EY1920 Year Book

103 102 Lau Pak Ho Semester 1: Humanitarian education at Humanitarian Education Centre @ Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters Semester 2: Education work at International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) @ Kuala Lumpur Other experiences: • Work at Humanitarian Education centre: • Actor in Warzone 90 • Questionnaire data analysis • Translation of HE App • Health Care in Danger project. • What I learnt: • Visit red cross facilities (headquarter, blood bank, donation centre) • spirit of humanitarianism is to reduce suffering, preserve life and dignity • basic knowledge of how NGOs operates • Work at Malaysia Federation of Red Cross: • Education Mapping Exercise • Case studies of humanitarian education • Newsletter of IFRC • What I learnt: • Adapt to new environment being alone • Learn how INGOs co-operate • Learn to cope with sudden situations (COVID-19 and sudden cancellation of activity, evacuation and satellite office) • Travel to different countries during semester break (England, Spain, Portugal, Brussels, Luxembourg and Malaysia) • Pursuit personal hobbies (Playing piano and • learning new language) • Refresh medical knowledge (revision, first-aid classes, service to elderlies) MBBS Enrichment Year 2019/20 Lau Pak Ho Full Year < SH - I ntern s hi p at I nternati o nal Fe d erati o n of R e d C r oss, Mala ys ia > INTERCALATED DEGREE (BSC CANCER BIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY) University of Bristol I studied for an intercalated degree in the Cancer Biology and Immunology course in the University of Bristol for the whole year. I have completed 120 credits, including 4 unit courses, and a research project with a scientific dissertation as the final product. COURSES I TOOK DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS AND EMBRYONAL CANCERS CANCERMECHANISMS AND THERAPEUTICS IMMUNOPATHOLOGY ANDAPPLIED IMMUNOLOGY MEDICAL VIROLOGY This unit covered the molecules, mechanisms and pathways that are critical in growth and development. Aberrations that contribute to carcinogenesis are emphasized. This unit covered the cellular and molecular changes that result in common cancers. The genes and growth signalling pathways that are crucial to cancer development are elaborated. This unit covered the pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases. Problems of the immune system and designing effective vaccines are also mentioned. This unit covered the main viral diseases of man in terms of their natural history, biology, molecular biology, immunology, pathogenesis and epidemiology. RESEARCH PROJECT Production of a fully safe and effective dengue virus vaccine – why hasn’t one been developed? The Dengue viruses are spread by mosquitoes and infect up to 390 million individuals annually in sub- tropical and tropical regions of the world. Complications of dengue infection may lead to the potentially fatal dengue haemorrhagic fever and shock syndromes that result in ~25,000 deaths annually. Despite intensive research, neither a fully safe and effective dengue vaccine nor antiviral treatments are available to prevent dengue. In this research project, the current dengue vaccines were evaluated at a molecular/ immunological level. A comprehensive literature survey on the development of dengue virus vaccines, especially the challenges involved, were thoroughly discussed in the scientific dissertation. I also travelled around Europe and broadened my horizon… MBBS Enrichment Year 2019/20 Lau Sin Tung Clarice Full Year < IC - Intercalated degree at University of Bristol, UK > Lau Sin Tung Clarice