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Professor Chan, Ying Shing 陳應城
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Dexter H C Man Family Professor in Medical Science
Senior Advisor to the Dean of Medicine
Head, Department of Physiology
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Professor Chan, Ying Shing 陳應城
Title:
Dexter H C Man Family Professor in Medical Science
Senior Advisor to the Dean of Medicine
Head, Department of Physiology
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Biography
Professor Ying-Shing Chan graduated from The University of Hong Kong and received his postdoctoral training at the University of Pisa, Italy, and The Rockefeller University, USA. He is Dexter HC Man Professor in Medical Science, Senior Advisor to the Dean of Medicine. Head of Physiology, Director of Neuroscience Research Centre, and Co-Convenor of Strategic Research Theme on Neuroscience of The University of Hong Kong. He is also the Deputy Director of the Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. He also served as the Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Dean (Academic Networking and Student Affairs) of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. Professor Chan is an elected Fellow of the Institute of Biology (UK). He is the recipient of the First Medallion of the Australian Neuroscience Society. He also received the Outstanding Researcher Award of The University of Hong Kong. He has a long record of commitment to education and was awarded the Medical Faculty Teaching Medal and Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award. He served as Chair of International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Asia-Pacific Regional Committee, President of Federation of Asian-Oceania Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), and President of The Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences. He is currently Vice-President of The Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences. He serves on the editorial boards of 12 scientific journals as well as international programme committees of congresses. Professor Chan's research interests include synaptic mechanisms that drive developmental emergence of neural circuits for spatial recognition, and the exploitation of bone marrow stromal cell-derived glial cells in the assembly of functional neuronal circuits.
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-01 | First Medallion of the Australian Neuroscience Society | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-02-26 | Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award, HKU: HKU | Teaching Accomplishment | |
CHEUNG, Man Him Wu, LK | 2021-03-01 | Young Investigator Award (Oral Presentation): 15th International Virtual Symposium on Healthy Aging, Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Cai, S | 2014-03-01 | Sun Chieh Yeh Young Investigator Award to Dr Sa CAI (Oral Category): 8th International Symposium on Healthy Aging [HK March 2914] | Research Achievement |
Tsui, YP | 2015-03-01 | Sun Chieh Yeh Young Investigator Award to Dr Yat-Ping Tsui (Oral Category): Tenth International Symposium on Healthy Aging: A Decade of Positive Aging, Hong Kong, China | Research Achievement |
KWAN, Pui Yi Ma, CW | 2014-06-12 | Certificate of Merit to Wei SHI (Oral Poster Presentation): Physiology Symposium 2014 & Joint Scientific Conference of HKSN & BPHK.2014 | Research Achievement |
KWAN, Pui Yi Ma, CW | 2014-03-08 | Outstanding Abstract Prize to Trista Kwan (Poster Category): Ninth International Symposium on Healthy Aging. 2014 | Research Achievement |
KWAN, Pui Yi Ma, CW | 2013-11-24 | Best Poster Presentation Award: 9th Pan Pacific Connective Tissue Societies Symposium. 2013 | Research Achievement |
KWAN, Pui Yi Ma, CW | 2013-06-14 | Second Place Award of Poster Presentation to Trista PY Kwan: Taiwan- Hong Kong Physiology Symposium. 2013 | Research Achievement |
Tsui, YP | 2011-03-01 | Poster Presentation Award: 6th International Symposium on Healthy Aging: A New Golden Age, Hong Kong, China | Research Achievement |
Tsui, YP Ao, Q | 2009-04-01 | First Prize in Oral Presentation: International Association of Neurorestoratology (IANR) 3rd Annual Meeting, Beijing, China | Research Achievement |
Tsui, YP | 2010-11-01 | Full student travel award: The 16th International Conference of the International Society of Differentiation (ISD2010), Nara, Japan | Research Achievement |
WANG, Boshi Liu, YJ Hui, CC Chu, KH | 2013-06-15 | Best Poster Award: The roles of Irx3 and Irx5 in mammalian inner ear development: 2013 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium, CUHK, Hong Kong, June 15, 2013. | Research Achievement |
Ma, CW CHEN, Wenqiang Ng, KP | 2012-07-15 | (Excellent Poster Presentation Award). Topographic organization of thalamic neurons responsive to rotational and translational head movements. ~/Int'l Conference of Physiological Sciences~~ 2012.: ~/Acta Physiologica Sinica~~ | Research Achievement |
Lai, SK Han, L | 2013-01-11 | (Best Young Investigator Award to Dr L Han). 5-HT-induced robust enhancement of neurotransmission in rat medial vestibular nucleus: ~/Int’l Conference of Physiological Sciences 2012. ~/ Acta Physiologica Sinica~~ | Research Achievement |
