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“Working experience in different laboratories provides me with essential lab techniques, brilliant research ideas and logic”
Celine Chen, spotlight on THE BEL member
“The new experience sparks my interest, and I am determined to take on a career path in search of creative solutions to the world’s problems”
Angie Poon, spotlight on THE BEL member
“I found immunotherapy is my true love”
Sanxing Gao, spotlight on THE BEL member
“Working with top scientists is sure to enhance my research skills that will be very beneficial for my future career”
Ritika Jogani, spotlight on THE BEL member
“I am most interested in immuno-oncology study and hope to build up my career in this area”
Handi Cao, spotlight on THE BEL member
“I was surprised to see such a plate of cell chunks growing into mini-brains with sophisticated structures in a dish”
Yiming Chao, spotlight on THE BEL member
“I strongly love the feeling of exploring the cancer immunotherapy field and discovering something new”
David Xiang, spotlight on THE BEL member
Invited Jun Shen from CAS - Sept 20, 2024

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Congrats!
Sanxing Gao - Poster Award, HK Society of Immunology 2023
Yiming Chao - Oral talk prize, CTSCB Retreat 2023 / Sino-British Fellowship to Cambridge University
Sophronia Yip - Poster Award, CTSCB Retreat 2023
Yuan Wang - Poster Award, CTSCB Retreat 2023

Dec 7, 2022
2nd Annual lab retreat
July 14, 2022
Rio organized a New PI panel discussion in US-EURO region
June 17, 2022
Rio gave a seminar at the CUHK Developmental Biology Symposium
June 16, 2022
Rio organized a New PI panel discussion in Asia-Pacific region
June 9-10, 2022
Rio completed a PI Crash Course by Columbia University
June 8, 2022
David presented his work of spatiotemporal mapping of human embryonic organoids
May 17, 2022
Rio gave a seminar at the CMM seminar series in the Bristol University
1st Lab Retreat
THE BEL, January 6, 2022
The 1st Anniversary
THE BEL
December 11-12, 2021
Rio gave a seminar at The 4th Symposium on Organoids and Organs-on-chips, hosted by Southeast University, Hainan University, and Columbia University
November 22, 2021
Congrats Yiming for her master degree!
November 12, 2021
Rio gave a seminar at HKUST

November 10, 2021
Our lab got double-sized.
More space, more science.
— THE BEL
“The paper indicates that red blood cells can serve as innate immune cells,…raises the possibility that RBCs could be engineered to prime immune defenses against pathogens or other attacks.”
— Rio Sugimura on The Scientist
October 4, 2021 THE BEL empowered with 3 teams



September 19, 2021
We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow in cancer immunology & stem cell engineering Link

September 19, 2021
We are expanding to the Science Park.
September 18, 2021
Great achievements by our summer students!
June 16, 2021
Interview with THE NODE -
New PIs in a global pandemic: a view from Hong Kong
Full test
June 16, 2021
We are expanding

May 28, 2021
Our 2mm-long newest lab member
— Rio
April 23, 2021
Rio was invited to give a talk at the NewPI Cell & Development Society
April 19, 2021
We contributed to the chapter of liver cancer immunotherapy
April 7, 2021
The first gathering of THE BEL
April 4, 2021
Hello world…
— Organoid

April 2, 2021
THE BEL set to make the difference in Cancer Immunology
— Rio

March 15, 2021
Let’s roll
— Rio

February 12, 2021
Happy Lunar New Year from Hong Kong
— Rio

January 20, 2021
Pumping up. More to come…
— Rio

January 1, 2021
Happy New Year, THE BEL.
— Rio
Opportunities
Ph.D. student and postdoc positions are available.
Please send your CV to rios@hku.hk for the opportunity.