NEWS
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Ms Tianhui Li is admitted to PolyU PhD program - May 2025
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Mr Xiong Jie joined our lab (SZRI) as a Research Assistant - May 2025
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As a representative of FSN and lead lecturer of FSN's taught doctorate program - Doctor of Food Science and Management (DFSM) program, Dr. Zhao visited Xi'an Jiaotong University and local food industries in Xi'an, China. This trip led to the signing of MoU and establishment of joint academic programs. – Apr 2025
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Congratulations to Kenny for successfully completing his confirmation of registration and transition from MPhil to PhD program! – Apr 2025
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Congratulations to Dr Jianing Liu for being awarded the HKSMS Travel Grant 2025! This Jun, Jianing and Kenny will give two presentations at The 10th Asia-Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan – Mar 2025
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Our group developed a novel integrated workflow for untargeted metabolomics & lipidomics (led by Dr Wenjie Wu), and the work has been published on Analytical Chemistry - Jan 2025
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Visit to Xi'an Jiaotong University (Apr 2025)
Dr. Daisy Zhao
(representative of FSN and lead lecturer of FSN's taught doctorate (DFSM) program)
The 20th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society
Metabolomics 2024, Osaka, Japan
Dr. Daisy Zhao
(Metabolomics Society -
Early Career Researcher Award 2024)


The 26th Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors – East Meets West Symposium 2024
Poster Presentation - Ms. LEE Pui Kei
(Young Investigator Poster Presentation Award -First Place)
FSN Excellent Research Output Scholarship Department Research Award
Ms. LEE Pui Kei & Dr. YANG Yang


HKSMS Symposium 2024
Poster Presentation - Ms. YANG Yang & Mr. WANG Ke
(Best Poster Presentation Award: Ms. YANG Yang)
Metabolomic insights into the prebiotic-like and metabolic regulatory properties of ellagic acid and urolithins on commensal gut bacteria in vitro (YANG yang)
Anti-inflammatory and Metabolic Regulatory Effects of Ocular-Accumulative Phenolic Compounds in An In Vitro Model of Dry Eye Disease (WANG Ke)
iCOVER meeting. 23 May, 2024, Hong Kong
Poster Presentation - Mr. WANG Ke
Investigation of the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of action of natural phenolic metabolites in an in vitro dry eye disease model


Dr. Zhao was invited to give a keynote invited talk at The 8th World Chinese Mass Spectrometry Conference (第八届世界华人质谱研讨会) in Xi'an, China (中国西安).
Keynote speaker - Dr. Daisy Zhao
An integrated approach with enhanced matrix removal for high-throughput metabolomics and lipidomics analyses
This Special Issue on Nutrients (IF: 5.9; JCR - Q1 (Nutrition & Dietetics)) welcomes authors to submit original research articles or reviews to address the health impacts of plant-based foods and their bioactive components on cardiometabolic disorders.
Special Issue Editor - Dr. Daisy Zhao


Asia-Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference 2023 (Jeju Island, Korea)
Keynote speaker & Session chair
- Dr. Daisy Zhao
An integrated approach with enhanced matrix removal for high-throughput metabolomics and lipidomics analyses
ASN Nutrition 2023 Conference (Boston, USA)
Oral Presentation - Dr. Daisy Zhao
Combined application of ellagic acid and urolithin-producing bacteria enhanced anti-obesity efficacy and phenolic bioavailability in diet-induced obese mice.


ASN Nutrition 2023 Conference (Boston, USA)
Poster Presentation - Ms. LEE Pui Kei
Investigation of the Anti-Diabetic Effects of Chinese Sweet Tea Leaf Extract and Its Fermented Product In Vitro and In Vivo
PolyU ABCT Research Postgraduate Symposium 2023
Poster Presentation - Ms. LEE Pui Kei
(Best Poster Presentation Award)
Investigation of the Anti-Diabetic Effects of Chinese Sweet Tea Leaf Extract In Vitro and In Vivo


PAIR Conference 2023
Poster Presentation - Ms. YANG Yang
(Best Poster Presentation Award)
Co-supplementation of ellagic acid and urolithin-producing bacteria enhanced anti-obesity efficacy and phenolic bioavailability in diet-induced obese mice
PAIR Conference 2023
Poster Presentation - Ms. LEE Pui Kei
(Best Poster Presentation Award)
Bioavailability of Schisandrin B and its interactions with 5-Fluorouracil in a xengraft mouse model of colorectal cancer


Botanical Symposium 2022
Poster Presentation - Ms. LEE Pui Kei
(Best Poster Presentation Award - 2nd Prize)
Bioavailability of Schisandrin B and its interactions with 5-Fluorouracil in a xengraft mouse model of colorectal cancer