Professor QIAO Wei

Professor QIAO Wei is the Assistant Dean (Research) and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, HKU. He is fascinated with the creation of our body, which inspires him to develop novel biomaterials for infection eradication and tissue regeneration. He is also passionate about clinical teaching of cariology and implant dentistry. He is the recipient of IADR Star Fellowship (2024) and IADR Lion Research Award (2018). He currently serves on the early career editorial boards for Bioactive Materials and BMEMat.

Professor Shara Lee

Professor Shara Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). She graduated with a bachelor degree in Radiation Therapy from PolyU and earned her PhD in medicine from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She leads HEROCARE, a compassion-driven programme that trains future healthcare professionals to support children with cancer and their carers, which won Silver at the 2024 QS Reimagine Education Awards. She also leads CARE: Clinical AI Readiness & Reflection Ecosystem, a Teaching Development Grant advancing AI-supported reflection in clinical training.

Dr Elvis Ng

Dr Elvis Ng is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. He was trained as a chemist but has a strong passion for technology. He represented Macau SAR at the 39th WorldSkills International Competition (世界技能大賽), where he received the Medallion for Excellence in IT/Software Application. He is part of HKUMed’s EdTech team, and is dedicated to reshaping teaching and learning through GenAI, with a recent focus on problem-based learning (PBL) and interprofessional education (IPE).

Dr Araceli Hambleton Fuentes
Medical Doctor, Internal Medicine Specialist, Intensive Care Specialist

Dr. Araceli Hambleton-Fuentes is a Medical Doctor and Internal Medicine Specialist. She graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a specialisation in Intensive Care from Hospital Español de México and UNAM. She is a full-time professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she contributes to medical education and educational innovation. Her clinical practice spans emergency care, critical care transport, intensive care, and internal medicine consultations. Dr. Hambleton-Fuentes is an active member of several professional organisations and focuses on clinical simulation to enhance healthcare education and patient care. She has authored publications and spoken at national and international conferences.

Dr Sandra Monteiro

Dr. Sandra Monteiro is a MERIT Scientist in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Education and Innovation at McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences, and Director of Simulation Scholarship at the Centre for Simulation-Based Learning. Her research uses simulation-based education to improve clinical reasoning and inform education and assessment. She has received several awards, including the 2021 Meridith Marks New Educator Award and a 2023 KIPRIME Fellowship. Dr. Monteiro leads international collaborations on cognitive models of clinical reasoning and is expanding her work to address inequities in healthcare and medical education through fair, equitable assessment practices.

Sasha Zhuo-Yi Watts

I’m a final year Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) student from the University of Auckland with experience in community pharmacy.

Dr Jessica Lees

Dr Jessica Lees is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne and a health professions education researcher whose work focuses on embodied pedagogies, inclusive curriculum design, and the role of digital technologies in teaching touch-based clinical practice. Her recent PhD research explores how health professional students develop embodied, relational, and ethical forms of clinical judgement, particularly in contexts such as physical examination, peer physical examination, and practice-based learning. Jessica has led award-winning curriculum innovation through the Safer Spaces project, a trauma-informed approach to peer physical examination that foregrounds consent, safety, choice, and responsiveness to diverse learner experiences. Across her teaching, research, and curriculum leadership, she is interested in how health professions education can prepare practitioners for culturally responsive, person-centred care in an increasingly technological and complex healthcare landscape.

Dr Alexander Ng
President of Tencent Healthcare
Head of Tencent AI for Life Sciences Lab
Head of Tencent Inclusive Health Lab
Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong
Honorary Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr. Alexander Ng is President of Tencent Healthcare, and heads Tencent’s AI for Life Sciences Lab and Inclusive Health Lab. He leads the development of integrated online-offline medical services, AI-powered self-care tools, and AI models for drug discovery and disease screening. Alex also severs as an Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Previously, he contributed to global health as a member of the World Health Organization’s Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, where he provided expert consultation on ethical AI and digital health policies. Prior to Tencent, he was Deputy Director for Health Innovation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. He holds a medical degree from the University of Auckland, a postgraduate diploma in health informatics from the University of Otago, and an MPH from Harvard.

