Professor Kenneth Lee

Professor Kenneth Lee will be a Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton from 2014 to 2017.

Visiting Fellow and Host

Fellow: Professor Kenneth Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Host: Professor Richard Oreffo, School of Medicine

Aims of the collaboration

To establish close collaborative research between the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration at the University of Southampton and the School of Biomedical Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Fellowship activities in 2014

• Public lecture, July 2014: “The use of social media and blitz science to refute Stimulus-Triggered ‎Acquisition of Pluripotency (STAP) stem Cells”‎
• Professor Lee hosted a visit by Professor Oreffo, Autumn 2014 for collaborative discussions about establishing a Joint Stem Cell Laboratory.

Fellowship activities in 2015

• Development of a funding application
• Successful award of a project grant
• 10 day research programme between CUHK and the Bone and Joint Research Group
• Ongoing preparation for the proposed joint laboratory
• Professor Oreffo was a guest speaker at the Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Conference, Hong Kong, November 2015
• Successful award of a Croucher Summer Course on stem cell biology and regenerative medicine to run between 2016 and 2020.

Fellowship activities in 2016

• Establishment of joint PhD programme between the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration and CUHK
• Visit to the University of Southampton, July, for ongoing research development and PhD supervision
• A formal MOU was signed by both Vice-Chancellors to establish a Joint Laboratory.
• The first PhD student visited CUHK as part of a new student exchange.

Useful links

University of Southampton School of Medicine

Chinese University of Hong Kong