The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Macau (UM) recently held the Seventh Symposium on Biomedical Sciences for Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Assistants. Over 160 researchers participated in the event and had in-depth discussions on topics related to biomedical sciences.

In his speech, Chuxia Deng, dean of FHS, encouraged the participants to be innovative and persistent in scientific research, emphasising that researchers should dare to accept challenges, work hard, and overcome obstacles. He also expressed hope that the participants would take advantage of the symposium to enhance their research output and build their presentation skills.

Hao Dapeng, alumnus of FHS and professor at Harbin Medical University, served as a keynote speaker at the symposium and shared new perspectives on cancer research driven by multi-omics data. The event featured 12 presentations and over 80 research posters covering various topics in biomedical sciences, including cancer and stem cells, genomics, bioinformatics and bioimaging development, ageing and neuroscience, drug discovery and biotechnology, immunology and infectious diseases, and public health.

At the closing ceremony, Xu Renhe, associate dean of FHS, congratulated the 11 recipients of the presentation awards and the nine recipients of the poster awards. He also praised the organising committee for its great efforts in producing the symposium, adding that that the symposium provided a platform for researchers to exhibit their research results through presentations and posters to enhance their competitiveness.