Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心)

[MAGIC - Metagenome-Assembled Genome Inventory for Children] - Join us in celebrating the incredible work of Prof. Siew Ng, the Director of our center, and her dedicated team at CU Medicine. Together with Associate Director Hein M. TUN, and esteemed scientists Lin Zhang and Dr. Ye PENG, they have developed MAGIC - Metagenome-Assembled Genome Inventory for Children. This groundbreaking database is revolutionizing early-life microbiome research, offering new insights into gut microbiome dynamics in the crucial early years of life. Stay tuned for more updates on our cutting-edge research! 🌟🔬 Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) CUHK CUHK Medicine #MAGIC #MicrobiomeResearch #Innovation 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNtCXe9u 👉 Full issue: https://lnkd.in/ggP_T7r3

'Tis the Season of Joy at MagIC's Christmas Celebration! 🎉 - Over 100 Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心), 陳廷驊基金會兒童醫學創科中心 and GenieBiome Limited 精進微生物科技有限公司 team members came together for an unforgettable Christmas party, celebrating the successes of 2024 and looking ahead to an exciting 2025! But the holiday cheer didn't stop there - we also organized a fun Christmas Agar Art Workshop that brought our entire staff, from the lab to the office, together to explore the wonders of the microbial world. As we look forward to the new year, we're brimming with gratitude and excitement for what's to come. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! 🎉👩🔬 👨🔬

🦠✨ Celebrating the season with a touch of microbiome magic! 🎄✨ May your Christmas be filled with healthy microbes and infectious joy! 🎅🔬 Happy Holidays from the Microbiome fans at MagIC! 🌟🧬 #MicrobiomeMagic #HolidayCheer 🎁🦠 Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心)

[2025 Finale] Last Microbiome Webinar Series of the YEAR Just 1 day left! Don’t miss out on our final webinar series of the year on the topic of “Early-Life Microbiome: Influential Factors and Health Outcomes”! Exploring on one of the hottest topics of how children and early-life microbiome impacts health outcomes. 👉 Haven't registered yet? Secure your spot now: 💥 https://lnkd.in/gns67UsH Hein M. TUN MCarmen Collado Ye PENG #MicrobiomeWebinar #HealthandDiseases #MicrobiomeResearch #WebinarSeries Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) 

<BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024 Award Ceremony> Our Center Director, Professor Siew Ng, received the prestigious BOCHK (中國銀行（香港）有限公司) Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024 at the Bank of China award ceremony today. Her dedication to advancing research in the field of human microbiome has not only been recognized but also celebrated on this grand platform. In her inspiring speech, Professor Ng shared her journey of choosing to join CUHK (香港中文大學) as a clinician scientist over pursuing a medical career in the UK. This decision has not only shaped her career but has also significantly contributed to the growing importance and fascination surrounding the human microbiome in the scientific community. 👏 👏 Congratulations, Professor Siew Ng, on this well-deserved recognition and we are PROUD OF YOU! Your passion and commitment to pushing the boundaries of knowledge in the field are truly commendable. 🌟 香港中文大學 CUHK Medicine Siew Ng Lin Zhang Wendy Jingwan Zhang Qi Su Gene Chi-Wai Man 中國銀行（香港）有限公司

🌟 MagIC Hosts Mainland Officials and Showcases Innovations! 🌟 Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) had the privilege of welcoming a distinguished delegation of Mainland Officials, organized by the Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSAR. The visit featured esteemed members: 🔹 𝘔𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘯 𝘘𝘪𝘢𝘯 - 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘞𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 🔹 𝘔𝘳. 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘟𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 - 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘻𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 🔹 𝘔𝘳. 𝘡𝘩𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘟𝘪𝘯 - 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘻𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 🔹 𝘔𝘳. 𝘡𝘩𝘢𝘰 𝘟𝘶 - 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘡𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦, 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 🔹 𝘔𝘳. 𝘠𝘶 𝘓𝘶𝘯 - 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘲𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 🔹 𝘔𝘴. 𝘊𝘢𝘪 𝘑𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘶𝘢 - 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘻𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶 🔹 𝘔𝘴. 𝘓𝘪𝘶 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘢𝘯 - 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘔𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 💥 During their visit, these officials had the opportunity to explore our state-of-the-art laboratory and animal facilities. They were also privileged to hear from our esteemed scientist, 👨🔬 Prof. Qi Su, as he shared valuable insights into our research and development plans. Prof. Su Qi elaborated on how our inventions are being utilized to benefit not only our local community but also the nation as a whole. 🚀 Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) Qi Su 香港中文大學 CUHK Medicine #MagIC #Innovation #MainlandOfficials #ResearchAndDevelopment

