CityU Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (PH)

⏰ The Good Cashmere Conference will take place in less than a month and we are excited to share our finalized agenda with you. ➡️ If this sounds interesting to you follow the link to apply for your ticket: https://lnkd.in/eM4ga49n Many fascinating experts on biodiversity, animal welfare, and virtual reality will be joining us. The event will feature the following high-ranking speakers: Dr Michael Otto, Reinhard Stuth, Figo Li, Alan McElligott, Franz A. Wenzel, Sandra Joyce, John Liu, Adam Cobb, Louisa Lösing, Michaela Weber, Elke Hortmeyer, Jack Wyse, Maria Bauer, Anna Heaton and of course our GCS experts Vanessa Löwenich, Gudrun Kersten & Christian Barthel from the Aid by Trade Foundation.

📢𝑱𝒐𝒃 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 We are looking for a qualified veterinarian to join us as 𝑺𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓 at Hong Kong’s first veterinary school at City University of Hong Kong (in collaboration with Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine) to lead, administer and coordinate the extra-mural study (EMS) placements for Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) students; and tutor problem-based learning courses in the BVM curriculum. 👨⚕️🐾 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬: https://lnkd.in/g_rWQvb9

Dean Vanessa Barrs and Professors Paulo Steagall, Kate Flay and Ákos Kenéz joined the Deans of the veterinary schools of Hainan University China, Massey University NZ and Kasetsart University Thailand and their delegations to share their experiences and vision for international accreditation of veterinary schools in China and South East Asia with one common goal - to lift standards of veterinary education. Together we can do more.

How does the gut microbiome contribute to autoimmunity? 🤔 Our latest study uncovers that gut microbiota-derived peptides may play a role in triggering autoimmune encephalomyelitis. These findings shed light on the intriguing connection between specific gut microbes and the development of multiple sclerosis. Check out our fresh publication in eBioMedicine. https://lnkd.in/g_pQSdNm. CityU Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (PH) #Microbiome #Autoimmunity #MultipleSclerosis #Research #eBioMedicine

Chuanyi Guo, Mahejabeen Hossain Nidhi, Li Lyu and Zhaojin Guo, the PhD students under the supervision of Prof. Kai Liu from CityU Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (PH) and Prof. Kate Flay from CityUHK Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) were invited as distinguished guests to the prestigious 2024 Huawei Developer Final Competition. For more details: https://lnkd.in/gYCTHQ-R CityU Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences #CityUHK #Huawei #AI #CloudComputing #AnimalWelfare #Innovation #Teamwork #HuaweiCloud #HigherEducation #Collaboration

Thanks for the invitation from Leman China Swine Conference. I was so honored to share my opinion on smart pig farming with the industry stakeholders in Chengdu.

I am deeply honored to chair one of the General Sessions at the 2024 Asia Conference on Precision Livestock Farming in Beijing. The presentations from our three distinguished speakers were incredibly inspiring and encouraging.

"Feral female buffalo build friendships based on similar personality traits, suggest animal welfare experts at CityUHK" [Debottam Bhattacharjee Kate Flay] CityU Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (PH) CityU Centre for Animal Health and Welfare (CAHW) CityU Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) 🐃 🐃 https://lnkd.in/gfSym4Mc

Congratulations to my PhD student, Miss MA Xin, for giving an excellent talk at the 28th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong Society of Flow Cytometry. Congratulations for winning the Young Investigator Award! CityU Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (PH) CityU Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences