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!
Awards
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!
HK Inter-University Postdoctoral Symposium in Biomedical Sciences 2025
The HK Inter-University Postdoctoral Symposium in Biomedical Sciences was held on 15 April 2025 at the School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK. Building upon the resounding success of last year’s symposium, this event aims to bring together postdoctoral fellows in the field of Biomedical Sciences from CUHK, HKU, and HKUST to exchange research ideas and foster collaborations.
Congratulations to PDF Huajian for achieving the First Place Oral Presentation Award out of over 20 oral presentations delivered. Well done on this outstanding accomplishment!
SKLLR Internal Research Meeting 2024
PhD students Venus, Angel, Huanwen, and Jingyi presented their research projects at the SKLLR Internal Research Meeting on August 17, 2024. Congratulations to Angel on securing the one and only Best Poster Award!
SBMS RPG Poster Presentation 2024
The School of Biomedical Sciences had its annual RPG Poster Presentation on May 21, 2024. Congratulations to Angel on securing one of the Best Presentation Awards.
HKU Outstanding Researcher Award 2022-23
March 16, 2024 – Ecstatic to be recognized by HKU with this year’s Outstanding Researcher Award and honored to be sharing the stage with my wonderful colleague David Li. I am particularly grateful for my team (past and present) for this would not have been possible without their hard work. Thank you to every one of you who has been on this journey with me.
A recap of the award ceremony can be found here.
Congrats to Elok on her Croucher Studentship
A big round of applause to our new PhD student Elok on securing the prestigious Croucher Foundation Studentship! Well done!
SBMS RPG Poster Presentation 2023
May 5, 2023 – Well done to PhD students Venus, Toni, Huanwen, and Huajian for preparing and performing so well. Congratulations to Huajian on securing one of the best poster awards!
HKUMed Faculty Prize Presentation Ceremony 2023
April 28, 2023 – Celebration of our Faculty Output Prize for our publication in Gut. Admirable perseverance and hard work of Lena, Eric and the team, and a wonderful collaboration with Joshua and Ken. 
SMA Lab 