浸大於歐洲科學院香港會議展示轉化醫學研究成果，擴展研究合作網絡

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has strengthened ties with world-leading scientists and institutions during the Translational European-Asian Network (TEA-NET) Symposium 2026. Themed "New Horizons in Translational Sciences", the event brought together Academia Europaea (AE) members, leading scientists, clinicians, and researchers from Europe and Asia to advance collaboration in translational science and medicine.

Photo courtesy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

On 12 March, the first day of the Symposium hosted at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Professor Lyu Aiping, Vice-President (Research and Development) and Dr. Kennedy Y.H. Wong Endowed Professor in Chinese Medicine (Above), delivered a presentation to fellow AE members and distinguished scientists. 

Professor Lyu, who has recently been selected as an expert advisor for the Hong Kong SAR Government’s New Medical School, explored the potential of integrating traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles with contemporary biomedical frameworks. His talk covered TCM's syndrome-based classification, herbal formulae, and the dynamic modification of formulae based on pattern transformation.

He also encouraged interdisciplinary dialogue on redefining disease classification and advancing combinatorial therapeutic strategies by leveraging big data, artificial intelligence, and data science methodologies.
 

HKBU researchers attend TEA-NET Symposium 2026. From left: Professor Li Zhang of CUHK, Professor Christy Cheung, Chair Professor in Information Systems and Digital Innovation Management and Director of the Research Office, and Professor Lyu. 

To foster informal engagement and collaboration, the HKBU Research Office hosted a dinner cruise for AE members, representatives from local and overseas universities, and HKBU's senior management and research staff. Against the backdrop of Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour, the evening provided a relaxed setting for meaningful exchanges and relationship-building among international peers.

Professor Jia Wei, HKBU Visiting Chair Professor of TCM and AE member (2nd from left), joins Professor Lyu (2nd from right) and Professor Cheung (1st from right) to greet AE members including Professor Ma Daqing (3rd from left) of Imperial College London/ Zhejiang University and Professor Gerasimos Filippatos of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (4th from left). Professor Lyu and Professor Jia have recently published a paper "Gut-derived hyodeoxycholate reprograms the spleen-eye immunometabolic axis to suppress autoimmune uveitis" in Cell Death & Differentiation as corresponding authors

HKBU chair professors and top researchers pose for the photo. (From left, front): Professor Michael Ng, Professor Wang Jun, Professor Liu Jiming and Professor Cheung Yiu Ming

Professor Péter Hegyi (left) and Professor Qin Ling serve as Executive Directors of TEA-NET Europe and Asia respectively

The second day of activities featured a visit to the HKBU campus by a distinguished delegation of AE members and university leaders. Participants included Professor Qin Lin (CUHK; Executive Director of TEA-NET Asia), Professor Péter Ferdinandy (Semmelweis University), Professor David Rubinsztein (University of Cambridge), Professor Ma Daqing (Imperial College London / Zhejiang University), Professor Zsuzsanna Helyes (University of Pécs), and Professor Mart Saarma and Arun Kumar Mahhato (University of Helsinki), among others.

The delegation engaged in in-depth discussions with key researchers and representatives from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM), focusing on thematic areas such as neuroscience, extreme environment research, space medicine, and ageing. These conversations highlighted SCM's growing role in translational research—bridging traditional Chinese medicine principles with cutting-edge biomedical applications to address complex health challenges.
 

Professor Lyu Aiping welcomes the delegates with an address highlighting HKBU's research, including its four strategic research clusters. He is joined by (Front row, from left): Professor Zhang Hongjie, Associate Dean of SCM (Teaching and Learning); Professor Li Min, Dean of SCM; Professor Zhang Ge, Associate Dean of SCM (Research); and Professor Han Quanbin, Associate Dean of SCM (Engagement and Development)

Professor Péter Ferdinandy (Standing), Director of Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy of Semmelweis University, expresses strong interest in deepening collaboration with HKBU on medicine and systems medicine, following his appreciation of the University's translational medicine research projects

These engagements underscore HKBU's commitment to advancing global research collaboration and translating interdisciplinary knowledge into impactful scientific and educational outcomes, reinforcing its position at the forefront of systems medicine and strategic research innovation. 

HKBU Academia Europaea members

• Professor Lyu Aiping — Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea (2022)
• Professor Jia Wei — Member of the Academia Europaea (Physiology & Neuroscience section) (2023)
• Professor Cai Zongwei — Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea (2023)

About Academia Europaea

Founded in 1988, the Academia Europaea is the Pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences. Membership is by invitation only, and its mission is to advance and propagate excellence in scholarship across the humanities, law, the economic, social, and political sciences, mathematics, medicine, and all branches of natural and technological sciences—for the public benefit and to further the education of the public in Europe and beyond.

About TEA-NET

The Translational European-Asian Network (TEA-NET) is a dynamic academic platform dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in translational sciences between Europe and Asia.