The 1^st joint lab meeting between Prof. Li Min’s research group from Mr. & Mrs. Ko Chi Ming Centre for Parkinson's Disease Research (CPDR), Hong Kong Baptist University and Dr. Lu Jiahong’s research group from Institute of Chinese Medical Science, University of Macau was held on University of Macau, Dec 21, 2016. After this meeting, Prof. Li’s research group also visited the beautiful campus of University of Macau. In this joint lab meeting, the two lab’s research members reported their recent findings on autophagy and neurodegenerative diseases. This joint lab meeting promoted the understanding and depth cooperation between these two research groups.