Prof. Hovy H.W. Wong, Assistant Professor of the School has won the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Rising Stars Award 2025. His achievement is particularly noteworthy as he is the first recipient from Hong Kong and mainland China since the award was established.

The IBRO Rising Stars Awards are designed to promote meaningful, sustainable research initiatives both locally and internationally. These awards play a transformative role in recipients’ career development by offering essential recognition for their scholarly work, facilitating specialized skill development, and allowing them to incorporate advanced research methods and technologies into their projects. Furthermore, the awards strengthen recipients’ prospects for obtaining future research funding.

We offer our heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Wong and look forward to his continued contributions to the advancement of knowledge in his discipline.