👉 State-of-the-Art IBD Lecture at Microbiome Summit 2025 🟡 Topic: New and Old Drugs in IBD - Personalizing IBD Treatment **Speaker:** 👨🔬Prof. Michael Kamm from University of Melbourne 🏠澳洲墨爾本大學 Join us for an enlightening lecture on the latest developments in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) by renowned expert Prof. Michael Kamm from the University of Melbourne. Discover how personalized approaches are revolutionizing IBD treatment through a blend of new and established pharmaceutical interventions. **Microbiome Summit 2025 Details:** 🕟Date: January 11, 2025   🕟Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.   🕟Venue: Grand Hall, 1/F, Science Park, Hong Kong **Organizers:** Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心), CUHK Medicine, HKSTP 香港科技園 Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to delve into the world of microbiomes and cutting-edge research in the company of leading experts. Secure your spot at the summit by registering here (https://lnkd.in/gggyq98q) today!

🌟🌟🏆 Dr. Su Qi Wins the 2024 Young Scientist Awards 🏆 🌟🌟 🔬 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Qi Su has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Young Scientist Awards by the Hong Kong Institution of Science! 🎉 Dr. Su Qi has displayed remarkable research excellence in Life Science. His dedication and potential to contribute significantly to the scientific community have earned him this prestigious accolade. 🌿🔬 👏 Let's congratulate Dr. Su Qi on this remarkable accomplishment! 🌟 About the Awards 🌟 The Young Scientist Awards aim to recognize and support outstanding young scientists and engineers in Hong Kong who exhibit exceptional promise in their respective fields. This initiative is crucial for fostering advancements in science and technology regionally. 🌐 🔗 For more information on the Young Scientist Awards, visit www.science.org.hk 🌐 香港中文大學 CUHK Medicine Qi Su Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心)

⭐ Advancement in Gastroenterology Diagnostics: CU Medicine Introduces Novel Non-Invasive Technology ⭐ We are thrilled to unveil a groundbreaking non-invasive technology for diagnosing gastrointestinal conditions, researched and developed by our team at Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) & CUHK Medicine. This innovative droplet digital PCR test is a game-changer in gastroenterology diagnostics, effectively distinguishing between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Published Nature Medicine (https://lnkd.in/giViwe_s), this research highlights the transformative potential of microbiome-based diagnostics in reshaping the landscape of chronic intestinal disease diagnosis and treatment. 👉 Read More: https://lnkd.in/gUUdMxKW 👍 Kudos to our dedicated scientists and researchers for their remarkable contributions to healthcare innovation! 🧬🔬 Siew Ng Francis Chan Wendy Jingwan Zhang Jiaying Zheng Nature Magazine 香港中文大學 CUHK Medicine Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) #MagIC #CUHK #MicrobiomeResearch #IBDdiagnosis #HealthInnovation #GutHealth #IBD #IBS #Innovation #Science

"Exploring Frontiers in Microbiome Research: Insights for Health and Therapeutics 🧬🔬" We were honored to have invited 👨🔬 Professor José Carlos Clemente Litrán from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to deliver a talk on 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨. His comprehensive session explored observational studies, mechanistic studies, and interventions, culminating in an insightful Q&A and discussion. Thank you, Professor Clemente, for sharing your expertise with us! 🙌🌟 Microbiota I-Center (MagIC) (香港微生物菌群創新中心) 香港中文大學 CUHK Medicine Ye PENG Qi Su Lin Zhang Wendy Jingwan Zhang C.P. Cheung Gabriel Lee #MicrobiomeResearch #HealthScience #ExpertTalks