28-30 Sept 2026 – Asia-Pacific Spatial Translational Research Alliance (ASTRA) conference in Nara.
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[Upcoming] RGC TRS Symposium 2026
3 Jul 2026 – RGC TRS Symposium 2026 – Understanding phenotypic plasticity in HCC to mitigate therapy resistance and tumor recurrence – at HKU.
EACR 2026
8-11 Jun 2026 – Our PhD students Elok, Angel, Jingyi, Yalu, and Angela participated in and presented their projects at the EACR Annual Congress 2026 in Budapest, Hungary.
International Conference on Innovations in Cancer Immunotherapy: Bridging Basic Research and Clinical Translation
10 Jun 2026 – The team spent a fruitful day at the Innovations in Cancer Immunotherapy conference held at the HK Polytechnic University, followed by a fun horse racing night at the HK Jockey Club.
BBMS FYP Henry
Farewell to our final-year BBMS student, Henry, who spent a year with us in the lab. Wishing you all the best as you embark on your MBBS journey!
SBMS RPG Symposium 2026
21 May 2026 – Congratulations to Yuxin on winning one of the best oral presentation awards at this year’s School of Biomedical Sciences RPG Symposium.
Well done to PhD students Yalu, Elok, Angela and Changmo, who also shared their work through oral or poster presentations!
XPLORER SYMPOSIA – Lineage Tracing across Regeneration & Disease
14-17 May 2026 – Had a wonderful experience at my first XPLORER SYMPOSIA! Thank you Kathy and Bin for the kind invitation to speak. I learned a lot and also enjoyed catching up with some of my team over a lovely lunch in Shanghai.
HK Inter-University Postdoctoral Symposium in Biomedical Sciences 2026
13 May 2026 – Our four postdocs showcased their work at this year’s HK Inter-University Postdoctoral Symposium in Biomedical Sciences at HKUST. Congratulations to Venus for winning Best Oral Presentation (third place), and to Sheree and Lance for securing first and second places in the Best Poster Presentation category. Fantastic job, team!
HKU Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2025
Stephanie was honored with the HKU Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2025 during the HKU Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony held on April 30, 2025, at the Rayson Huang Theatre.
“Professor Ma believes that no goal is too ambitious if driven by motivation. Her greatest fulfilment comes from seeing her students and staff succeed. She is grateful to work alongside a team of passionate, fearless young researchers who share her enthusiasm.”
HKU Research Postgraduate Symposium cum Award Presentation Ceremony 2026
The HKU Research Postgraduate Symposium took place on March 9, 2026, at Lecture Hall II, Centennial Campus, HKU. The event aimed to highlight the progress of RPG students and foster the exchange of knowledge and ideas.
Our PhD students—Angela, Changmo, and Yuxin—showcased their research through poster presentations. They all performed exceptionally well, with Changmo and Yuxin receiving the prestigious Best Poster Presentation Awards. Congratulations to the entire team on a fantastic achievement!
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