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33 Medical Faculty News The Gordon Research Conference for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC), held in Hong Kong from June 24 to 29, 2018, provided an open forum for international investigators from Asia, North America and Europe, including several from the HKU Faculty of Medicine, to interact and share updates on the most advanced findings in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and NPC research. Scientists, clinicians, and industry representatives attended the conference on the theme “New Perspectives on the Virus-Host Interplay in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Their Impact on Diagnosis and Therapeutic Interventions”. Gordon Research Conference 2018 Explores Virus-Host Interplay in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma The Hong Kong Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Study Group (HK-SBRT-SG) held its inaugural scientific symposium, co-organised with HKU Department of Clinical Oncology, on June 30, 2018. SBRT represents state-of-the-art development of radiation oncology that maximises the therapeutic potential of radiation treatment for cancers. To advance the standard and application of SBRT in Hong Kong, HK-SBRT-SG, a territory- wide platform, was established by clinical oncologists from the public, private and academic sectors in 2017. At the symposium, Professor Silvia Chiara Formenti from Weill Cornell Medicine, the leading expert on combination SBRT-immunotherapy; and Professor Simon Lo of University of Washington, expert in kidney cancer SBRT, delivered lectures. More than 140 local clinical oncologists, medical physicists and radiographers participated in the event. HK-SBRT-SG will organise regular training workshops and symposia in the coming years. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Study Group Holds Inaugural Symposium The School of Public Health launched a new series of Croucher Summer Courses in July at HKU. “Emerging Viral Infections – The One Health Approach” was held from July 1 to 7, 2018, with the aim of combining the fields of animal and human health to contain emerging viral infections in an inclusive One Health approach. As a conclusion to the lectures and workshops, participants prepared a short grant proposal addressing major research questions related to human-virus interaction. A second course, “Vaccinology for Public Health and Clinical Practice in the 21st century”, was held from July 16 to 20, 2018, attended by more than 30 graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. Animal and Human Health Come Together in Croucher Summer Course