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Student participating in SUBRA presents her poster before the mentors

Group photo of students with their mentors

Tiffany W.L. Lo (1st from left) with her new friends from around the world in Chongqing Medical University Study and Culture Tour

April T.Y. Cheng (middle) also makes new friends in Chongqing Medical University Study and Culture Tour

Summer Activities Participated by BSc in Biomedical Sciences Students
In summer 2017, Year 1 students of the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme (BSc Programme) had participated in various activities for strengthening their knowledge in the field of biomedical sciences, and for having a better understanding of their interest and potential so that they could be more well-prepared for selecting their Concentration Area, in addition to taking core and elective courses as required in the Programme’s curriculum in their Year 3 study.

Summer Undergraduate Biomedical Research Attachment (SUBRA) 2017 was firstly launched by the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) in 2017, which aimed to provide an opportunity to students of the BSc Programme for experiencing a real research environment after their first year study. Students were enabled to conduct biomedical research in a real and practical environment, hence practicing and acquiring various basic laboratory techniques. With the support of 15 principle investigators of SBS acting as their research mentors, a total of 18 Year 1 students participated in this 8-week summer research attachment held between May and August 2017. The list of participating students and their research mentors is shown as below:
 

Mentee

Research Mentors

Ao Fu-kiu

Chan Lok-lam

Chan Lok-yung

Fan Sze-shing

Goh Chen-wei

Wayne L.H. Ho

Kwok Ching-tung

Lau Alexandria

Liu Lingxiao

Lo Wing-tung

Lo Yan-lok

Ng Wing-hei

Shiah Chih-hau

Tse Sze-wing

Wong Shing-hei

Wong Yui-hang

Yong Pui-suen

Bryan H.K. Yun

Prof. So Hon-cheong

Prof. Ng Tzi-bun

Prof. Andrew M.L. Chan

Prof. Alaster H.Y. Lau

Prof. Lee Tin-lap

Prof. Albert H.H. Cheung

Prof. Alisa S.W. Shum

Prof. So Hon-cheong

Prof. Chen Yangchao

Prof. Vincent C.K. Cheung

Prof. Wan Chao

Prof. Jiang Xiaohua

Prof. Alisa S.W. Shum

Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee

Prof. Zhao Hui

Prof. So Hon-cheong

Prof. Woody W.Y. Chan

Prof. Feng Bo

 
During the 8-week attachment, aside from attending different research seminars, each student took up a part of a research project and carried out hands-on experiments in a laboratory independently, under the supervision of their mentors. To complete the attachment, students were invited to conduct poster presentation on their selected research topics on 1 September 2017. Awards were presented to the students with most outstanding performances. The awardee list is as follows:
 

Award

Awardee

Research Mentor

First Place

First Runner-up

First Runner-up

Second Runner-up

Second Runner-up

Second Runner-up

Poster Award (Panel A)

Poster Award (Panel B)

Shiah Chih-hau

Kwok Ching-tung

Lau Alexandria

Ng Wing-hei

Tse Sze-wing

Lo Wing-tung

Shiah Chih-hau

Lau Alexandria

Prof. Alisa S.W. Shum

Prof. Alisa S.W. Shum

Prof. So Hon-cheong

Prof. Jiang Xiaohua

Prof. Kenneth K.H. Lee

Prof. Vincent C.K. Cheung

Prof. Alisa S.W. Shum

Prof. So Hon-cheong

 
April T.Y. Cheng and Tiffany W.L. Lo participated in 2017 Chongqing Medical University Study and Culture Tour during 9 - 23 July 2017. During this two-week exchange programme, April and Tiffany visited different hospitals and laboratories and learnt the health care system in Chongqing. They were impressed by the advancement in biomedical applications on the medical development in Chongqing. They also had the opportunity to take courses in traditional Chinese medicine. Besides, they met students from seven different universities from around the world including Taiwan, Belgium and Australia for having cultural exchange and making friends with each other.
 
Romeo C.W. Goh joined an academic exchange programme at University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada from July to August 2017 for 4 weeks. During the exchange programme, Romeo took two academic courses on Anatomical Sciences at UBC and met Canadian students from other universities through their socio-cultural activities. Another two students James C.H. Shiah and Cindy J.Y. Wang participated in research attachments offered by the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for 8 weeks from July to August 2017. Both of them were enabled to gain more research knowledge and practical experiences in laboratories.
 
We hope the various summer activities will maximize our students’ exposure in the field of biomedical sciences, and widen their horizon especially those who had participated in the exchange programmes overseas. It is believed that these experiential learning experiences will enable them to recognize their strength and potential which are crucial for their academic and future career development as well as for advancing their personal growth.