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Session II
Reproduction & Development, Musculoskeletal System and Cell Biology
Seminar Room 6, LG1, Laboratory Block

Chairpersons:
Professor Robin Lovell-Badge, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, UK
Dr CKF Lee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Time

Session No.

Presentations

0830-0840

2.01

Functional Study of VAD1.2 Deficiency on Spermatogenesis in Mice

Cao Shanbo, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

0840-0850

2.02

Human Cytomegalovirus Induced Program Cell Death and Impaired Haematopoietic Supportive Function of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Chen Jian Liang, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

0850-0900

2.03

A Structural Basis of the Adaptor Protein APPL2 in the Suppression of APPL1 through a Preferential Heterodimerization

Chen Yujie, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

0900-0910

2.04

Atypical Cerebellar Efferent Pathways Support Prenatal Onset in Autism

Fung Ching Man Germaine, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

0910-0920

2.05

Potential Role of VAD1.3 in Spermatogenesis and Fertilization

Gao Jing, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

0920-0930

2.06

3D-2D Registration and 3D Reconstruction for Image-Guided Interventions

Kang Xin, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

0930-0940

2.07

A Comparative Study of Calcium Phosphate Bone Cement Enriched with Strontium on Enhancing Tendon-bone Osteointegration in a Rabbit Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Model

Kuang Guanming, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

0940-0950

2.08

Fate and Properties of Notochordal Descendent Cells in the Intervertebral Disc: Implication to Disc Degeneration

Lam To Kam, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

0950-1000

2.09

In Vivo Study of Asporin, a Genetic Risk Factor for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Lee Kin Shing, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1000-1010

2.10

Silver Nanoparticles Modulate Collagen Alignment to Achieve Better Mechanical Properties During Wound Healing

Liu Xuelai, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1010-1020

2.11

Functional Significance of the 3'-UTR in the mRNA of the Stress-inducible Protein CHOP/Gadd153

Lui Wan Thomas, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1020-1030

2.12

The Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Stimulating Intervertebral Disc Cells: a Comparative Study Towards Disc Regeneration

Lv Fengjuan, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

1040-1050

2.13

Wnt Inhibitory Factor1 (Wif1) Coordinates Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) and Wingless (Wnt) Signaling Activities to Regulate Urorectal Development

Ng Chun Laam, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1050-1100

2.14

A Randomized Study Comparing One Session with Two Sessions of Non-invasive Acupuncture in Patients Undergoing Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer (FET)

So Wing Sze, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1100-1110

2.15

Role of Chromosomal 6q23 Region in the Modulation of HbF Production

Tsang Tsui Ying, Stella, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology

1110-1120

2.16

The Development of Therapeutic DNA Aptamers against Various E3 Ubiquitin Ligase WWP1 Truncations

Tucker Wesley Owen, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1120-1130

2.17

Molecular Consequences of Indian Hedgehog Mutations Causing Brachydactylies in Chick Neural Tube

Wang Xue, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1130-1140

2.18

Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells from Bone-forming Cells

Wang Yinxiang, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1140-1150

2.19

Olfactory Test Indicates Impaired Social Interaction in Mice Treated Prenatally with Valproic Acid

Wei Ran, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1150-1200

2.20

The CD38/cADPR/Ca2+ Pathway Suppresses Cardiac Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Wei Wenjie, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1200-1330

Lunch for Chairpersons and Moderators

1330-1340

2.21

Nanomechanical Study of Vimentin Intermediate Filament

Wong Kai Lun, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

1340-1350

2.22

Control of Human Trophoblast Invasion by Adrenomedullin

Wong Siu Tak, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1350-1400

2.23

Identification of Putative Human Endometrial Stem Cells Using Fluorescent Cell Tracking

Xiang Lina, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1400-1410

2.24

The Protective Mechanisms of Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Xiao Jia, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1410-1420

2.25

Epstein–Barr Virus BZLF1 Gene Induces Genomic Instability through Induction of DNA Damage Response in Epithelial Cells

Yang Jie, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1420-1430

2.26

The Migration and Survival of Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Anoikis Stress

Yu Jiaole, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

1430-1440

2.27

Loss of MT1-MMP Facilitates iPSCs Self-renewal

Zhou Jin, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1440-1450

2.28

RET Transcriptional Regulation by HOXB5 in Hirschsprung's Disease

Zhu Jiang, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1450-1500

2.29

Effect of Tissue Architecture on Behaviors of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

TONG Wing Yin Tommy, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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