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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 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.
As antibiotic resistance is growing and posing a threat on public health, developing new antibiotics has become more urgent than ever. Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have recently revealed the virulence regulatory mechanism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a superbug which is common in patients with a weak immune system and is resistant to many antibiotics. The findings pave ways for identifying good antibiotic targets for new drug development.
On 26–28 June 2019, BMS held its fourth departmental Research Gala cum Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Biomedical Forum at Zhongshan, China. The Zhongshan Municipal Government provided much kind support of the event, including the conference venue at the Jinhuayue International Hotel at Zhongshan.
We are extremely pleased to announce that Professor Dirk Pfeiffer of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health has been named as the Chow Tak Fung Chair Professor of One Health. Endowed professorships represent the highest honour that a university can bestow upon their academics and it is an enduring tribute to the donor who has established it.