The key takeaway from the recent talk by Professor Yu Huang, Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Jeanie Hu Professor of Biomedical Sciences at CityU, was something we could easily relate to: keep your blood vessels healthy.
According to Prof. Huang, a leading vascular biologist, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, taking more than 18 million lives each year. Speaking on 2 November 2022 at the latest talk in the President’s Lecture Series, Prof. Huang discussed novel mechanisms that cause endothelial cell dysfunction in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, abnormal lipids or obesity as well as the development of new venues for the prediction, prevention and treatment of CVD.
The President’s Lecture Series: Excellence in Academia offers a platform for scholars to reach out to students and faculty across the CityU community, bringing together scientists, engineers, economists, lawyers, sociologists and creative media exponents, to name but a few, to discuss wide-ranging academic investigations. The lecture video and more about Prof. Huang’s talk are available on the following website.