Aptamer-drug conjugate for targeted cancer therapy presented by HKBU undergraduate students won the Gold Prize and the best project video (2nd place) in Biomod 2016, San Francisco, USA

HK-Buddy, a HKBU undergraduate group, participated and won the Gold Prize and the best project video (2nd place) in the annual biomolecular design competition for students-Biomod 2016 held in the University of California, San Francisco on 26-28 October 2016.

Dr. Zhu Hailong and his team visited Prof. Gao Lin in the Institute of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics in Xidian University.

In 5th Dec. of 2015, Dr. Zhu Hailong and his team visited Prof. Gao Lin in the Institute of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics in Xidian University.

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2016/17

Hong Kong Baptist University invites candidates from all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, with evidence of academic excellence, research ability and potential, and good communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities to apply for full-time PhD study under the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). HKPFS is established by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) with an aim to attract the best and brightest students from all over the world to pursue their PhD studies in Hong Kong.

IBTS signed cooperation framework agreement with Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co., LTD

Institute of Integrated Bioinformedicine and Translational Science (IBTS) in Hong Kong Baptist University and Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co., LTD (Tide) signed a cooperation framework agreement on 8 July, 2015 in Hong Kong, setting the way forward for collaborations in drug discovery.

Ph.D. Student Liang Chao from IBTS Won ASBMR Young Investigator Award to attend the ECTS Ph.D. Training Course

European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Ph.D. Training Course will be held at the University of Siena, Tuscany, Italy on September 13-16, 2015. Hailed as one of the most innovate and successful courses in the bone field, this prestigious Ph.D. Training Course is aimed at promoting general knowledge and bone research to young investigators.

Ph.D. Student Liang Chao from IBTS Won Best Thesis Award at the 6th Sino-American Symposium on Clinical and Translational Medicine

The Sixth Sino-American Symposium on Clinical and Translational Medicine (SAS-CTM) jointly organized by the Scientific Committee of SAS-CTM and China International Medical Foundation was held in Hangzhou, China, at June 20-21, 2015. Liang Chao’s excellent research paper on translational medicine in bone and joint diseases won "Clinical and Translational Medicine Best Thesis Awards" at the Symposium.

Prof. Lu Aiping, Prof. Zhang Ge and their team visited Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co., LTD

Prof Lu Aiping, Prof. Zhang Ge and their team members visited Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co., LTD on Jun 8, 2015, and had a fruitful discussion with Mrs. Zheng Xiangling (Chairman of the Board) and technicians of the company.

Prof. Zhang Ge and his Team visited PharmaLegacy Laboratories (Shanghai) Co, Ltd

Prof. Zhang Ge and his team members visited PharmaLegacy Laboratories (Shanghai) Co, Ltd on May 12, 2015, and had a fruitful discussion with Dr. Jeff Duan (General Manager) and technicians about the pharmacological experiment of CKIP-1 siRNA on non-human primate rheumatoid arthritis model.

Liu Jin in IBTS won the Young Investigator Award at ICMRS Conference.

Ph.D. student Liu Jin in IBTS has been selected to receive the Young Investigator Award at “the International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS) Conference and Xiangya Osteoporosis Forum”.

HKBU collaborates with Pien Tze Huang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to establish a joint innovative research platform.

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has recently entered into an agreement with Zhangzhou Pien Tze Huang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (the Company) to establish a joint innovative research platform for Chinese medicines.

Dr. Guo Baosheng, Mr. Liu Jin and Mr. Liang Chao from IBTS participated the 2015 ORS annual meeting and presented their outstanding works

Research Assistant Professor Dr. Guo Baosheng and Ph.D students Mr. Liu Jin and Mr. Liang Chao were invited to participate the 2015 Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) annual meeting and make oral/poster presentation about their outstanding works in Las Vegas at March 28-31.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Assistant Professor recruitment

The Institute of Integrated Bioinformedicine and Translational Science (http://IBTS.hkbu.edu.hk/) in Hong Kong Baptist University presently offer Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Assistant Professor positions in Bioinformatics / System Biology / Drug Design / Computational Biology.

Congratulate Mr. Liang Chao and Dr. Guo Baosheng for successful publication in Nature Medicine

A collaborative research done by PhD student Liang Chao and Research assistant professor Guo baosheng in IBTS was published in “Nature Medicine” (Impact factor 28.054).

Congratulations to Mr. Jin Liu, Miss. Lei Dang and Dr. Defang Li on successful publication in Biomaterials.

Recently, a collaborative research done by PhD student Mr. Jin Liu, MPhil student Miss. Lei Dang and Post-doctoral fellow Defang Li in IBTS was published in “Biomaterials” (Journal Impact Factors: 8.312).

