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1st issue of Enewsletter Vibrant

Launch of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has launched the Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA), a leading research institute that aims to advance and transfer knowledge on smart ageing, for the benefit of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. RISA is headed by Ir. Prof. Yongping Zheng, Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, with joint cooperation with investigators from many individual departments. The new Institute will bring together researchers worldwide to tackle the challenging ageing issue to generate significant impacts. The promulgation of the formation of RISA will signify a new milestone for PolyU on linking up experts worldwide, joining academia hand in hand for advancing the novel solutions to serve all elders around the world using PolyU innovations and solutions.  “Whenever someone thinks Smart Ageing in Hong Kong, PolyU will come into their mind.” said Prof Zheng. PolyU has renowned multidisciplinary teams that have expertise and research track record in ageing-related topics, ranging from physical and cognitive health and communication ability to innovative engineering solutions to community-based applications. PolyU also has a number of well-established bases for ageing-related research and development, such as Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub, which was established for enhancing public awareness of ‘gerontechnology’ and improving residential care home services through the greater use of smart technology. Given the strengths of PolyU’ s researchers in interdisciplinary research and community-based large subject populations, RISA aims to establish research and development models in the three years, with the ultimate goal to lead to successful large external funding or donations, and impacts to the ageing society. 

Best Teaching Assistant Award (2020/21 Semester 1)

Faculty of Engineering Research Grant Achievement Award 2019

We are pleased to announce that our colleagues Prof. YANG Mo, Dr. RUAN Sharon YC, Dr. TAN Youhua and Dr. ZHAO Xin received Faculty of Engineering Research Grant Achievement Award 2019  in recognition of their outstanding performance and contributions in securing external competitive research grants. Prof. Yang’s research focuses on microfluidic device for biosensing and nanomaterials based bioprobes for imaging, sensing and therapy. Dr. Ruan’s research focuses on ion channels, a group of membrane proteins, and their related signaling transduction in reproduction/development and associated human diseases. Dr. Tan’s research focuses on cell mechanics and mechanobiology, especially the fundamental roles of mechanical forces in tumor metastasis. Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on Translational Regenerative Medicine, where she integrates multi-disciplinary approaches including material science, cell biology and medicine to modulate cell microenvironments, control cell behaviors and generate tissue-engineered organs, for addressing clinical issues. All of them have led and participated in a number of multidisciplinary research projects over the years. Congratulations to Prof. Yang, Dr. Ruan, Dr. Tan and Dr. Zhao for their excellent performance! For collaboration, please contact Prof. YANG Mo (mo.yang@polyu.edu.hk) Dr. RUAN Sharon YC (sharon.yc.ruan@polyu.edu.hk) Dr. TAN Youhua (youhua.tan@polyu.edu.hk) Dr. ZHAO Xin (xin.zhao@polyu.edu.hk)  

PolyU Long Service Award 2020 - Prof. Mo Yang

Department of Biomedical Engineering is very fortunate to have staff members whose many years of dedication, commitment and loyalty to the department have earned our respect. This year, Prof. Mo Yang (Associate Head & Professor) received the 2020 Long Service Award for having worked at BME for 15 years. Prof. Mo Yang joined BME in 2005. His research focuses on microfluidic device for biosensing and nanomaterials based bioprobes for imaging, sensing and therapy. Add to this, countless achievements include publications & bibliometric, journal papers and invited book chapters, keynote talks in conferences and seminars. He has also been in charge of many research projects as principal investigators and was awarded Special Merit Award from Scientific Community of Romania and Gold Medal with the Congratulations of Jury in 2017, and The Faculty Merit Award for Outstanding Performance/Achievement in Research in 2015.

The PolyU-developed non-surgically implanted neurostimulator brings new hope to patients with spinal cord injuries!

Photo credit: K.Y.Cheng ; original links (https://bit.ly/2LYo3kz). While the use of electrical stimulation to aid spinal cord injuries is not something new, the novel PolyUStimulator developed by the research team led by Prof. Zheng Yongping is only about 3mm in size. Given its small size, it can be injected into a patient’s body via a syringe instead of an invasive surgery. With piezoelectric powered by ultrasonic waves transmitted externally, this new device has an advantage over traditional battery-powered ones that require surgical intervention to replace the battery. The estimated cost of the neurostimulator is about US$2,000, one tenth the price of traditional devices currently available on the market. It is expected to be launched in about five years.  More: https://bit.ly/2LYo3kz

BME wins Two TechConnect Global Innovation Awards

Department of Biomedical Engineering won two "Global Innovation Awards" at the TechConnect Business Virtual Summit and Showcase 2020 (TechConnect).  The award-winning innovations are: (1) “PolyUStimulator – Ultrasound Driven Piezoelectric Stimulator for Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation” by Professor Yong-ping ZHENG and Dr Monzurul ALAM, Department of Biomedical Engineering (2) “A Time-dependent Machine-Learning-based Prediction System for Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis” by Mr Toby LI and Mr Justin CHAN, MPhil students under the supervision of Dr Chunyi WEN, Department of Biomedical Engineering (submission made under CLAIRE Clinical AI Research) For more details, please refer to the polyu website (https://polyu.hk/UCYvi). 

HKIE Scholarship 2019/20

Congratulations to Year 3 student TONG Cheuk Ying for receiving the HKIE Scholarship 2019/20! The HKIE Scholarship Scheme aims to recognize the academic achievements of the outstanding full-time engineering undergraduate students and to identify potential engineering students and develop them into future engineers.  Each successful candidate will receive a certificate and a total grant of HK$80,000, which will be disbursed to the recipients in four installments at the end of each academic year. Let's enjoy the video illustrating her involvement in the HKIE activities in the past year:   Video credit: TONG Cheuk Ying; original links(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qINJlc7Q2z0)

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Best Teaching Assistant Award (2019-20)

The Department of Biomedical Engineering is pleased to announce that the following Teaching Assistants have been selected as the recipients of the “Best Teaching Assistant Award" (2019-20): Mr. BEI Ho Pan – Biomaterials Science and Engineering Miss. GAN Maria – Intellectual Property, Standards and Regulations of Medical Devices Mr. HO Kwun Hei Willis – Wearable Healthcare and Fitness Devices for Everyone The captioned Award is established to show the department’s appreciation for teaching assistants with their outstanding teaching support.