Sciences on 13 December 2014.
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| Participation in Guangzhou-Hong Kong Postgraduate Technology Workshop and Postgraduate Research Symposium on Regenerative Medicine 2014 | |
Led by Prof. Chan Wai-yee, Director of School of Biomedical Sciences, a delegation comprising Prof. Wan Chao, Prof. Zhao Hui, Prof. Albert H.H. Cheung as well as 16 postgraduate students and research staff participated in the Guangzhou-Hong Kong Postgraduate Technology Workshop and Postgraduate Research Symposium on Regenerative Medicine 2014 held on 16 and 17 December 2014.
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| The 7th Guangzhou International Conference on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and the 3rd Annual Conference on Chinese Society for Regenerative Cell Biology | |
Our School members including Prof. Chan Wai-yee, SBS Director, Prof. Wan Chao and Prof. Albert H.H. Cheung attended the 7th Guangzhou International Conference on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and the 3rd Annual Conference on Chinese Society for Regenerative Cell Biology on 18-19 December 2014.
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SBS POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES cum ALUMNI NEWS School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Research Day 2014 |
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With the joint efforts of the Organizing Committee of the SBS Postgraduate Research Day 2014 and the Graduate Education Office, the School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Research Day 2014 was successfully held on 11th and 12th December 2014. This annual branding event has continued to serve as a platform for our postgraduate students to learn from their peers and supervisors for five years.
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| Invited Lecture by Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician | |
Prof. Zhao Guo-ping, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences visited the School of Biomedical Sciences on 25 September 2014.
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| The Second Director's Cup - SBS Badminton Tournament | |
Organized by the SBS Postgraduate Student Association, the second SBS Director's Cup was held successfully on 11 October 2014.
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| Boat Trip Day | |
A boat trip to Sai Kung was organized by the SBS Postgraduate Student Association on 28 September 2014. Over 20 students joined the boat trip during which they had lots of fun under the nice weather.
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| Dr. Tsang Kit-man, Ph.D. Graduate (2010) | |
After obtaining her Ph.D. in Biochemistry (Medicine), Dr. Tsang Kit-man joined Dr. Cheng Lin-zhao's laboratory at Johns Hopkins University to study the differentiation mechanism of hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells from pluripotent stem cells, including embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells.
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| NEW FACES | |
The following new staff member joined the School of Biomedical Sciences between September and December 2014:
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