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May 1999 Newsletter
From the Editor
This may well be the last ICSM Newsletter in its present form! Some
of our members feel that the Newsletter should go electronic and
be placed on the Internet and sent to each member by e-mail. Please
let me know your e-mail address by filling in and return the enclosed
form. I would also appreciate comments from you, especially if you
have strong objections.
Area of Excellence
Cardiovascular Sciences, alas, has not been chosen by the University
Grants Committee to be an AoE this time round. Whilst this is obviously
a disappointment to us, especially to those who have put in a lot
of effort and dedication in writing the proposal, we need to look
ahead and continue our pursuit of excellence in research and clinical
practice. In order to achieve that goal, we have a number of new
initiatives. Firstly, research groups with a common interest (e.g.
atherosclerosis, hypertension, hypoxia, myocardial protection) will
be formed. Such groups will foster collaboration and will naturally
lead to joint RGC applications. Secondly, there will be regular
research meetings (e.g. Wednesday lunchtime) for members to give
a talk. The first lunch time research meeting will be announced
in the near future.
ICSM web site
We now have our own web site. The address is: http://www.med.hku.hk/icsm.
A visit to our own web pages is strongly recommended. In fact, you
will find this newsletter posted there. Our thanks to Heather Ballard
and her husband Dr Steve Fleischer for creating this site.
Lecture announcement
Professor Alexander Turpie, Professor of Medicine at McMaster University,
will deliver a lecture to the Institute on Tuesday, May 25 at 5.30
p.m. in the Lecture Theatre, Room 403, Department of Medicine, Professorial
Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. His talk will
be entitled "Anti-thrombotic therapy in coronary ischaemia". Professor
Turpie is a world authority on thrombolytics, low-molecular weight
heparin and antiplatelet therapy. He was involved in the ISIS studies
and the recent ESSENCE trial. We are fortunate to have a very distinguished
speaker talking on a hot topic.
Research Assistant Professor
The post of a Research Assistant Professor is still open to applications.
The appointment is for up to 2 years and the appointee should have
a PhD in Medical Science and would be expected to undertake a project
involving collaboration among members of the Institute. The candidate
should have one or more sponsors who are teachers in HKU. Enquiries
and applications to the Honorary Secretary, Dr Bernard Cheung, Department
of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong (tel: 28554768;
fax: 28725828; e-mail: mycheung@hkucc.hku.hk).
Next Annual Scientific Meeting
The next meeting is provisionally scheduled on 30th/31st October
1999 in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Building. Professor GW
He will announce the details shortly.
Publications of members
We are preparing the Annual Report for ICSM. There will be a section
listing the publications of our members (since 1996). Please find
enclosed a form for you to list your publications. Alternatively,
you might wish to send a publication list you have prepared or a
photocopy of your publications. Not only is this a chance to show
that you are active, it is also a good opportunity for others to
know of your interests and expertise. I hope you can find time to
complete this and return to: Dr Bernard Cheung, Department of Medicine,
Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Editor: Dr Bernard Cheung, Department
of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong (tel: 28554768;
fax: 28725828; e-mail: mycheung@hkucc.hku.hk)
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