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  • Prof. Zhou Renjie receives 2023/24 RGC Research Impact Fund

    A research project led by Professor Zhou Renjie, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering was awarded the 2023/24 Research Impact Fund (RIF) by the Research Grants Council (RGC). The project title is “Quantitative Phase Imaging Promoting Cell Biology,...
  • Engineering Professors’ projects funded by 2023/24 NSFC/RGS Joint Research Schemes

    The Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (RGC) recently announced the funding results of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/RGC Joint Research Scheme (JRS) and Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS). The JRS is funding 10 projects...
  • CUHK researchers develop folic acid-conjugated gold nanoparticles to treat kidney fibrosis

    * Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects about 10% of adults worldwide. There are currently no specific treatments for kidney fibrosis, a major pathological hallmark of CKD. * A CUHK interdisciplinary ...
  • Professor Jonathan Choi Chung-hang and Professor Sun Xiankai named RGC Research Fellows

    Two scholars from the Faculty of Engineering were among the four overall from CUHK to receive awards under the 2023-24 Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) in recognition of their distinguished research achievements.  ...
  • BME Student awarded Link University Scholarship 2022/23

    Tiffany Choi from the Department of Biomedical Engineering has won the $20,000 Link University Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding achievements in academic studies and community services. Although schoolwork has been keeping her busy, she still manages to find time for volunteering. This summer...
  • CUHK researchers develop novel RNA nanoparticles for targeting and alleviating atherosclerotic plaque

    The blockage of blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is a major cause of stroke and ischemic heart disease. However, current treatments such as surgery are invasive, while lipid-lowering drugs can only slow down disease progression. Gene regulation is an emerging therapeutic approach to atherosclerosis...
  • BME Student Wins Gold Award at ASM Technology Competition 2022

    TSANG Chung Yin Justin, a final year undergraduate student from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has won a Gold Award from the ASM Technology competition 2022 with the project titled “Colloidal Copper-doped ZIF-8 as a Potential Treatment for Atherosclerosis”. The ASM Technology Award promotes...
  • CUHK Professor Raymond Tong the only scholar from Hong Kong elected to the Class of 2022 of AIMBE College of Fellows

    Professor Raymond Tong, Professor and Chairman of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected to the 2022 Class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, in recognition of his distinguished...
  • Professor Raymond Tong scoops two awards at “the Oscars” of Asia Pacific’s eldercare industry

    *Professor Raymond Tong*, Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and inventor of the exoskeleton robotic hand for stroke rehabilitation “Hand of Hope”, has been honoured with the “Global Ageing Influencers 2021” award at the 9th...
  • CUHK researchers develop novel gold nanoparticle as alternative treatment for psoriasis

    Professor Jonathan Chung Hang CHOI, Associate Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and his team have developed a new gold nanoparticle as a self-therapeutic treatment for psoriasis. Devoid of steroids or...

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