This feels like a truly meaningful full-circle moment for me. Graduating with a PhD from HKU was a pivotal step in my journey, and my aspiration has always been to dedicate myself to advancing cancer research. Receiving the endowed professorship recognition means the world to me and deeply validates my commitment. I am profoundly grateful to HKUMed for this incredible opportunity and for the interview.
Ecstatic to finally be able to share our latest publication in Science Translational Medicine, documenting our findings on targeting AGPAT4 to overcome liver cancer cell plasticity, from a fruitful collaboration between our cancer biology team and Prof Clive Chung’s chemical biology team. ⭐⭐
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adn9472
11 Jul 2025—It was a pleasure to visit Prof Mingxin Pan and his colleagues at Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University. We were impressed by their excellent research and facilities and overwhelmed by their hospitality. Excited to see our collaborations ahead.
27-28 Jun 2025 – Wonderful time spent in Nanjing making new friends, meeting colleagues and touring the beautiful city with the lab. Thank you to the organizers, Prof Jie Li and Prof Walter Seto, for putting this forum together and for hosting our stay.
11-14 Jun 2025 – ISSCR Annual Meeting in HK!
I had the fortunate opportunity to speak in the concurrent session on ‘Metabolism, Stem Cells and Cancer” under the theme of “Somatic Stem Cells and Cancer” that is chaired by Prof Lijian Hui and Prof Richard Gilbertson. Great to see so many friends in town!
10 Jun 2025 – Innovating the Future – The Power of Stem Cells For Regenerative Medicine & Biotechnology
It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to share our research work with a broader audience at the ISSCR 2025 Public Symposium held at HKSTP. Thank you to the organizers, in particular Prof. Kathy Cheah, for the invitation.
3 Jun 2025 – Despite losing my luggage, I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the University of Edinburgh with colleagues from the School of Biomedical Sciences and had the opportunity to share my team’s research. A big thank you to Ralf Jauch and Marieke Hoeve for their meticulous organization.
28 May 2025 – A pleasure hosting Dr Ruidong Xue of Peking University Medicine to the School of Biomedical Sciences at HKUMed and to learn about his research work in person, after following his publications for many years. Thank you for all the useful comments provided to our ongoing projects!
26-27 May 2025 – An incredible honor to chair the panel discussion on ‘The Changing Face of Cancer’ with Kwan-Hyun Cho, Xianding Ma, Dr. Diana Pignalosa, Min-Han Tan, Jody TIAN and Leo Wang at Asia Summit on Global Health 2025 held at the HK Convention Center. Very insightful discussions from our esteemed panelists on reversal therapy, liquid biopsies, immunotherapies, and strategic funding and acceleration in oncology innovation. 
***Post-Meeting Update***
And that’s a wrap! So much learned at the FASEB SRC meeting on Cellular Plasticity in Cancer in HK this past week! This was the inaugural meeting in HK and the whole of China. I am thankful to all the speakers and participants for traveling across the globe and sharing their expertise and passion, and to FASEB and all the generous sponsors, in particular Croucher Foundation, for making this event possible. Special shout-outs to my two very supportive co-organizers Justin Lathia and Vivian Li; and of course, my spectacular team for their impeccable event coordination.
#FASEB #CPCSRC #ScienceHasNoBorders
FASEB SRC on Cellular Plasticity in Cancer to be held from May 4-8, 2025 in Hong Kong SAR, China 🔬🧬
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