Events
3 August, 2025
Summer fun with an evening boat trip for squid fishing at Sai Kung
Find out what we caught for a fun evening!!
27 June, 2025
Yau Lab Annual Dinner
A dinner gathering to celebrate three PhD students' success in finishing their thesis oral defenses and to farewell our visiting scholar Ms. Cherry Yao Chen.
3 June, 2025
A visit by Prof Kwok-Fai So and Prof Libin Zhou from Jinan University
We were honored to have Prof. Kwok Fai So and Prof. Libin Zhou from Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau CNS Regeneration Institute, Jinan University visiting us at PolyU. We look forward to more ongoing collaboration and the exchange of ideas that can lead to new opportunities for research and innovation.
10 May, 2025
Two PhD graduates from Yau Lab!!
Congratulations to Dr. Jesse Yu and Dr. Crystal Cheng on their outstanding achievement of PhDs! Their hard work and dedication have truly paid off, and this milestone showcases their commitment to and excellence. Wishing them continued success in their future research endeavors at Yau Lab!
Breakfast
Ideas
8 May, 2025
Welcome all oversea speakers to our joint forum hosted by Research Center in Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI)
The joint forum focusing on the brain-peripheral-immune interaction was a success, fostering engaging discussions and the exchange of innovative ideas. Participants shared valuable insights that will significantly advance our research in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
4 April, 2025
Congratulations to Douglas Formolo on his remarkable achievement in successfully defending his PhD!
Breakfast
Ideas
20 February, 2025
Dr. Yau recently attended The Keystone Symposia, Aging: New frontiers in rejuvenation and gerotherapeutics, Colorado, USA
She presented our latest findings showing mechanisms how Adiponectin-PP2A pathway confers the neuroprotective effects of physical exercise on reducing hippocampal tau hyperphosphorylation in stressed mice.
13 February, 2025
Our research team based in PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute
A farewell lunch to express our thanks to Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Kai Le and visiting scholar Dr. Zhiping Song from Cheung Sha, China.
27 January, 2025
Many congralulations to Dr. Crystal Tong Cheng for successfully passing her PhD defense.
We are proud of Dr. Cheng's performance and special thanks for two external examiners from HKU and CUHK!
28 October, 2024
Presenting in symposium focusing on air pollutants and human health
Hussain and Mars presented their work on discovering high dose of PM2.5 on impairing hippocampal function and its potential mechanisms.
Breakfast
Ideas
13 October, 2024
首届粤港澳中医康复传承与创新学术大会
As an invited speaker, Dr. Yau shared our latests finding on non-pharmacological treatments on improving cognitive impairments
28 September, 2024
第四屆港澳大灣區腦病中醫藥科創與產學研大會
Dr. Yau presented our recent translational research on rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of extracted active ingredients from a Traditional Chinese Medicine formula.
27 September, 2024
Teachers day
2 September, 2024
An invited public talk to promote beneficial effects of physical exercise on brain health in ageing population
Thanks for invitation from Rotary Club (TST)!
August, 2024
An annual Yal Lab group photo time!!
28 June, 2024
FENS Forum 2024 in Vienna, Austria
Breakfast
Ideas
15-16 June, 2024
Yau lab presented at the Brain and Mental Health Conference
PhD students presented their findings in the conference
16 June, 2024
Reunion with the first Research Assistant in Yau Lab. Dr. Jason Chiu is currently a medical doctor with specialty in internal medicine.
There was so much good time to remember working at University of Victoria and at PolyU together!
Breakfast
Ideas
14 June, 2024
Faculty 3-minute PhD thesis competition 2024
Congratulations to Douglas for being the champion of People's Choice and the Faculty level! Well done!!
27 May, 2024
Joining the CINP conference in Tokyo
Our PhD students Jesse, Crystal and Douglas presented their findings in the conference.
24 May, 2024
Yau Lab social time in conference trip in Tokyo
23 April, 2024
Dr. Yau presented as an invited speaker in a Chinese Medicine forum in Guangzhou.
8 March, 2024
A lab visit by Prof. Kwok-fai So, the PhD supervisor of Dr. Yau
Three generation of scientists got together to discuss about how physical exercise promotes brain plasticity.
16 January, 2024
Poster presentation in the Keystone Symposia in Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 October, 2023
An invited talk in the international conference in Neural Regeneration
Dr. Yau gave talk on Neuro-mechanisms underlying antidepressant effects of physical exercise in the Joint Symposium of 2023 International Neural Regeneration Symposium (INRS2023) & 14th Asia Pacific Symposiumon Neural Regeneration (APSNR) Chengdu, China
26 Septemer, 2023
Lab meeting and social time
13 August, 2023
Dr. Yau attended the conference organized by UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM) at UC Irvine
19 May, 2023
Joining the ARVO in Seattle as a Principle Investigator of Center for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR).
Prof. Yau presented her findings on the neuroprotective effects of physical exercise on delaying retinal cell death.
Breakfast
Ideas
Breakfast
Ideas
18 May, 2023
Congratulations to PhD student Jesse beint awarded with the best poster presentation in the PAIR conference at PolyU!
27 April, 2023
A lab meeting in Shenzhen research institute
2023
Dr. Yau worked as a visiting Scholar at Stanford University
Prof. Yau did her sabbatical leave in Prof. Thomas C Sudhof’s laboratory at Stanford University to advance her training in mechanisms underlying ageing-related synaptic deficits.
13 November, 2021
Yau Lab annual retreat with a hiking trip in Lamma Island
Physical exercise is the best medicine! Washing off stress and bringing in creativity and productivity to our research!
28 September, 2021
A birthday treat for lab social time!
24 September, 2021
Yau Lab lunch with Chinese Dim Sum during a social distancing time.
28 August, 2021
The first successful electrophysiological recording for long-term potentiation in the hippocampus by Phil student Thomas Lee
The most exciting moment with success in getting the new MED64 setting working in the lab!
18 August, 2021
Congratulations to Thomas Lee for getting a PhD offer studying metabolism and synaptic plasticity in France.
2021, 2 Aug
Yau Lab annual group photo time
13-14 March, 2021
Yau Lab presented in the 5th International Virtual Symposium on Healthy Ageing organized by University of Hong Kong
12 October, 2020
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13 August, 2020
Lunch at Hotel ICON after a lab meeting
3 July, 2020
Lab social with a birthday celebration
6 January, 2020
Summer lab gathering with a Dim Sum lunch
11 November, 2019
Welcome to our guest speakers Prof Li Zhang from Jinan University and Prof Tifei Yuen from Shanghai Jia Tong University
10 November, 2019
Dr. Yau shared her insights on how music shapes brain plasticity in a panel discussion during the visit of renown saprono singer and actress Renée Fleming to CUHK
3 November, 2019
Yau Lab members attended a certificate couse in Psychopharmacology sponored by Lundbeck Hong Kong
13 October, 2019
A conference trip to Annual Meeting of Neuroscience of China, Suzhou
Meeting up collaborators Prof. Ronald Duman from Yale University and Prof Gang Chen from Jinan University to discuss about our projects focusing on rapid antidepressant treatments
15 December, 2018
Yau Lab annual event with a hiking trip
Exercise is the best medicine for boosting brain power!
17-18 November, 2018
Lab members presented in the Pan-pacific conference in Rehabilitation
