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Institute member receives Young Investigator Award from World Sleep Congress
Dr. Danny YU (Research Assistant Professor), an affiliated member of the Vincent V.C. Woo Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Institute, attended the World Sleep Congress and the Asian Society of Sleep Medicine Annual Meeting held in Singapore from September 5 to 10, 2025. During the conference, Dr. YU delivered three oral presentations and was awarded the 2025 Young Investigator Award by the World Sleep Congress in recognition of his scientific achievements in the field of sleep and circadian science.
The World Sleep Congress is the premier international meeting in sleep and circadian science and medicine, held every two years. World Sleep 2025 was the largest congress to date, bringing together more than 3,000 researchers, clinicians, trainees, and other health professionals from over 75 countries.
The oral presentations Dr. YU delivered were as follows:
- Understanding sleep in Hong Kong: Exploring the key facilitators, barriers, and cultural influences
- Insomnia in the Elderly: Exploring the Efficacy of Tai Chi and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.
- Effectiveness of Stepped-Care Chinese Herbal Medicine and Psychotherapy on Improving Sleep in Adults with Insomnia: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
These oral presentations not only introduced the current status and key issues of sleep problems in Hong Kong to the global academic community, but also demonstrated the potential benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine in improving insomnia. This marks a significant step forward in advancing Traditional Chinese Medicine within the global field of sleep and circadian science and medicine.
In 2022, Dr. YU obtained his PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong and subsequently completed his postdoctoral training in the Department of Psychiatry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2024. His research focuses on evaluating the efficacy of various interventions, including traditional Chinese medicine approaches (e.g., herbal decoction and acupuncture), psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia), and exercise (e.g., aerobic exercise and Tai Chi), in improving sleep and mental health.