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• ‘Comparison of paediatric and adult responses to coronavirus infection - a molecular, cellular and tissue study’, led by Professor Paul Tam Kwong-hang 陓䑞❣ , Li Shu-Pui Professor in Surgery, Chair of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery; s o0HFKDQLVP RI LQĻDPPDVRPH DFWLYDWLRQ E\ 6$56 &R9 p led by Professor Jin Dong-yan ꆄⱵ꧁ , Clara and Lawrence Fok Professor in Precision Medicine, Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences; • ‘Superspreading of COVID19: epidemiology and control’, led by Professor Benjamin Cowling of the School of Public Health; • ‘Role of pangolins in the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in humans’, led by Dr Lam Tsan-yuk 卌飬肬 , Assistant Professor of the School of Public Health; • ‘Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Hong Kong children and support to families during crisis’, led by Dr Patrick Ip 衞厣䓽 , Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine; • ‘Replication-defective SARS-CoV-2 mutant vaccines with abnormal codon usage patterns’, led by Professor Leo Poon Lit-man 悮捙俒 of the School of Public Health. HKUMed Scholars Granted Collaborative Research Fund and Research Impact Fund 2020/21 • “Mechanism of immune control against COVID-19”, led by Dr Parco Siu Ming-fai 諽僈鰜 , Associate Professor of the School of Public Health, and • “Development and applications of a driver-dependent tumor organoid biobank for translational liver cancer research”, led by Dr Stephanie Ma Kwai-yee 꼛呟㹆 , Associate Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences. Dr JaniceMJohnston 蛅荬㻞 (School of Public Health) Receives University Distinguished Teaching Award 2020 and Faculty TeachingMedal 2020 Recipients of HKU Excellence Awards for 2020 • Dr Edmond Choi Pui-hang 詎尬䛎 , Assistant Professor of the School of Nursing, was awarded the Early Career Teaching Award. • Dr Anderson Tsang Chun-On 剎꩏㸞 , Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery was awarded Teaching Innovation Award for his work: From Bed-side to Web-side: transforming teaching with telemedicine. • Dr John Fung Tai-chun 꼟岲⤧ , Lecturer of the School of Nursing and his team members: Dr Veronica Lam Suk–fun 卌巾蓸 , Senior Lecturer, Ms Michelle Pang Tsz-ha 䕠稙ꩾ , Lecturer and Dr Janet Wong Yuen-ha 랔㭓ꩾ , Associate Professor, were awarded Teaching Innovation Award for their work: Evaluation on Students’ Clinical Competence after a Virtual Simulation Education Programme during COVID-19 Pandemic. Winners of the 2020 Faculty Prizes • Dr Edmond Choi Pui-hang 詎尬䛎 , Assistant Professor of the School of Nursing; • Dr Janice Mary Johnston Associate Professor, Deputy Director (Education) and Division Head, Division of Health Economics, Policy and Management of the School of Public Health; • Ms Eliza YT Tam 陓㹄㮵 , Lecturer of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; and • Dr Anderson Tsang Chun-on 剎꩏㸞 , Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, were awarded the Faculty Teaching Awards (Faculty Teaching Medal). Faculty Research Output Prize Winners 2019-20 Dr Luo Shan, Post-doctoral Fellow , Dr Ryan Au Yeung Shiu-lun 姘ꤿ⯐⧍ , Assistant Professor, Dr Zhao Jie 馢悦 , Assistant Professor, and Dr Catherine Mary Schooling 莞螦 , Associate Professor of the School of Public Health. 37