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The new Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences Booklet is now available. Find out about the College’s vision and aspirations.

Dr Catherine Cormack recently joined the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences as the Extra-Mural Study Coordinator.

Dr Rebecca Parkes recently joined the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health as an Assistant Professor in Equine Medicine and Surgery.

Dr Friederike Zeeh recently joined the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health as Assistant Professor in Intensive Production Animal Health.

Professor Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health) was one of the international experts consulted for the update of the qualitative risk assessment of Chinese-origin H7N9 avian influenza spread in poultry and human exposure which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has just published.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses threaten local economies, famers’ livelihood and food security in countries where they are considered endemic such as China, Vietnam, Egypt or Bangladesh. Due to their potential to reassort with human influenza viruses, some avian influenza viral strains are also a serious threat to public health.

Professor Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health) is the Deputy Director of the new ‘Global Challenges Research Fund One Health Poultry Hub’ which launched earlier this week.

Prof. Michael Reichel (Dean of Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences), Profs Shuk Han Cheng and Dirk Pfeiffer (Associate Deans) and Prof. David Hampson (Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) were invited to spend a day visiting with South China Agricultural University (SCAU) in Guangzhou. They had fruitful discussions with the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Prof. Zeng-Ming Tang, and a number of colleagues.

City University of Hong Kong’s Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC) has been granted HK$35 million in funding by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) for three research projects to enhance the sustainability, health and production of local pig farms, poultry farms and fisheries.

(Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer) (Chair Professor of One Health/Associate Dean (Research) of Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences/Director of the Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice) has received the ‘Roger Morris Award for Outstanding Contribution to Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics’ at the 15th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 15) which took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 12 - 16 November 2018.