I have just come across a great video from Oxford about the mathematical model of infectious diseases. It is highly recommended for students who are interested in infectious diseases; and it also shows that mathematics are very important for the … Continue reading A good introductory video for students who are interested in the modelling of infectious disease
I have been involved in College General Education in the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a while; and today it was my first time to serve as the interviewee of five students for their final year project in Chung … Continue reading Chung Chi College General Education
Many people in Hong Kong are wondering when to expect the next outbreak of COVID-19. Owing to limited scientific data, we can only rely on what we already have to make realistic estimation. One of the approaches is to refer … Continue reading The next outbreak?
For the academic year of 2020/21, online teaching is still necessary due to the safety concern of COVID-19; we have adopted the online and offline approach to our laboratory courses, such as BCHE4640 Aspects of Neuroscience Laboratory and BCHE4760 Immunology … Continue reading A new approach to BCHE4640 & BCHE4760
In one of my Program for the Gifted and Talented (PGT) courses titled ‘Biochemistry and Infections’, we cover a topic related to the immunity against viral infection. Let us apply the knowledge for some real life situations below, First, RNA … Continue reading An episode of ‘PGT Biochemistry and Infections’ II
I am so excited to offer the course titled ‘Biochemistry and Diseases II’ for the Program of the Gifted and Talented (PGT) during the summer. It was a three-day weekend online course (between 15 and 29 August) with a morning and an afternoon session each day. This course covered topics, such as endocrinology, renal function, bone profile, and electrolyte balance. I had humbly reckoned that not many students would be interested in such a challenging course; but in the end, it turned out that 24 extraordinary students successfully completed the course. The enrollment of 24 students was indeed an amazing … Continue reading PGT Biochemistry and Diseases II
It is my honour to be one of the lecturers of the Tier I Life Science course of the Scientific Training and Mentoring for STEM talents organized by the Faculty of Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The School … Continue reading Scientific Training and Mentoring for STEM talents
I had never been a person who was used to deliver a lecture live on the internet; but this year after the Chinese New Year vocation, I became quite familiar, if not professional, with live broadcasting online. Until July 2020, … Continue reading Online lecture statistics
I have the pleasure to offer a brand new course titled ‘Biochemistry and Diseases III’ for the Program of the Gifted and Talented (PGT). This was … Continue reading PGT Biochemistry and Diseases III
It has been quite a while until we resumed face-to-face teaching; after some thorough preparatory work, we managed to offer two practical sessions for BCHE4830 Medical … Continue reading Face-to-face again
