To meet the increasing demand of well-trained biomedical scientists worldwide, the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine will offer a new full-time credit-based programme leading to the award of a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences Degree (BBiomedSc) in the academic year 2012-13. This is the first independent Biomedical Sciences undergraduate programme offered by local universities in Hong Kong.
A press conference will be organised to introduce the new programme. Details are listed as follows:
Date: October 26, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Venue: Exhibition Area, G/F, Laboratory Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Speakers: Professor CHAN Ying-shing
Associate Dean for Academic Networking & Student Affairs and
Professor
Department of Physiology
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Professor YUEN Kwok-yung
Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases
Chair Professor
Department of Microbiology
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Dr. SHAM Mai-har
Head
Department of Biochemistry
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Maria WONG Pik
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
A shuttle bus is arranged to pick up the press from Admiralty for the press conference. Members of the press please wait at the bus stop near Café de Coral of Admiralty Centre (Exit A of the Admiralty MTR Station). The bus will leave at 10:30 am sharp.
