The School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) members, including Prof. Andrew M. Chan, Prof. Chan Wai Yee, Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan, Prof. Zhao Hui, Prof. Stephen Dalton, Prof. Jacque P.K. Ip, Prof. Linda Gu Shen and Prof. Wang Wuming, participated in the Advanced Symposium on Mechanisms and Animal Models of Human Diseases, organized by the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, from 5 to 7 September 2025, in Kunming, China.
Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and Prof. Andrew M. Chan, Director, SBS, delivered keynote speeches and shared their advanced research findings. Prof. Linda Gu Shen, Prof. Jacque P.K. Ip, and Prof. Wang Wuming also delivered talks at the talent presentation session.
On the other hand, our PhD students actively participated in the Symposium and competed for prizes in the oral and poster presentation sessions. With their exceptional performance, three of our students won prizes for their oral presentations, while five of them won prizes in the poster presentation sessions.
The following is the list of awardees.
| Name of Awardee | Prize |
| Xie Yunong | Oral Presentation – First Prize |
| Yin Baoyi | Oral Presentation – Second Prize |
| Chung Yik Lok | Oral Presentation – Third Prize |
| Zhan Xiaoyu | Poster Presentation – First Prize |
| Yang Jinghan | Poster Presentation – First Prize |
| Shi Zhuodan | Poster Presentation – Second Prize |
| Zhang Ruoyu | Poster Presentation – Second Prize |
| Zhang Huan | Poster Presentation – Second Prize |
The School looks forward to continuing its close collaboration with the Kunming Institute of Zoology for future research exchanges.
A group photo taken at the Advanced Symposium on Mechanisms and Animal Models of Human Diseases.
