From B.1.1.7. to B.1.617
In Hong Kong, there have been some worries about another outbreak of COVID-19 due to a recent case, which was confirmed to be imported from India. … Continue reading From B.1.1.7. to B.1.617
Author: Dr Lo Fai Hang
Lecturer, the School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Office: Room G83, Science Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Tel: +852-39435019
Email: lofaihang@cuhk.edu.hk
Courseware Development Grant Scheme 2019-22
According to a news report titled ‘Nearly 60 per cent of Hong Kong youth looking to leave city, new study says, with Covid-19 and economic uncertainty believed to be behind rise‘, close to 60% of people aged between 15 and 30 in Hong Kong wanted to leave if possible. Their optimism in the city rated 2.95 out of 10. As an educationist in Hong Kong, I absolutely know the frustrations of the youth there (refer to my previous post); one of the major difficulties is career development. As described by the same report, the pessimism was believed to be linked … Continue reading Courseware Development Grant Scheme 2019-22
The 54th Joint School Science Exhibition Proposal Competition
I had the pleasure to serve as a judge for the 54th Joint School Science Exhibition Proposal Competition in 2021 again on 20 March. In my … Continue reading The 54th Joint School Science Exhibition Proposal Competition
PGT Winter Program 2020
My STEM courses for Secondary School students have not been affected by COVID-19. Early in 2021, we completed another PGT Winter Program 2020 course titled ‘Applied Biochemistry I‘; and this course series was first offered five years ago in 2017. In 2021, the courses were held online on 23 and 30 January and 6 February. Eighteen brilliant students completed the course successfully. Owing to the challenge of COVID-19 and although my PGT courses were conducted online for up to one year, I still wish my students to gain some relevant knowledge of biochemistry from the courses. By this, they can … Continue reading PGT Winter Program 2020
Reviewer continued
I am feeling a good start of 2021; after receiving a certificate from International Center for Supplemental Instruction in America last month, I can have another opportunity to serve as a reviewer again for Athens Institute for Education & Research … Continue reading Reviewer continued
B.1.1.7 follow up
In my previous post, I listed some questions about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 recently confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK). Here, let us follow up … Continue reading B.1.1.7 follow up
First achievement of 2021
I have completed an online training workshop titled ‘Supplemental Instruction Supervisor Workshop’ offered by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction. The workshop was scheduled from 6 to 8 January and we were interacting globally with the instructors from Kansas City … Continue reading First achievement of 2021
2020 Online teaching statistics
After one of my previous posts, there are some updates of the statistics of my online teaching. Until December 2020, I have totally conducted 19 online courses: 6 before July and 11 from August to December 2020. Among those 11 … Continue reading 2020 Online teaching statistics
501.V2, another unfortunate coincidence!
Right after we learnt about B.1.1.7, another highly infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2 has captured public attention before Christmas. This variant was known as ‘501.V2’, which was believed to be from South Africa. According to Dr Julian Tang from the University … Continue reading 501.V2, another unfortunate coincidence!
A closer look at B.1.1.7
Here let us try to take a closer look at the genome of the new lineage of SARS-CoV-2 recently identified in the Greater London Area of the United Kingdom. According to Andrew Rambaut et al (2020), there was a number … Continue reading A closer look at B.1.1.7