Professor BIAN Zhaoxiang
Hospital Chief Executive, The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong

Professor BIAN Zhaoxiang is currently Associate Vice-President (Clinical Chinese Medicine), Chair Professor in Chinese Medicine and Tsang Shiu Tim Endowed Chair of Chinese Medicine Clinical Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He also serves as Hospital Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital; Director of the Vincent V.C. Woo Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Institute; Director of the Centre for Chinese Herbal Medicine Drug Development; and Director of the Chinese EQUATOR Centre at the Hong Kong Baptist University. Professor Bian has long been dedicated to the integrative Chinese and Western medicine management of gastrointestinal diseases. His work encompasses clinical services, clinical and basic research, and new drugs development. He is also actively advancing the standardisation and internationalisation of clinical research in Chinese medicine.

Louise Potter
Director of the Clinical Phase, University of Nottingham

Louise is Director of the Clinical Phase for Undergraduate Medicine for the University of Nottingham at Lincoln Medical School. Clinically she works as a Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals. Her expertise in medical education focuses on medical curriculum design, patient safety and human factors and the use of simulation-based education. She is the deputy chair of the U21 Health Sciences, Sustainable Development Goals initiative and member of the European Network of Climate Health Education. She is passionate to embed sustainability into medical curriculum aiming to equip future doctors with the skills to advocate for sustainable practice and address the health impacts of environmental issues.

Professor David Bishai
Professor David Bishai is Clinical Professor in Public Health and Division Head of Health Economics Policy and Management at The University of Hong Kong.

A leading health economist, his research focuses on the performance and financing of global public health activities, primary healthcare, health disparities. He is the author of two books and more than 260 peer-reviewed scientific publications, His award-winning courses on systems thinking and health economics have reached over forty-thousand students. He received his MPH from UCLA, his MD from the University of California at San Diego, and his PhD from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Joseph Wu

Joseph Wu is the Sir Robert Kotewall Professor in Public Health at HKU. He specialises in mathematical and statistical modelling of diseases. His research aim is to develop practical analytics and strategies for disease control and prevention. He has worked on COVID-19, influenza, HPV, yellow fever, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer. He earned his PhD in Operations Research and BS in Chemical Engineering from MIT. He is co-editor-in-chief of Epidemics. He is a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health, and a member of the WHO Advisory Committee on Immunization and Vaccines-related Implementation Research (IVIR-AC) during 2018-2023.

Supriya Mainali

Supriya Mainali is a physiotherapy student at Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Nepal, interested in the intersections of physiotherapy, health equity, and holistic healthcare. She believes that understanding health requires looking beyond individual disciplines and remaining open to perspectives shaped by different experiences and contexts. Her participation in the 2026 Global Learning Partnership (GLP) in Nepal deepened her appreciation for multidisciplinary collaboration and the possibilities that emerge through shared learning. She continues to explore how physiotherapy can contribute to more equitable and sustainable healthcare while remaining curious about the ideas, experiences, and perspectives that challenge and expand her understanding of the field. 

Sibusiso Mdletshe
Senior Lecturer

A member of the U21 Health Sciences Group (HSG) Interprofessional Education (IPE) Special Interest Group (SIG) since its inception in 2028 during the U21 HSG Annual meeting, Sibusiso Mdletshe currently chairs the IPE SIG (2022 – current). He has background training in radiography (medical imaging) and radiation therapy and has various qualifications and certificates that cut across the disciplines of Human Resources Management, Project Management, Health Sciences Education, and Leadership Development. With more than 25 years of experience in higher education, he is currently the Senior Lecturer and Post-Graduate Director (Medical Imaging) at the University of Auckland where is a member of the Sustainability Working Group at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is also a committee member of the Australia and New Zealand Medical Radiation Research Network (ANZMRRN). Further, he is a Teaching at University (TAU) Fellow.

Dr Carl Schneider
Associate Professor, The University of Sydney, Australia

Associate Professor Carl Schneider is a registered nurse, registered pharmacist and university academic, with a broad range of experience across acute and community care settings, both in Australia and the United Kingdom. His research interest focuses on patient safety via collaborative quality use of medicines. Additional research interests include health services design, implementation and evaluation. Carl has published over 125 peer-reviewed papers in a wide variety of research fields, including healthcare services, medication safety, interprofessional collaboration and health education. Carl has secured AUD$6 million in competitive research funding, and currently serves as Chair of the Universitas 21 Pharmacy Discipline Group, Secretary of the Academic Pharmacy Section of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), and Associate Editor of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. In 2022, Carl was awarded Fellowship of FIP as international recognition of his service to the pharmacy profession.

