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        Professor, Chair of Endocrinology, School of Biological Sciences
         Associate Dean, Development and External Relations (local), Faculty of Science, University of Hong Kong

• 2017        Alumni Builder Award, University of British Columbia
• 2010        Research Output Prize, The University of Hong Kong.
• 2007        Akira Arimura Young Investigator Award: By the international  VIP/PACAP society.  In memory of Prof Arimura who founded this research area, I was awarded the first Akira Arimura young investigator award in 2007 in recognition of my contributions in understanding the pleiotropic activities of secretin in our body.
• 2005        Grace Pickford Medal: By the International Federation of Comparative Endocrine Societies (IFCE). This is the most prestigious award for comparative endocrinologists, given out once every 4 years in the international comparative endocrinology meeting. I am the first scientist from Hong Kong receiving this honor.
• Outstanding Researcher Award, By The University of Hong Kong.
• 2004        Croucher Senior Research Fellow by Croucher Foundation.
• 1995         Travel award for a young scientists, International congress Neuroscience.
• 1992          Medical Research Council, Canada, Postdoctoral Fellowship. Highly competitive as there were only 30 of these postdoctoral fellows given out in 1992 in Canada.
• 1986-91     Medical Research Council, Canada, Studentship.
• 1989          Special travel fund for young scientists (International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis).
• 1986          NSERC Summer Studentship, Canada.
• 1983-85     University of BC Scholarship, UBC.
• 1983-84     Quan Memorial Scholarship, UBC.
• 2017        Alumni Builder Award, University of British Columbia
• 2010        Research Output Prize, The University of Hong Kong.
• 2007        Akira Arimura Young Investigator Award: By the international  VIP/PACAP society.  In memory of Prof Arimura who founded this research area, I was awarded the first Akira Arimura young investigator award in 2007 in recognition of my contributions in understanding the pleiotropic activities of secretin in our body.
• 2005        Grace Pickford Medal: By the International Federation of Comparative Endocrine Societies (IFCE). This is the most prestigious award for comparative endocrinologists, given out once every 4 years in the international comparative endocrinology meeting. I am the first scientist from Hong Kong receiving this honor.
• Outstanding Researcher Award, By The University of Hong Kong.
• 2004        Croucher Senior Research Fellow by Croucher Foundation.
• 1995         Travel award for young scientist, International congress Neuroscience.
• 1992          Medical Research Council, Canada, Postdoctoral Fellowship. Highly competitive as there were only 30 of these postdoctoral fellows given out in 1992 in Canada.
• 1986-91     Medical Research Council, Canada, Studentship.
• 1989          Special travel fund for young scientists (International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis).
• 1986          NSERC Summer Studentship, Canada.
• 1983-85     University of BC Scholarship, UBC.
• 1983-84     Quan Memorial Scholarship, UBC.