SHEA, Graham Ka Hon TAI, Wing Yin Evelyn Leung, HY | 2011-03-05 | Cell-intrinsic switch to the fate commitment of bone marrow-derived Schwann cells: ~/Abstracts of 6~^th~~ International Symposium on Healthy Aging: A New Golden Age~~: 59 [HK. March 5-6, 2011] | Research Achievement |
Szeto, YY Zhang, M Chu, KH | 2012-06-09 | Best Poster Award: Sox10 is essential for neural crest invasion in cochleo-vastibular ganglion.: 2012 Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium on Life Science, HKUST, Hong Kong, 9 June 2012. | Research Achievement |
Cai, S | 2010-03-01 | Outstanding Abstract Prize (Poster Category): Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone & Healthy Aging | Research Achievement |
ZHANG, Mei CHU, Kit Hang Szeto, YY | 2011-06-11 | Best Poster Award: Sox10 is essential for inner ear gangliogenesis.: 2011 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium, June 11, 2011 | Research Achievement |
| 2013-12-01 | Plenary Session 3rd Runner Up (Student Ms. Evelyn Tai): 18th Research Postgraduate Symposium | Research Achievement | |
HU, Huijing DE NOGUEIRA BOTELHO, Francisco Paulo | 2013-03-09 | (Sun Chieh Yeh Foundation Young Investigator Award to Francisco Botelho). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated inhibitory neurotransmission regulates developmental acquisition of graviceptive behavior in rats: Abstracts of 8th Int’l Symp. on Healthy Aging: How to age with finesse 52 | Research Achievement |
DE NOGUEIRA BOTELHO, Francisco Paulo | 2012-06-15 | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates the acquisition of vestibular-mediated spatial orientation in rats: ~/Abstracts of Joint Scientific Meeting of The Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences & The Biophysical Society of Hong Kong~~ : 43. [HK. June 14-15, 2012] | Research Achievement |
DE NOGUEIRA BOTELHO, Francisco Paulo | 2012-05-12 | The regulatory role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on the development of vestibular-related spatial orientation in rats: ~/Abstracts of 7~^th~~ Int’l Symp. on Healthy Aging: Live Well, Age Well~~ : 68 [HK March 3-4, 2012] | Research Achievement |
ZHANG, Mei CHU, Kit Hang Szeto, YY | 2010-06-20 | Best Poster Award: Sox10 mutation affects cochleo-vestibular ganglion gliogenesis: 43rd Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists, Kyoto, Japan, 20-23 June, 2010. | Research Achievement |
JIANG, Qiufen | 2016-03-01 | Sun Chieh Yeh Young Investigator Award to Qiu-Fen Jiang (Oral Category): 11th International Symposium on Healthy Aging [HK March 2016] | Research Achievement |
ZHANG, Mei CHU, Kit Hang Szeto, YY | 2010-05-15 | Best Poster Award: ~/Sox10~~ mutation affects gliogenesis of the cochleo-vestibular ganglion: 2010 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium, 15 May 2010 | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/2008 | Chairman | Symposium on Synaptic and Network Plasticity in Development and Learning in the 8th Biennial Meeting of Asia-Pacific Society of Neurochemistry |
| 5/1990-8/1994 | President; International Representative | Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences |
| 10/2007 | Standing Committee Member | Chinese Society for Neuroscience |
| 8/2001-11/2008 | Executive Committee Member | International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) |
| 8/2001-11/2008 | Chair | IBRO (Asia-Pacific Regional Committee) |
| 03/2007 | Chairman | 2nd Int’l Symposium on Healthy Aging |
| 04/2004 | Chairman | Int’l Symposium on Neural Plasticity, Development and Repair |
| 10/2008 | International Program Committee | Beijing Joint Conference of Physiological Sciences |
| 10/2008 | Chairmam | Symposium on Plasticity in Sensory Network Formation and Sensory Gating in the Beijing Joint Conference of Physiological Sciences |
| 5/2009 | Chairman | Physiology Symposium Across the Strait 2009 |
| 12/2006 | Chairman | 4th Congress of the Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies |
| 5/2009 | International Program Committee Member | Neural Coding 2009 |
| 10/2007 | Program Committee Member | 7th Congress of Chinese Society for Neuroscience |
| 03/2006 | Chairman | Int’l Workshop on Cell and Tissue Therapy in Aging-related Diseases |
| 11/2009 | Program Committee Member | 8th Biennial Congress of Chinese Society for Neuroscience |
| 7/1993-6/2010 | Secretary | Hong Kong Brain Foundation |
| 2/2010 | International Advisory Committee Member | 14th Scientific Conference of Thai Neuroscience |
| 9/2010 | Vice-President | Chinese Association of Physiological Sciences |
| 8/2004-3/2007 | President | Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies |
| 07/2007 | International Program Committee Member | 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience |
| 07/2005 | Chairman | , Int’l Symposium on Cell Signaling and Imaging |
| 7/1995-8/1999 | Chairman | Institute of Biology, UK (HK Branch) |
| 8/2014-8/2018 | Secretary | Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry |
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Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
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| English, Cantonese | 英語、粵語 |
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| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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