Professor Sherry Chan

Sherry Kit Wa Chan is a Clinical Professor of Department of Psychiatry, HKU and is a qualified psychiatry specialist both in UK and HK. She is the Assistant Dean of Professional development of the LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, and one of the co-convenors of the U21 University Mental Health Group. She has published more than 300 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals focused on long-term outcomes of patients with psychosis and impact of early intervention services, treatment resistance and social cognition in psychosis, and youth mental health. She has been ranked by the Clarivate Analytics as a top 1% researcher worldwide by citation in the field of Psychiatry since 2020.

Mark Pickering
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, University College Dublin School of Medicine

Mark Pickering is a neuroscientist, microscopist and educator who joined the University College Dublin School of Medicine in 2012.

Public and community engagement and involvement in science is a cornerstone of his work, and he aims to democratise the process of discovery not only through informing and engaging the wider community about science, but empowering them to become active participants in the process of science themselves. This philosophy of inclusive, active involvement informs not only his research but also his approach to education, both formally in the classroom and in the non-traditional, informal learning opportunities he facilitates.

Suhaila Rizky Nasution

As a final-year Master of Public Health student at the University of Melbourne, I work at the intersection of research, community engagement, and innovation to improve population health outcomes.

Aqsa Rahim

Aqsa Rahim is a second-year MPH thesis student at McMaster University passionate about community-based research, storytelling, and learning alongside communities. Outside academia, she is a published poet and open-mic regular.

Lee Hok Lam

Lee Hok Lam is an medical student from HKU and UN Private Sector Partnerships Associate. As a HKSAR Top 10 Outstanding Student, he bridges global health, research, and social innovation.

Aiswarya Bhandari

Kia ora! As a final-year Bachelor of Biomedical Science student at the University of Auckland, I'm passionate about helping people, advancing technology, and working towards a brighter future in healthcare.

Laura Fodor

Laura Fodor is a Biomedicine student at Lund University and an Amgen Scholar. She is interested in how education can equip students with the skills needed in rapidly evolving fields.

Bárbara Cordero

My name is Bárbara Cordero, and I'm a fourth-year Dentistry student in Chile. I'm passionate about research, global collaboration and improving oral healthcare through evidence-based practice.

Olivia Evans

My name is Liv and I’m a dentist completing specialty training in orthodontics at Birmingham Dental Hospital and Worcestershire Royal Hospital, alongside a research master’s at the University of Birmingham.

Hope Hove

Hope Hove is a passionate researcher and emerging academic dedicated to advancing digital health, pulmonary rehabilitation, and equitable healthcare, while empowering communities through innovative, evidence-based solutions.

Daniel Sanchez

Daniel is a Physiotherapy student at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, committed to advancing health professions education and healthy ageing through research, innovation, leadership, and community engagement.

Andrew Holmes

Andrew is a fifth-year medical student at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He works on data science in ophthalmology with the Vision Research Foundation, with interests spanning clinical and epidemiological research.

Sophie van Dijke

Sophie is a Medical Informatics master’s student and an education policy researcher at the University of Amsterdam Faculty of Medicine, specializing in Generative AI in higher education.

Ciara Donohue

Hi! I’m Ciara Donohue, a final year general nursing student from University College Dublin. I am passionate about healthcare equality and student welfare and am delighted to be attending the U21 Health Science group annual meeting.

Grace Lam

Hi everyone, I am a fourth-year student from the University of Glasgow. I aspire to specialise in nurse-led vascular access teams, oncology, theatres, cardiology or intensive care.

Tan Thai

Tan Thai is a 5th year student undertaking the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Management (Hons) at the University of Sydney. An avid pharmacy student with an interest in molecular modelling, drug discovery and rational drug design. During his 4th year, Tan volunteered under Professor Thomas Balle in characterisation of the α4α4 nicotinic pharmacophore, later expanding into his formal Honours project during 2026. He maintains an ongoing focus on the research and development of drugs for neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Sasha Zhuo-Yi Watts

I’m a final year Bachelor of Pharmacy(Honours) student from the University of Auckland with experience in community pharmacy.

Lesedi Victoria Monaiwa

Lesedi Victoria Monaiwa is a public health professional and MHSc candidate at the University of Johannesburg, committed to advancing public health through research, innovation, and global collaboration.

Hasnat Sujon

Hasnat Sujon is a medical doctor and clinical research professional pursuing an MPH (Epidemiology) at University College Dublin. His background spans global health research across Bangladesh and Europe, focusing on infectious disease, maternal health, and epidemiology.