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The School of Public Health announced the selection result of the 2nd cohort of the NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership in July 2020, a scheme generously supported by Dr Patrick Poon Sun-cheong ( 潘燊昌 ) , HKU Council member and Convocation Chairman. The scheme aims to train world-class global health leaders who will bridge science with policy to put forth informed solutions to some of the most critical health challenges facing the world today and in the future. Among 120 applications received from 43 countries across six continents, Dr Cheong Kai-ning ( 鍾凱甯 ) , The 2nd NAM-HKU Fellow in Global Health Leadership Associate Consultant of Paediatric Rheumatology and Immunology from Hong Kong Children's Hospital and Queen Mary Hospital, was named the 2nd NAM-HKU Fellow in Global Health Leadership. Born in Singapore, Dr Cheong was educated and trained in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. She has spearheaded a team that developed and ran a paediatric field hospital during a five-month humanitarian mission with Médecins Sans Frontières in South Sudan. She has also coordinated a multidisciplinary team on a novel integrated healthcare service delivery model for rheumatology patients at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital. During her fellowship training, Dr Cheong will make visits to Washington, D.C. to learn about the work that NAM (National Academy of Medicine) does; participate in an academic attachment at HKU School of Public Health; and receive a scholarship to undertake the Master of Public Health programme at HKU. 25th Medical Research Conference (MRC) The 25th Medical Research Conference was held at Cheung Kung Hai Lecture Theatre of the Faculty on January 18, 2020. This year's conference highlighted the core facilities and different research achievements of the Department of Medicine. Professor Leung Suet-yi ( 梁雪兒 ) , Head of the Department of Pathology, and Professor Pengtao Liu ( 劉澎濤 ) , School of Biomedical Sciences, shared their experiences on genomic analysis and cancer organoid culture technology and stem cell technology and regenerative medicine, respectively. Professor Cindy Lam Lo-kuen ( 林露娟 ) , Head of the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care and her team facilitated a brainstorming session on Health Services and Big Clinical Data Research. Over 200 participants, comprising staff and postgraduate students, attended the one-day conference. 24 Inside the Faculty