Dr. Daniel Baptista-Hon is a Macau-born scientist and educator, with a PhD in Physiology and

Assistant Dean at the Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology. He is

passionate about training future doctors for Macau and advancing cancer, neuroscience and

infectious disease research.

Introduction

Dr. Daniel Baptista-Hon is an academic who was born and raised in Macau. His journey to train as a

scientist took him far from home. He moved to the UK at the age of 15 to complete his high school,

and University education. He studied for his Bachelors and Masters in Manchester and subsequently

earned his PhD in Physiology from the University of Edinburgh, where he explored the molecular

causes of heart disease. He later trained as a postdoctoral research fellow in cell biology at the

School of Medicine at the University of Dundee.

In 2020, Daniel felt the pull to return home, inspired by the chance to give back to Macau. He joined

the Faculty of Medicine at the Macau University of Science and Technology to help train the first

generations of homegrown doctors. He is now Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine making a

difference to healthcare education and medical research in Macau. His research ranges from cancer,

neuroscience and infectious diseases. He is also passionate about making medical issues and topics

accessible to the general public.