Professor Sham Mai-har
Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Education & Employment
Education
1983-1987
PhD, University of Cambridge, U.K.
1981-1983
MPhil, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, H.K.
1977-1981
BSc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, H.K.
Employment
2020-present
Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2020-present
Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016-2020
Associate Vice-President (Research), The University of Hong Kong
2013-2020
Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
2013-2016
Director, Centre for Reproduction development and Growth, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
2009-2015
Head, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong
2001-2009
Assistant Dean (Research), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
2001-2013
Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1991-2000
Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong
1987-1991
Post-doctoral Fellow, National Institute for Medical Research, London, U.K.
Research Interests
Molecular and developmental genetics, human congenital disorders, transcriptional regulation and functional genomics, craniofacial malformations, sensory and neural development and diseases, stem cells and organoids, single-cell technologies.
Honours & Awards
2009, Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award, The University of Hong Kong
2008, Faculty Teaching Medal, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Professional Services
2020-present, President, Hong Kong Society of Developmental Biology
2012-2019, Vice-President, Hong Kong Society of Developmental Biology
2019-present, Member, World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation
2019-2023, Editorial Committee Member, Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
2012-2013, Guest Editor, Developmental Biology, Special Issue on Enteric Nervous System Development
2010-2019, Review Editor, Frontiers of Autonomic Neuroscience
2008-2010. Academic Editor, PLoS ONE