Teacher

Dr. LAM To Kam Cherry is a nature lover, who has been fascinated by the wonders of life since she was a child. She obtained her B.Sc. in Biology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She later got her M.Phil and PhD. degrees in Biomedical sciences from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in which her research addressed the molecular basis for Intervertebral disc degeneration.

She joined the General Education Foundation (GEF) Programme, with the vision of promoting science education in her alma mater. As a teacher, she is interested in studying students’ thinking complexity in their writing. This not only could help us understand students, but also give feedback on students’ learning. She is currently developing experiential learning platforms and activities to engage students’ reflection and discussion on the critical issues of human society.

In Dialogue with Nature

• Au TYK; Lam TK; Peng Y; Wynn SL; Cheung KMC; Cheah KSE; Leung VYL; “Transformation of Resident Notochord-Descendent Nucleus Pulposus Cells in Mouse Injury-Induced Fibrotic Intervertebral Discs.” Aging Cell, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Wiley, 2020. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33084203/. 
• LAM To Kam. “Reading the Story of Our Understanding of Life” in Bridging Divides, Crossing Borders, Community Building: The Human Voice in Core Texts and the Liberal Arts, eds., Tuan Hoang and Daniel Nuckols (ACTC Publications, forthcoming). (Selected Papers from the Twenty-Third Annual Conference of the Association of Core Texts and Courses (ACTC), Dallas, April 20-23, 2017)
• CHAN Hin Yin Henry, CHIU Julie, GAO Xin, LAM To Kam, PANG Kam-moon, WU Jun, YEUNG Yang. “Qualitative Narrative Assessment of Two Dialogues at the Chinese University of Hong Kong” Qualitative Narrative Assessment: Core Text Programs in Review, 1-33. (USA, Association of Core Texts and Courses, 2018).
• LI Ming, CHENG Wai Pang, CHIU Chu Lee, LAM To Kam, LAU Hoi Lung, LUI Wing Sing, WONG Wing Yu. “Experiential Learning in the GEF Programme: Understanding classics through Farming”.<Teaching and Learning Innovation EXPO 2018>

• Co-Investigator, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) for the 2022-25 Triennium for an online bilingual glossary in support of language alignment in General Education Foundation (GEF) classes. 10/2022 – 04/2025
• Co-Investigator, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) for 2019-22 Triennium (Ref#: 4170619) for the development of experiential-learning schemes for the General Education Foundation Programme, 12/2019 – 04/2022 
• Co-Investigator, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) for 2017-29 Triennium project on experiencing classics through farming, 11/2017 – 06/2019 
• Core member of the Narrative Qualitative Assessment (NQA) Project for the General Education Foundation (GEF) Programme, 12/2015 – 07/2017