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A research team featuring an expert from CityU has developed the first dual stem therapy which gives hope for a new treatment for repairing myocardial infarction heart.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Michael Yang, Yeung Kin Man Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences and formerly the Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, has been announced as the Acting Dean of the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences from 1 September 2019 until further notice.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Terrence Lau, Associate Professor and formerly the Associate Head, has been appointed as Acting Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences from 1 September 2019 until further notice.

We would like to welcome Professor Sheng Chen, who has just joined the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health as Professor of Veterinary Bacteriologya

“We are committed to promoting innovation and contributing to the well-being of society, and CityU is pleased to share its education and technology achievements with all sectors,” said Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU.

Professor Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health) attended the Inception Workshop for the Regional Technical Cooperation Programme on African Swine Fever Emergency Preparedness and Response in East and Southeast Asia. The meeting was held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (FAORAP) in August in Bangkok, Thailand.

A new Department of Neuroscience has been established on 1 July 2019 under the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences.

A delegation from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Okayama University of Science in Japan recently visited the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences to share their experiences of setting up and running a veterinary degree programme in Asia.