Congratulations to Professor Philip Li from the Department of Medicine for receiving the Hong Kong Humanity Youth Power 2024 award from the Hong Kong Red Cross. The award recognises his work to help patients with hereditary angioedema.

It's really just that glutamate at position that 57 stops SOX17 from being an ultra-SOX when making pluripotent stem cells, and it does not really matter which residue we put there. Congrats to Jessie (Sik Yin HO/何晰然) (now The Boroviak Lab ), Haoqing Hu and the team cell.com/stem-cell-repo…

🎉Big congrats to Dr. Haoqing Hu Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology for winning the Hong Kong Genome Institute Prize 2024 for the best research thesis in Genome Science!👏Her outstanding work on engineered SOX17 (eSOX17) under Prof. Ralf Jauch Ralf Jauch HKU SBMS explored its role in cell fate conversion.

We are honored to share that Prof. Ralf Jauch Ralf Jauch 's reflection on their recent publications and its implications for the origins of animals and stem cells is featured in the April 2025 issue of Hong Kong Laureate Forum 's newsletter. For more: hklaureateforum.org/en/what-tools-…

Join Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva ! Discover our innovative intelligent drug screening & personalized cellular disease models at booths K128 & K130, Hall 1, Palexpo. 🌟 💡 #50thGenevaInventions #CTSCB #Innovation

🎉Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology Wins two Silver Medals at 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva ! 🌟 🥈Novel Placental-like stem cell platform for Anti-flu drug discovery 🥈A Stem Cell Platform for Personalized Treatment and Drug Discovery for PIDs Both leverage EPSCs for medical breakthroughs. Kudos to our team!

🎉Congrats to Prof. Pengtao Liu Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology , Prof. Hans R. Schöler #Maxplanck & Dr. Dong Han HKU Medicine on their Nature Cell Biology paper! They discovered Sox1+ peripheral neural stem cells outside the mouse CNS! Read the paper: bit.ly/3RjeATt

Researchers from HKU SBMS in collaboration with scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have unearthed the ancient evolutionary origins of genes critical to stem cell biology, dating back over 700 million years. For more: hkumed.hk/3a6f90

In just 5 days, #HKU Professor Benjamin Becker will share fascinating findings about AI, our emotional states, and what goes on in our brains. Save your spot: sbms.hku.hk/event/hku-sbms…

Join [email protected] TODAY at 2:30 PM for the Invited Seminar with Dr. Mingxia Gu from UCLA ! Topic: Engineering Vascularized Organoids: Decoding Human Development and Disease in a Dish Jun 9 (Mon) | 14:30 (HKT) | Hybrid Register: bit.ly/4jdlGUM More: hkstemcell.hk

Exciting news! Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology is exhibiting at #ISSCR2025 in Hong Kong! Come visit us at Booth No. 1607 to explore the lastest breakthroughs in stem cell research! We can’t wait to connect! invt.io/1txblstccqx ISSCR #ISSCR2025 #CTSCB #StemCells #EPSC #Innovation

Thrilled to showcase Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology 's latest stem cell discoveries at #ISSCR2025 in HK! Prof. Pengtao Liu highlighted human EPSCs’ unique potential in immunology & antiviral studies. Grateful for global connections & HK’s vibrant innovation ecosystem! 🌏 #CTSCB #EPSC #InnovationInHK

Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology wrapped an inspiring week at #BIO2025 in Boston! We connected with global biotech leaders, explored collaborations with pharma & healthcare from the Netherlands & Australia, and engaged with VCs on #EPSC innovations. Thanks to #HKSTP & InvestHK for the support!

Last Friday, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology welcomed the National Health Commission Leadership Course to showcase our translational stem cell innovations, including patented EPSC tech, anti-aging & antiviral platforms, and toxicity testing. Excited to strengthen HK-Mainland ties! 🤝 #CTSCB #EPSC

🧠Discovery of new peripheral neural stem cells (pNSCs) outside the brain & spinal cord could impact treatment of neurological diseases. Prof Pengtao Liu Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology HKU SBMS discusses this breakthrough with Croucher Foundation Croucher Foundation 🔗Read more: bit.ly/46oIDBm

Dr. MingzeGao Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology with PI Prof Yuanhua Huang , Prof Bertie Gottgens & Cambridge Stem Cell Institute team published in Nature Communications : CLADES, a NeuralODE–Gillespie platform for clonal cell fate analysis in single-cell haematopoiesis. Congrats to all! Read more: bit.ly/3Vhv9kB

Congrats to Dr Haoqing Hu , PhD from Prof Ralf Jauch 's team Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology on receiving the SOX2025 Travel Award, supported by The Company of Biologists , in Karuizawa, Japan! 🎉 Her poster on engineered SOX (eSOX) to enhance iEPSC reprogramming gained international recognition. #SOX2025 #CTSCB

Managing Director Prof. Pengtao Liu Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology shared our latest advances at BIOHK 2025 BIOHK , highlighting the exciting potential of Expanded Potential Stem Cells (EPSCs) to transform regenerative medicine and drug discovery. #CTSCB #BIOHK2025

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 🌕✨May the full moon bring you joy, happiness, and good health. Warmest wishes from all of us at Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology

The work by our Junior PI Dr Degong Ruan and the Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology team are featured on the Nature Protocols cover (Vol. 20, Issue 10)! 🌟 Their work presents a robust protocol for establishing human expanded potential stem cells (hEPSCs). Explore more: nature.com/nprot/volumes/…