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New Faces of the School of Biomedical Sciences

The following new academic staff joined the School of Biomedical Sciences between October and December 2021:

Prof. Bruce RANSOM
ProfessorJoining Date: 1 December 2021
Thematic Affiliation: Neural, Vascular, and Metabolic Biology
Research Interests:

Physiology, anatomy and function of mammalian glial cells, especially astrocytes
Pathophysiology of cellular injury in white matter stroke
The role of astrocyte glycogen in brain and peripheral nerve energy metabolism
The role of pH in controlling neural excitability and epileptic discharge
Ionic and volume homeostasis in brain extracellular space, especially the role of glial cells
Intracellular ion homeostasis in glia and neurons

Prof. HE Yisheng
Research Assistant ProfessorJoining Date: 1 October 2021
Thematic Affiliation: Cancer Biology and Experimental Therapeutics
Research Interests:

Drug-induced liver injury
Pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetics
Biomarker development for translational application
Molecular/mechanistic toxicology
Analytical chemistry

Prof. WANG Wuming
Research Assistant ProfessorJoining Date: 18 October 2021
Thematic Affiliation: Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Research Interests:

The regulatory mechanism of the maintenance of ESC pluripotency
Cardiac development and disease
The development and translational application of genome editing tools

Major Past Events And News

The Orientation cum the Staff-Student Consultative Meeting for the MSc in Genomics and Bioinformatics Programme (2021/22)

Participation in CUHK Virtual Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2021

Participation in press conference on BSc in Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship and Healthcare Management (BEHM) Programme

Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2020 TV Programme “Living with the Benefits of Research” - Prof. John A. Rudd’s impact case study

School members with HKU and UCL researchers decipher how gene mutation leads to congenital megacolon

Graduation Ceremony for MSc Programme in Genomics and Bioinformatics 2021

School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Research Day 2021

Graduation Ceremony of BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme for Class 2021

Award and Honors / Announcements

Prof. Yao Xiaoqiang wins Second Prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award 2020

Prof. Alfred S.L. Cheng received the 10th Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Anniversary Award

Outreach And Endeavours

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)'s TV Programme "Doctor and You" – Prof. Chan Sun-on

Participation in CAS KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bio-resources and Molecular Research of Common Diseases Seminar

Joint Postgraduate Workshop with the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Zhejiang University

2021 Monash-CUHK PhD Exchange Virtual Symposium

Participation in CUHK-Shandong University Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony

New Faces of the School of Biomedical Sciences

Alumni / Student News Cum Student Activities

Activities for the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme

Niu Yuzhe, Ph.D. Graduate

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