On 24 January, Professor Huang Taosheng, Dean of the Institute of Medical Genetics & Genomics of Fudan University, led a delegation to visit The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).… Read More »MOU with Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics at Fudan University
Date: 20/09/2025 – 21/09/2025 Venue: Henry Cheng International Conference Centre, Cheung Yu Tung Building, Shatin, Hong Kong Language: English Keynote Speakers Prof Francis CHAN – Forecasting child-health with perinatal microbiomes… Read More »1st Asia Pacific Congress in Perinatal Medicine (APCPM)
At the recent Health Research Symposium (26 November 2024), Professor Richard CHOY (Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from CU Medicine were awarded for their excellent research efforts and outstanding… Read More »Congratulations To Prof. Richard Choy Awarded Excellent Research Awards
Date: 12 November 2024 Reception: 6:30 pm Dinner: 7 – 9 pm Location: The Langham, Hong Kong (8 Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui)
In 2024, we held our first in-person Science Day at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital. The theme of this Science Day was ‘Precision Medicine: The Future is Targeted Treatment for… Read More »Science Day 2024
In September, the Shenzhen Bao’an District Health Bureau, Bao’an Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and CUHK officially signed a partnership to establish the Obstetric and Paediatric Centre (Shenzhen) under HOPE. This… Read More »Establish the Obstetric and Paediatric Centre (Shenzhen) under HOPE
Recent increases in pneumonia cases have involved various respiratory pathogens. Besides influenza virus, coronavirus, and mycoplasma infections, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also significantly contributes to severe respiratory infections. In… Read More »Discovery of Novel Antiviral Drug Candidates
Faculty Academic Prizes 2021-22 & Scholarships 2022-23 (Dragon Culture PhD Scholarships for Medical Studies) Behzad Nasiri Ahmadabadi Well Established Lung Cancer Organoid Model (WELCOM) for personalized medicine and drug screening… Read More »Dragon culture scholarship
A dose of mRNA vaccine enhanced the mucosal antibody of Covid19 recovered patients with expanded immunoglobulin isotypes and better inhibition against omicron. See our new paper published today in the… Read More »Comparison of the mucosal and systemic antibody responses in Covid-19 recovered patients with one dose of mRNA vaccine and unexposed subjects with three doses of mRNA vaccines
In this study, we identified a family with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED2), which may be misdiagnosed as primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) due to similar clinical phenotypes during early infancy.… Read More »Exome Sequencing Reveals SLC4A11 Variant Underlying Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy (CHED2) Misdiagnosed as Congenital Glaucoma