Associate Director’s Message
This third newsletter highlights achievements across Teaching & Learning, Research & Innovation and Knowledge Exchange & Global within the SBMS. The COVID situation continues as a challenge but it is great to see all the efforts to persevere and continue to innovate in all of these areas. From the T&L perspective, I’d like to encourage staff to engage E-Learning Instructor Lynn Lin to help in the development and delivery of e-learning materials. There is no doubt that e-learning will continue as a fast-changing area with benefits for student learning and for all of us as a community into the future. The epidemic situation is catalysing that transition as a rich learning experience for staff and students alike. I’d also like to warmly welcome Dr Rubén Hervas Millan to the community as a new member of our academic staff. Wishing everyone a rewarding and productive couple months ahead as we wrap up the academic year. Professor Julian Tanner Associate Director (Teaching & Learning) School of Biomedical Sciences
Teaching & Learning Feature Story
Ms Wong Wing Yan, Barbara Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2020 awardee
Programme
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, Year 2
Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2020 Award
It is my great honor to be the youngest awardee for the Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2020 sponsored by HSBC. I am very grateful to be supported by this scholarship to join a research project at The University of Oxford, which focuses on improving the risk prediction of a heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This will definitely be a great opportunity to widen my horizon and allow me to pursuit for continuous excellence in research and development. In this coming summer, I will participate in a research project at Nanyang Technological University to work on stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. I am really excited for this outbound research activity and being able to experience the local culture in Singapore!
Apart from pursuing my passion for innovation and technology, I engaged in various community services, such as the HSBC SMART Community Hackathon, and a self-initiated service project workshop to give back to the community. Inside the University, I am a representative for our Faculty as a HKUMed student ambassador! These service projects allowed me to promote happiness in the community, and whenever I saw those exciting and enthusiastic faces during the service workshop, I felt I was able to promote the spirit of “letting love fill life”. My commitment to these services had also made me feel more connected to my surrounding community, and these experiences had helped me to develop better communication and leadership skills, which is essential to be a good leader in the future.
Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest gratitude not only to the scholarship team, but also to all the professors and lecturers who supported me along my journey. Surely, I will continue to work hard to bring more positive changes and pursue my passion for innovation and technology for many years to come.
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