Prof. Zhi-xiu LIN

Professor Zhi-xiu Lin is an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he also serves as the Acting Director of the School and Course Director for the MSc in Acupuncture and MSc in Chinese Medicine programs. He graduated with a BSc in Chinese Medicine from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in 1987 and began his career as a Chinese medicine doctor at the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Provincial Research Institute of Chinese Medicine. After moving to England in 1991 to improve his English, he pursued a PhD in Pharmacognosy at King's College, University of London, which he completed in 1999. Prior to joining CUHK in 2003, he was a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the Chinese Medicine Programme at Middlesex University, where he contributed to both basic and clinical teachings.