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Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC)
20260402 Prof David SHUM appointed as member of new medical school task group 2392 x 1048 px
20260401 Prof Simon LEE 2392 x 1048 px
MHRC research uncovers how exercise shields the brain against Alzheimers disease 2392 x 1048 px
20260328 Prof Sonata YAUTCM formula Yueju Pill 2392 x 1048 px
Prof Jin Ling20260113
MHRC leads a broad scientific effort to understand mental health across the lifespan, aiming to extend the healthy, active years of life for individuals of all ages.
Director of MHRC
Associate Dean of Graduate School, Professor of Department of Health Technology and Informatics
Global STEM Scholar

Prof. QIU Anqi

Major Research Focus Areas in MHRC

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Research Focus 1

Basic and translational neuroscience of mental health
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Research Focus 2

Brain and cognition  
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Research Focus 3

Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation
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Research Focus 4

Psychosocial and cultural aspects of mental health
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Research Focus 5

Service use and social policy of mental health
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Research Focus 6

Digital mental health
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News & Event

9Apr

20260331 PolyU announces PolyU Top 10 Research Innovation Stories of the Year showcasing impactful

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PolyU announces “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year”, showcasing impactful research driving Hong Kong’s high-quality development

9 Apr 2026

2Apr

20260402 Prof David SHUM appointed as member of new medical school task group 2000 x 1050 px

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Prof. David SHUM appointed as member of new medical school task group

2 Apr 2026

1Apr

20260401 Prof Simon LEE 2000 x 1050 px

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Prof. Simon LEE’s team develops “PD-001R”, a first-in-class candidate for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

1 Apr 2026

26Mar

MHRC research uncovers how exercise shields the brain against Alzheimers disease 2000 c 1050 px

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MHRC research uncovers how exercise shields the brain against Alzheimer’s disease

26 Mar 2026

17Mar

20260328 Prof Sonata YAUTCM formula Yueju Pill 2000 x 1050 px

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Prof. Sonata YAU uncovers significant antidepressant effects of two active ingredients extracted from TCM formula "Yueju Pill"

17 Mar 2026

EVENT

MHRC Research Seminar: Harnessing Multimodal AI for Knowledge-Enhanced Computational Pathology

12 Feb 2026

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Prof. QIU Anqi develops novel AI graph neural network models to unravel interdisciplinary complexities in image recognition and neuroscience

2 Feb 2026

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MHRC Research Seminar: Large AI Models for Transforming Biomedicine

5 Feb 2026

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MHRC Research Seminar: Harnessing Multimodal AI for Knowledge-Enhanced Computational Pathology

12 Feb 2026

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MHRC Research Seminar: Large AI Models for Transforming Biomedicine

5 Feb 2026

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MHRC Research Seminar: Mapping Activity, Connectivity and Connectopy: Evolving Paradigms in Functional Brain Mapping

22 Jan 2026

NEWS

Prof. QIU Anqi develops novel AI graph neural network models to unravel interdisciplinary complexities in image recognition and neuroscience

2 Feb 2026

EVENT

MHRC Research Seminar: Medical Imaging AI: From Specialist to Multimodal and Generalist Medical Intelligence

29 Jan 2026

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Prof. Nathanael JIN Ling receives Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award and James J. Morgan Early Career Award

13 Jan 2026

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