ASTRA 2025

Rio Sugimura

Invited Speaker, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Rio Sugimura received his M.D. from Osaka University, Japan, in 2008, and his Ph.D. in Stem Cells and Regeneration from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, USA, in 2012. He has been trained at world-leading institutes, including Harvard Medical School and Kyoto University. He is an Assistant Professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, and a principal investigator at the Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology, Hong Kong. Dr. Rio Sugimura is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of hematology, immunology, and stem cell biology. His lab aims to synthetic immunology by cell fate manipulation and immuno-engineering. His lab spans into HKUMed campus and Hong Kong Science Park, leveraging single-cell technology, computational science, stem cell, and organoid engineering. Dr. Rio Sugimura is a Director of the Blood Engineering Laboratory, a PI of the Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology, and an Assistant Professor of HKUMed. He is an expert in stem cell differentiation, organoids, single-cell technology, and synthetic biology.