Delegation of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences visits FHS for deepening cooperation

A delegation led by Prof. Xian-En ZHANG, Honoary Director of the Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences visited the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), University of Macau (UM) on 26 May. They were warmly received by FHS Dean Chuxia DENG and Associate Dean (Research) Ren-He XU.

Prof. Ren-He Xu shared the latest developments, academic programmes and the research achievements of FHS with the delegation. He also introduced the core facilities to the guests and guided them to the Animal Research Core and the Proteomics, Metabolomics and Drug Development Core. FHS Senior Instructor Li WANG and Operation Manager Zheyu CAI briefed the delegation on the facilities and services of the cores.

Subsequent to the lab tour, a seminar was held to promote collaboration in scientific research. During the seminar, Prof. Deng conducted a presentation for the guests about the progress and the accomplishments of the Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, UM. Prof. Xian-En ZHANG and Prof. Lintao CAI, Director of Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences also made an introduction of their faculty and institute. FHS Associate Professors Tzu-Ming LIU, Hongjie ZHANG and Assistant Professor Kai MIAO delivered talks about their research work and relevant achievements.

Both parties had in-depth discussions and expressed their intention to develop a closer friendship and collaboration, aiming at combining their strengths to deepen cooperation between Guangdong and Macao and working out more cooperation in the near future.