Titled “Empowering Health: Insights from Australian Medical Experts”, the 41st instalment of the Power Hour series featured Peter Lobie, a Shenzhen-based professor and researcher in molecular endocrinology and oncology specialising in hormone signalling and its implications for cancer development, and Gabriel Yu Li, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST).

Li addressed the theme of “Cross-Cultural Resonance”, with a focus on integrating Five-Tone Therapy into Australia’s wellness tourism sector. He shared his research that combines TCM with Chinese and Australian traditional music, fragrances and other sensory experiences in an integrated approach to address both mental and physical health issues.

“Macau has great potential for that kind of synergy, given the city’s resources and cultural cross-references. More can be done in this respect,” the MUST professor noted.

Peter Lobie emphasised the substantial efforts being undertaken in China to standardise and integrate Traditional Chinese Medicine into Western-oriented fields. “They are beginning to succeed, with very large initiatives such as the Hengqin Lab next door,” said the professor at the Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, referring to the Chinese Medicine Guangdong Laboratory, also known as the Hengqin Laboratory, located in the neighbouring In-depth Cooperation Zone.