With the joint efforts of the Organizing Committee of the SBS Postgraduate Research Day 2021, the SBS Postgraduate Student Association (PSA) and the Graduate Education Office, the SBS Postgraduate Research Day 2021 was successfully held on 11 to 12 November 2021.
This annual flagship event provides an excellent platform for postgraduate students to exchange research ideas with their peers and supervisors and has become an integral part of postgraduate education in the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS). The opening ceremony was officiated by Prof. Chan Wai-yee, Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President and Li Ka Shing Professor of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK; and Prof. Andrew M. Chan, Director and Professor of SBS.
This year 63 poster submissions were received. On the first day, each participant gave a 5-minute oral presentation on their posters. After assessment by several judges, 13 presenters with the best performance were selected to give a 10-minute oral presentation on the second day. Also, the top 10 most popular posters were selected by online voting.
The winners are listed as follow:
| Award | Name of Awardee |
| First Prize | Ms. Wan Ho Ying |
| Second Prize | Mr. Zhang Zhenjie |
| Ms. Huang Shuting | |
| Third Prize | Ms. Chan See Wing |
| Mr. Tu Yalin | |
| Ms. Hong Huiling | |
| Outstanding Poster Presentation Prize | Ms. Jessica Hui Chung Man |
| Mr. Chen Junsheng | |
| Ms. Liu Yuting | |
| Ms. Ou Fanghong | |
| Ms. Li Xiao | |
| Ms. Shi Ling & Ms. Zhang Yuan | |
| Most Popular Poster Prize | Ms. He Lei |
| Ms. Shi Ling | |
| Ms. Wang Jingyi | |
| Ms. Liang Zhixian | |
| Ms. Wang Jing | |
| Mr. Zhang Yan | |
| Mr. Zhang Zhenjie | |
| Ms. Zhang Xiaoyi | |
| Ms. Zhang Yuan | |
| Ms. Cheung Man Yee & Ms. Li Ke |
We congratulate all the prize winners for their elaborated presentations and exceptional research work. It is hoped that this event can further strengthen the academic exchange and rapport among postgraduate students, and teaching and research staff members. The School will continuously strive for enhancement of the postgraduate training and further explore different types of academic exchange activities.
Group photo at Opening Ceremony
(From left) Prof. Woody W.Y Chan, Associate Director (Graduate Education) of SBS; Prof. Anna M. Blocki; Ms. Wan Ho-ying, the First Prize Winner; and Prof. Andrew Chan
Group photo at Closing Ceremony
