The team formed by students of the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme, the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS) was awarded Silver Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2022 Giant Jamboree held on 28 October 2022. The awarded project named ATREUS is designed to overcome the limitations of the existing CAR-T therapies. Prof. Stephen K.W Tsui, Associate Director (Research) and Professor of SBS served as the primary principal investigator to supervise the project. Other School members, including Prof. Zhou Jingying, Prof. Feng Bo, Dr. Yeung Sai-fung, Dr. Carol Lee, Dr. Ann Lau also assisted the project as instructor or advisor.

We sincerely congratulate the students of the ATREUS Team on their great research performance and wish them every success in their studies and future academic endeavors.

The awarded team members include: (Front row, from left) Miss Er Hiu-suet, Serafina; Miss Leung Sum-yin, Valerie; Miss Fung Yu-shan, Chloe; Miss Lin Hong-man, Candy; (Back row, from left) Mr. Yam Ming-ho, Jacky, Miss Wong Hoi-ting, Rainbow; and Miss Lau Li-kei, Kelly