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Professor MING Wai Kit’s Team Highlights Sleep Health Concerns Among Hong Kong Children in RTHK Interviews
Professor MING Wai Kit, an Associate Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), and his student Miss YIM Lai recently presented new research findings on sleep patterns among primary school children in two live interviews on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The programmes-broadcast to both Chinese- and English-speaking audiences-aired on (RTHK Radio 1) on 21 April 2026 and Backchat (RTHK Radio 3) on 23 April 2026.
PhD Students from Prof. YANG Guan’s Group Presented Their Research at the European Phagocyte Workshop 2026 in UK
PhD Students from Prof. YANG Guan’s Group Presented Their Research at the European Phagocyte Workshop 2026 in UK
PhD Students from Prof. YANG Guan’s Group Presented Their Research at the 20th World Immune Regulation Meeting in Switzerland
PhD Students from Prof. YANG Guan’s Group Presented Their Research at the 20th World Immune Regulation Meeting in Switzerland
Staff Promotion
Congratulations to Prof. Guan YANG on his substantiation of appointment and promotion to Associate Professor effective from 1 July 2026.
Congratulations: Five PH Faculty Members and one Visiting Fellow are ranked as the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists 2025 by Stanford University
We are delighted to share that five PH faculty members and one visiting fellow, including Professor Patrick BUTAYE, Professor Dirk PFEIFFER, Professor LI Jun, Professor MING Wai Kit, Professor Ibrahim ELSOHABY and Dr Ginenus Fekadu MEKONEN are ranked as the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists 2025 by Stanford University. This recognition reflects the high academic standards of our faculty members and our outstanding research performance.
JCC PhD Student MA Xin Receives Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 3rd National Graduate Academic Forum in Life Science & Health
Miss MA Xin, a PhD student at JCC under the supervision of Professor YANG Guan, has been honored with the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 3rd National Graduate Academic Forum in Life Science & Health (GAFinLSH), held at Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, from November 7 to 9, 2025.
Staff Promotions
Congratulations to Prof. MING Wai Kit, Prof. Runsheng LI, and Prof. Kai LIU on achieving both substantiation of their appointment and promotion to Associate Professor effective from 1 July 2025.
PhD Students Share Insights on AI and Cloud Advancements in Animal Welfare at the 2024 Huawei Developer Final Competition
PhD students under the supervision of Prof. Kai Liu and Prof. Kate Flay were invited as distinguished guests to the prestigious 2024 Huawei Developer Final Competition.
Professor Clare Bryant, Distinguished Visiting Professor visits during 2-6 December 2024
Professor Clare Bryant, Distinguished Visiting Professor visits during 2-6 December 2024
Welcoming Our New Master of Public Health (公共衞生碩士) Students at CityUHK
On August 29, 2024, we were thrilled to welcome our third cohort of Master of Public Health (MPH) students! This day marked an exciting milestone for the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, and are eager to embark on this transformative journey with them.