(Front row, from left) Dr. Peter Leung; Dr. Michael Schumacher; Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos; Dr. Cynthia Morton; and Dr. Bruce Conklin; together with Prof. Chan Wai-yee, School Director (2nd from right, second row)

SAC members with the Chair and members of the Advisory Board on Students’ Career and Development, including Dr. Albert Chan, the Chair (3rd from right), Dr. Shawn Leung (2nd from right) and Dr. Lee Chi-ming (1st from right)

SAC members meet with Prof. Francis Chan, Dean of Medicine, CUHK (2nd from right)

Farewell dinner with SAC members and Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President-designate (6th from right)

SAC members meet with Prof. Benjamin Wah, Provost, CUHK (2nd from right)

SAC members meet with Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President, CUHK (3rd from left)

Snapshots of the various meetings between SAC members and different groups of staff and student members of the School

Snapshots of the various meetings between SAC members and different groups of staff and student members of the School

Snapshots of the various meetings between SAC members and different groups of staff and student members of the School

Snapshots of the various meetings between SAC members and different groups of staff and student members of the School

Second Visit of the 2nd Scientific Advisory Committee
Following the last visit in January 2016, the Scientific Advisory Committee (the SAC) of the School of Biomedical Sciences paid its second visit to us between 28 November and 2 December 2017.

The SAC comprising of Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos (Chairman), University of Southern California, U.S.A.; Dr. Bruce R. Conklin, University of California, U.S.A.; Dr. Peter C.K. Leung, University of British Columbia, Canada; Dr. Cynthia Casson Morton, Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.; and Dr. Michael Schumacher, University Paris-Sud, France, had individual meetings with different groups of School members to learn about our latest progress made in various domains since its previous visit. These School members included the School Director; Associate Directors; Chief and members of respective Thematic Research Programs (TRPs); Head and members of the Teaching and Learning Unit; Chair and members of the Advisory Board on Students’ Career and Development; as well as postgraduate student and BSc student representatives and alumni representatives. In addition to meetings with our members, members of the SAC also met with Prof. Benjamin W.S. Wah, Provost of CUHK, Prof. Fanny M.C. Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President and Prof. Francis K.L. Chan, Dean of Medicine, during the visit.

Upon completing the visit, the SAC provided us many useful and pragmatic recommendations that help take our School to a higher level of academic and educational excellence.

Please click HERE for the photos taken during the above visit.