Date: 2 April 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, G/F, William M.W. Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road 
Host: Professor Zhongjun Zhou

Vascular biology and mechanisms underlying blood vessels in various diseases. Prof Yihai Cao, originally trained as a clinician, received his PhD at the Karolinska Institutet and postdoctoral training at the Harvard Medical School, is a leading expert in vascular biology and angiogenesis, particularly specializing in translational research from basic research toward clinical applications. Prof Cao has been working in the field of vascular biology for 40 years and has made both conceptual and experimental discoveries that has changed our knowledge in understanding biology and diseases, including but not limited to, cerebrocardiovascular diseases, cancer, metabolic diseases, eye diseases, and inflammatory diseases. and have paved new avenues for drug development. Prof Cao is a panel member of RGC, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academia Europaea, and National Academy of Inventors.

Mechanistic investigation of the molecular events during blood vessel formation, growth and homeostasis under physiological and pathological settings, such as embryogenesis, aging, cancer, CVD, diabetes, ophthalmologic disorders, and inflammatory diseases, etc., are critical to our understanding of various developmental processes and the pathogenesis of diseases, in particular defining targets for drug development and clinical intervention.

All are welcome.