Events for the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme

The BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme Team participated in / organized the following activities between January and April 2024:

- Outreach Activities for International Students Admissions 2024 Entry: Dr. Ann S.N. Lau, Associate Director (Undergraduate Education) cum Director of BSc in Biomedical Sciences (BMS) Programme of SBS took part in the Admission Caravans – outreach activities organized by the Office of Admission and Financial Aids (OAFA) of CUHK on 20 – 23 January, 2 – 6 March and 28 – 29 April 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Taiwan and Macau respectively, aiming to recruit international students for 2024 admission. During the events, Dr. Lau gave admission talks and programme consultations, participated in the admission interviews for potential students and paid visits to secondary schools. Ms Lee Zhi Xuen, BMS alumni, also had her personal sharing with participants of the activity held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Counsellor Fly-in Programme 2024: On 14 March 2024, 29 high school counsellors from 9 countries, including Azerbaijan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, and Vietnam visited SBS. Please refer to here for details.
- Mini-Lecture for Po Leung Kuk Gifted and Talented Programme: The admission event was co-organized by CUHK OAFA with Po Leung Kuk (PLK), which invited faculties to offer various taster activities/mini-lectures for the participants of the PLK-CUHK Gifted and Talented Programme. Dr Ann S.N. Lau represented the Faculty to deliver a mini-lecture on “Before and After Death” for 179 students from schools of PLK on 15 March 2024.
- Introduction of DUKE-NUS MD Programme of NUS Medical School, Singapore: Connected by the Office of Academic Links, Dr Lai Siang Hui from NUS Medical School introduced the DUKE-MD Programme and its innovative teaching approach to our students on 15 March 2024.
- BiomedSci Career Talk Series 2024: A series of events were organized aiming to allow BMS students to get informed of the market trend, career choice, information pertaining to applying for postgraduate studies with different postgraduate programme options, and to facilitate their job applications upon graduation. They included:

Date	Event Name	Speaker(s)
22 March 2024	A Career as a Patent Attorney – An alternative path for science and engineering graduates	Ms Pauli Wong Principal and Chinese Patent Attorney, Eagle IP
2 April 2024	Interview Skills and CV Writing Workshop	Dr Ann S.N. Lau Associate Director (Undergraduate Education) & Director, BMS Programme, SBS
3 April 2024	Postgraduate Studies at SBS	Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan Associate Director (Graduate Education), SBS
5 April 2024	An Update on the Development of the Biomedical R&D Industry in Hong Kong	Dr Alan Pang Chief Executive Officer, TGD Life Company Limited
10 April 2024	MSc in Genomics and Bioinformatics and the Career Opportunities in the Field	Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui Programme Director, MSc in Genomics and Bioinformatics, SBS, & Directors of the Hong Kong Bioinformatics Centre and the Centre for Microbial Genomics and Proteomics, CUHK
22 April 2024	Academic CV Writing Workshop	Prof. Zhao Hui Associate Professor, SBSProf. Jacque P.K. Ip Associate Professor, SBS

- Capstone Research Project Presentation Day 2024: On 12 April 2024, the following final year BMS students with concentration in “Biomedical Research” were arranged to present their research findings derived from the one-year Capstone Research Project under the supervision of a research mentor from the School:

Final Year Student	Research Mentor
Ms. Wang Ziqing	Prof. Anna Maria Blocki
Ms. Chuang Min-Yu	Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan
Ms. Leung Sum Yin Valerie #	Prof. Chen Yangchao
Ms. Lin Hong Man	Prof. Albert H.H.Cheung
Ms. Wong Hoi Ting	Prof. Feng Bo
Ms. Fung Yu Shan	Prof. Gu Shen
Ms. Zhang Shuhan	Prof. Hui Xiaoyan
Mr. Tsang Chiu Yeung	Prof. Jacque P.K.Ip
Ms. Lo Ka Wai	Prof. Elmer Ker
Mr. Yam Ming Ho	Prof. Sham Mai Har
Mr. Wong Hin Kwan	Prof. Carol M. Tong
Mr. Cheung Hoi Pan Harry	Prof. Michelle Wang
Mr. Zhu Yindong	Prof. Zhao Hui
Ms. Ho Yin Lam	Prof. Zhou Jingying

# Recipient of Best Presentation Award

We were honoured to have invited the following guests and professors as panel assessors of the presentations:

Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan
Associate Director (Graduate Education), School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK

Prof. Stephen K.W. Tsui
Associate Director (Research), School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK

Prof. Hector S.O. Chan
Associate Director (External Links), School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK

Prof. Guo Yusong
Associate Professor, Division of Life Sciences, HKUST

Prof. Geoffrey C.Y. Lau
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, CityU

Programme Taster Fair 2024: Coordinated by OAFA on 13 April 2024, a mini-lecture / taster class titled “Tissue Engineering and Regeneration – SciFi or Future” was delivered by Prof Anna Blocki, Associate Professor at SBS and Institute for Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), CUHK. More than 100 senior secondary students attended the event. Prof. Michelle Wang Dan, Assistant Professor at SBS and Institute for Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine (iTERM), CUHK also delivered a hands-on workshop titled “Lab Practical on Tissue Engineering Techniques” to more than 60 prospective students.

Dr. Ann Lau (left) and Dr. Tony Yung (right) (taken during the outreach activity held in Kuala Lumper, Malaysia)

Ms Lee Zhi Xuen (taken during the outreach activity held in Kuala Lumper, Malaysia)\

Dr. Ann Lau (right) (taken during the mini-lecture for Po Leung Kuk Gifted and Talented Programme)

Group photo of Dr. Lai Siang Hui (5th right) and the members and students of SBS ) (taken during the introduction talk of DUKE-NUS MD Programme of NUS Medical School, Singapore