Congratulate Dr.He Yixin, Mr.Liu Jin and Dr.Guo Baosheng for successful publication in Scientific Reports

A collaborative research done by Post-doctoral fellow Dr. He Yixin, PhD student Liu Jin and Research assistant professor Guo baosheng in IBTS was published in “Scientific Reports” (Impact factor 5.078).

Congratulation to successful application of joint research project “Toward Cell-targeted Therapeutics in Osteosarcoma: a Smart Triptolide-aptamer Conjugate” from the HKBU and the Shanghai institute

A collaborative project from Institute of Integrated Bioinformedicine and Translational Science (IBTS) in the HKBU and the Shanghai institute of Meteria Medica of Chinese academy of Sciences was successfully funded by Croucher Foundation.

Dr. Zhang Ge of SCM wins the second prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award (2014)

Dr. Zhang Ge has recently won the second prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award (2014) for a collaborative project with the Institute of Radiation Medicine of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Astronaut Research and Training Center of China.

IBTS and CCIR winter gathering in Guangzhou

Members of the Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Joint & Bone Diseases (IBTS) and Shum Yiu Foon Shum Bik Chuen Memorial Centre for Cancer and Inflammation Research (CCIR) joined together for two days of activities in Guangzhou, China on January 24 and 25, 2015.

One IBTS member made a speech on the 8th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-8)

Mr. Jun Lu, the Ph.D. student in IBTS, was invited by the Department of Chemistry at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to make an oral presentation on the 8th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-8) on 14th ~17th December 2014 at the University Town campus of NUS.

The joint symposium between IBTS and RCDD.

The joint symposium between the Institute for Advanced Translation Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases (IBTS) and Research Center for Drug Discovery (RCDD) of Sun Yat-Sen University.

The IBTS invited Pro. Weihong Tan to take part in Symposium on Aptamer Research

The IBTS invited Dr. Weihong Tan, the distinguished professor from University of Florida to take part in Symposium on Aptamer Research in Hong Kong Baptist University Branch of State Key Laboratory of Chemo / Biosensing and Chemometrics of Hunan University.

IBTS took part in the 2014 joint symposium on RNAi research field in Kunshan

The Institute for Advanced Translation Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases (IBTS) took part in the 2014 joint symposium on RNAi research field in Kunshan.

Prof. Zhang Ge and his Team visited experimental technology center of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Prof. Zhang Ge and his Health Management System Research Team visited experimental technology center of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine on September 30th 2014.

Prof. Zhang Ge and his research team were invited by Prof. Huang Zhong to visit Medical College of Shenzhen University

Prof. Zhang Ge and his research team were invited by Prof. Huang Zhong to visit Medical College of Shenzhen University on August 8th 2014.

IBTS invited Prof. Jiake Xu, the Professor from UWA to have a five-month visit under the University’s Fellowship Programme

The Institute of Integrated Bioinformedicine and Translational Science (IBTS) invited Prof. Jiake Xu, the Professor from the University of Western Australia (UWA) to have a five-month visit under the University’s Fellowship Programme.

The IBTS invited Mr. Biao Xun to give a visit to School of Chinese Medicine

The IBTS invited Mr. Biao Xun, General Manager from Kunshan RNAi Institute, Kunshan Industrial Technology Research Institute, Jiangsu, to give a visit to School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University.

M.Phil student Dang Lei in IBTS has been selected to receive the Young Investigator Travel Grant Award from ASBMR 2014 annual meeting.

M.Phil student Dang Lei in IBTS has been selected to receive the Young Investigator Travel Grant Award at Rare Bone Disease Workshop from “the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research” (ASBMR) 2014 annual meeting.

Prof. Zhang Ge was invited by American Society of Pharmacognosy 2014 to the Annual Meeting

Prof. Zhang Ge was invited by American Society of Pharmacognosy 2014 Annual Meeting to give a talk on August 2nd - 6th 2014, Oxford MS.

The IBTS invited Dr. Guofen Chan, Associate Professor and Associate Chief Physician from Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, to give a speech about bone tumor researches.

The IBTS invited Dr. Guofen Chan, Associate Professor and Associate Chief Physician from Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, to give a speech about bone tumor researches on 23rd July, 2014.

Congratulation to successful application of joint research proposal regarding the role of miR-214 in regulating osteoblastic bone formation from the IBTS, Department of Chemistry in the HKBU.

A joint research proposal from Institute of Integrated Bioinformedicine and Translational Science (IBTS) and Departmentof Biology in the HKBU was successfully funded by Interdisciplinary Research Matching Scheme of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU).