Congratulations to Professor Ruby L.C. HOO

On behalf of the Head of Department, we would like to extend our congratulations to Professor Ruby L.C. HOO for promoting from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy with effect from 1 February 2025.

Best wishes to Ruby for continued success in her new role.

Congratulations to Mr. Howard CHAN

Congratulations to our PhD student Mr. Howard CHAN, under the supervision of Professor Aviva S.F. CHOW, who was awarded the For Our Future Innovation and Technology Scholarship from the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation (HKD 80,000) for 2024-2025.

Congratulations to Dr. Ann K.Y. LEUNG

Dr. LEUNG is awarded the Early Career Teaching Award 2024 in recognition of her outstanding performance in teaching and learning during the formative years of her career in higher education.

Appointment of Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Khuloud T. Al-Jamal as the Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, effective 1 December 2024. We look forward to an exciting new chapter of growth and achievement under her leadership. Taking this opportunity, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the interim Department Head Professor George P.H. Leung for his staunch support and steadfast dedication to the Department.

Congratulations to Professor Ian C.K. WONG

Professor Ian C.K. WONG has been named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2024 by Clarivate Analytics. This accolade honors the world's leading researchers who have demonstrated significant influence through the publication of multiple papers that rank in the top 1% by citations over the past decade.

Details: HKU Press Release

HKUMed develops groundbreaking monoclonal antibody for treating cerebral ischaemia injury

HKUMed develops groundbreaking monoclonal antibody for treating cerebral ischaemia injury

https://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/27103.html

HKUMed achieves breakthrough in photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

HKUMed achieves breakthrough in photoactivatable nanomedicine for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

https://www.med.hku.hk/en/news/press/20231123-HKUMed-achieves-breakthrough-in-photoactivatable-nanomedicine

HKUMed finds 52% and 66% death reduction for molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir users among inpatients with COVID-19; supports early use of oral antivirals in this population of patients

HKUMed finds 52% and 66% death reduction for molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir users among inpatients with COVID-19; supports early use of oral antivirals in this population of patients

https://www.med.hku.hk/en/news/press/20221003-molnupiravir-nirmatrelvir-ritonavi (English)

https://www.med.hku.hk/zh-hk/news/press/20221003-molnupiravir-nirmatrelvir-ritonavi (Chinese)

HKUMed finds risk of myocarditis in adolescents significantly reduced after receiving only one dose of Comirnaty; adolescents urged to get the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

HKUMed finds risk of myocarditis in adolescents significantly reduced after receiving only one dose of Comirnaty; adolescents urged to get the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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Media coverage:

The Standard Online

Date: January 25, 2022

Topic: Single BioNTech jab significantly reduces myocarditis risk for teens – HKU research

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Date: January 25, 2022

Topic: 青少年延長至少三個月打第二針復必泰可降心肌炎機會

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Date: January 25, 2022

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Date: January 25, 2022

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Date: January 25, 2022

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Date: January 26, 2022

Topic: 青少年推遲次針復必泰 降心肌炎風險

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Date: January 25, 2022

Topic: 復必泰｜港大：青少年打第一針 隔 3 個月打第二針可降心肌炎風險

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Date: January 25, 2022

Topic: 【疫苗接種】港大研究發現青少年接種 2 劑復必泰患心肌炎風險較接種 1 劑高 6 倍 建議延長 3 個月後再打

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Date: January 25, 2022

Topic: 【新冠肺炎】研究：青少年接種１劑復必泰，患心肌炎風險較兩劑低

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Date: January 25, 2022

Topic: 港大研究：僅打一針復必泰可降低青少年患心肌炎機會

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Udn.com (Taiwan)

Date: January 26, 2022

Topic: 香港研究稱：青少年 2 劑 BNT 心肌炎風險較 1 劑高 6 倍

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Facing the dilemma between unmet needs and costly drugs: what are the strategic solutions for rare diseases?

Dr Shirley Li spoke as a panelist at the WHO webinar series on country pharmaceutical pricing policies and presented the “Global Access and Unmet Needs of Orphan Drugs” based on the team’s previous work published in Value in Health.

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