Professor CHAN Wood-yee Woody obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees in Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry and Ph.D. in Basic Medical Sciences in the Department of Anatomy of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He went on to have his postdoctoral training in University College London, the United Kingdom after he was awarded Fellowship from the Croucher Foundation. After the training, he returned to the CUHK, and joined the Department of Anatomy as a lecturer. He then received sabbatical training in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA. He became Professor in the Department of Anatomy in 2000, Chairman of the same Department in 2007, and currently Associate Director of School of Biomedical Sciences, Head of Division of Biomedical Sciences, Head of Division of Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine.
Professor Chan has devoted much time in both teaching and research. He was a member of several teaching Panels in the Faculty of Medicine, and awarded Teacher of the Year for Medical Year One by the Faculty of Medicine for four consecutive years. His research interest focuses on developmental and stem cell biology and cell-based therapy. He has published more than 160 articles including 10 review papers, 2 edited books and 12 book chapters. He has been receiving uninterrupted grant supports for his research for more than two decades. He has experiences in coordinating large-scale research projects supported by RGC Theme-based Research Scheme, RGC Collaborative Research Fund, RGC Central Allocation Grant, CUHK Strategic Research Grant and ITC Innovation and Technology Fund. He is one of the Founding Members of Hong Kong Society for Developmental Biology, Elected Representative from Hong Kong to the Council of Chinese Society for Anatomical Sciences and Expert Member of the Histology and Embryology Specialty Committee of the same National Society, Vice-President of Guangdong Society for Neuroscience, Member of American Anatomical Association, Member of British Society for Developmental Biology and Member of Society for Developmental Biology, USA. He is Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Neuroembryology and Aging, as well as Editorial Board member and manuscript reviewer of more than 15 international journals.
Professor Chan has been serving Shaw College in different capacities for many years. He is currently Chair of the Canteen Management Committee, Member of Campus Development and Management Committee and Vice President of the Staff Association Executive Committee. He has become Fellow, Trustee and Associate Head of Shaw College since 2006, 2011 and 2012 respectively.