Prof. Sham Mai-har

Professor Sham Mai-har

Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Research)
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Biomedical Sciences

BSc, MPhil (CUHK), PhD (Cantab)

Curriculum Vitae

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
  • 2019-present, Member, World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation
  • 2021-present, Editorial Board Member, Cell and Bioscience
  • 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-present, Review Editor, Frontiers of Autonomic Neuroscience
  • 2008-2010. Academic Editor, PLoS ONE