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We are proud to share the news that our Chair Professor Vanessa Barrs has been named the Recipient of The President's Award 2021 along with other 6 outstanding faculty at the City University of Hong Kong, in recognition of their remarkable achievements in their respective academic arena in support of the University's enhancement and development.
A big congratulations to Prof Barrs on this well-deserved Award!
The Croucher Foundation granted the Croucher Innovation Award 2019 to Dr Kwan Ting Chow for her excellent scientific research achievement. Due to COVID-19, the Croucher Awards Presentation Ceremony was postponed until this year and was held at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong on 8 December 2021 to present awards to the recipients of the Croucher Innovation Awards 2019–2021 and Croucher Senior Fellowships 2020–2021.
Eileen Yang Zihan, a PhD student in the lab led by Professor Michael Yang, received the HKIOS Best Paper Award at the 8th Hong Kong International Oncology Symposium.
Dr Sean Yuan Hsiang-yu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has developed the first mathematical model that takes variation in confirmation delay into account, making quantifying the impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as gathering bans more accurate. The new approach may help guide public health policies on outbreak control, especially after the border reopens.
Five faculty members at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) are conferred the Outstanding Research Award this year for their eminent performances in materials science, media and communication, biomedical sciences and data science.
The Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences wish to congratulate two of our BVM students in obtaining the Humane Slaughter Association’s Dorothy Sidley Award for Advances in Animal Welfare during Transp
BUI Thi Van Anh, a PhD student supervised by Dr BAN Kiwon, received the Sun Chieh Yeh Heart Foundation Young Investigator Award (First Prize) at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine (ICSM).
The development of rationally engineered SARS-CoV-2 vaccines based on a modified live virus platform was the focus of an online talk by Professor Nikolaus Osterrieder at CityU on 8 October.
City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Campus France Hong Kong, and the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, along with three leading French higher-education institutions, namely ISC Paris; Nantes-Atlantic National College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering; Centrale Nantes; and biotech company, InvivoGen, jointly organised a cross-border online event, titled One Health @ CityU x France, bringing together professionals from various areas of expertise to discuss biotechnology and the contribution of veterinary medicine and engineering to the “One Health” approach in two panel discussions.