New Faces of the School of Biomedical Sciences

The following new academic staff joined the School of Biomedical Sciences between January and April 2022:

Prof. Stephen Dalton Professor Global STEM ScholarJoining Date: 3 January 2022 Thematic Affiliation: Developmental and Regenerative Biology Research Interests: Pluripotent and adult stem cells Cardiac development Brown and beige adipocytes Therapeutic development for type 2 diabetes
Prof. Ellen N.Y. Poon Assistant ProfessorJoining Date: 4 February 2022 Thematic Affiliation: Neural, Vascular, and Metabolic Biology Research Interests: Stem cell cardiac biology Cardiotoxicity induced by anti-cancer and anti-viral treatment Mitochondria and metabolism Precision medicine: using patient specific cardiomyocytes to investigate cardiac disorders Omics technology for cardiac maturation and disease modelling
Dr Kanchan Rao Singh LecturerJoining Date: 7 February 2022 Teaching and Research Interests: Teaching general, systemic & experimental pharmacology by objective setting & application in clinical settings Teaching bioethics & integrating it into undergraduate curriculum using a variety of teaching techniques Curriculum development including general needs assessment, targeted needs assessment, finalisation of educational strategies, implementation and evaluation
Dr David Cheung LecturerJoining Date: 4 April 2022 Teaching and Research Interests: Molecular Biology, Anatomy and Physiology Education Novel Pharmacologic Treatments for Cardiovascular Diseases