Knowledge Exchange
Press Release: HKU Scientists Discover New Function of a Metastasis Suppressor DLC1 in Governing Neural Crest Directional Migration
Nov 01, 2017
In 2013, the research team led by Dr Martin Cheung Chi-hang, Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) initiated the study to address this issue using chick embryo as a model system.
Event: Congratulations! Professor Danny Chan and his team has been awarded the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2017
Sep 07, 2017
Professor Danny Chan of our School and his team members – Dr Brian Hon Yin Chung, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; Dr Michael Kai Tsum To, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Dr Wilson Cheuk Wing Chan and Dr Vivian Tam, School of Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2017 on the project ‘Little People Care Alliance’.
Community Engagement: The book "Dissecting the Meaning of Life: An Anthology of Essays on Body Donation" (《大體大得――遺體捐贈感恩文集》) received the “Publishing Award”
Jul 20, 2017
The book "Dissecting the Meaning of Life: An Anthology of Essays on Body Donation" (《大體大得――遺體捐贈感恩文集》) has just received the “Publishing Award” in the category of "Life and Science” in the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2017.
Community Engagement: Biomedical Sciences Summer Camp – “Through the Looking Glass”
Jul 03 - 07, 2017
Supported by the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Funding Exercise for Impact Projects in 2016/17, the biomedical sciences summer camp “Through the Looking Glass” (Project Coordinator: Dr Joanna WY Ho) was successfully held in July 2017 at the School of Biomedical Sciences to promote science fun to local secondary school students. Thirty students from seven schools, including Maryknoll Convent School, St Paul’s Convent School, St Margaret’s Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School, St Paul’s College, Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College, St Francis Canossian College and Yew Chung International School) were selected for participation in this 5-day summer camp.