Medical Faculty News v25i1

A total of 20 academic staff members from the Faculty were awarded Long Service Awards by HKU in June 2019 in recognition of their loyal service: Professor Kathryn Cheah Song-eng （謝賞恩） , Jimmy and Emily Tang Professor in Molecular Genetics and Chair Professor of Biochemistry of the School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor Karen Lam Siu-ling （林小玲） , Rosie TT Young Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism and Chair Professor in Medicine of the Department of Medicine, who have served HKU for 35 years; Professor Daniel Chan Tak-mao （陳德茂） , Yu Chiu-Kwong Professor in Medicine and Chair Professor and Chief of Nephrology of the Department of Medicine; Dr Josephine Ip Wing-yuk （葉永玉） , Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Professor Kathryn Tan Choon-beng （陳俊明） , Sir David Todd Professor in Medicine and Clinical Professor of the Department of Medicine; Professor George Tsao Sai-wah （曹世華） , Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences, who have served HKU for 25 years; Dr Michael Chan Chi-wai （陳志偉） , Associate Professor of the School of Public Health; Dr Vera Chan Sau-fong （陳秀 芳） , Assistant Professor of the Department of Medicine; Dr Polly Chan Siu-ling （陳小玲） , Senior Lecturer of the School of Nursing ; Professor Chen Honglin （陳鴻 霖） , Professor of the Department of Microbiology; Dr Philip Chiu Chi-ngong （趙志昂） , Associate Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Dr Ruby Hoo Lai-chong （何麗莊） , Assistant Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; Dr Raven Kok Kin-hang （郭健恒） , Assistant Professor of the Department of Microbiology; Dr Veronica Lam Suk-fun （林淑芬） , Senior Lecturer of the School of Nursing; Dr Wendy Lam Wing-tak （藍詠德） , Associate Professor of the School of Public Health ; Dr Cherie Lee Yin-lau （李 Professor William Lu Weijia receives prestigious grant funded by MoST Professor William Lu Weijia (呂維加) , Ng Chun- Man Professor in Orthopaedic Bioengineering, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, HKUMed and his team received a prestigious grant of RMB27.44 million for his project, Functional Reconstruction of Human Tissues and Organs by Precision Addictive Manufacturing Technology , under the National Key Research & Development Programmes, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) in July 2019. This project is the first and only one granted to Hong Kong and Macau (seven applications among all institutions) when the programme was first opened for direct applications in November 2018. HKU Common Core teaching team wins UGC Teaching Award 2019 The Common Core @ HKU is the winning team of the University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award 2019 for their work Transdisciplinarity in Action: Creating Multiscalar Teaching and Learning Platforms in the Common Core . Professor Julian Alexander Tanner （唐柱霖） , Assistant Dean (Biomedical Sciences Curriculum), HKUMed is a core member of the winning team. In November 2018, his team was also awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award (Team) by HKU. HKUMed funded by the inaugural round of the 2019 NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) Dr Hannah Hui Xiaoyan （惠曉艷） , Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Medicine and Dr Tommy Lam Tsan-yuk （林讚育） , Assistant Professor of the School of Public Health, were awarded the 2019 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) （優秀青年科學基金（港澳）） in October 2019. Professor Jie Qiao elected member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences Professor Jie Qiao (喬杰) , Mrs Ivy Wu Fellow for PRC Academics (1996-1997), HKUMed was elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in April 2020. Professor Qiao is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and is currently President of Peking University Third Hospital; Director of Reproductive Medical Center and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Peking University Third Hospital; Deputy Director of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Peking University; Chief of Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Ministry of Education. (As of April 2020) Professor Chen Zhiwei （陳志偉） , Director of AIDS Institute and Professor of the Department of Microbiology, was awarded both of the Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Award 2019 and HKU Knowledge Exchange (KE) Excellence Award 2019 in recognition of his project Knowledge Exchange on HIV/AIDS to Promote HIV Prevention and Care . Professor Chen is the first HKUMed winner since 2015 to be honoured the HKU KE Excellence Award. 83 Medical Faculty News