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8:00 - 8:45 |
Registration |
Morning Session |
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
8:45 - 9:00 |
Opening Ceremony
- Officiating address by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor & President
- Welcoming address by Professor Sum Ping Lee, Dean of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
- Group Photo |
9:00 – 9:40 |
Chairperson:
Professor Hon-cheung Lee, Physiology
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Keynote Lecture I
Visual Biology of Nanomachines and Cells
Professor Wah Chiu
Baylor College of Medicine, USA |
9:40 – 10:20 |
Chairperson: Professor George SW Tsao, Anatomy |
Keynote Lecture II
Dynamic Imaging of Molecular Signaling in Live Cells and Animals
Professor David R Piwnica-worms
Washington University School of Medicine, USA |
10:20 - 10:45 |
Tea Break |
10:45 - 11:25 |
Keynote Sessions for Best Research Output and Outstanding Researchers |
11:25 - 13:05 |
3 Concurrent Scientific Meetings of Research Centres:
- Healthy Aging [Lecture Theatre 1]
- Infection and Immunology [Lecture Theatre 2-4]
- Reproduction and Development [Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre]
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13:05 - 14:15 |
Lunch |
Afternoon Session |
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
14:15 – 14:55 |
Chairperson: Professor Malik Peiris, Microbiology |
Keynote Lecture VI
Pandemic Influenza: The Continuing Multiple Threats
Professor Robert G Webster
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA |
14:55 – 15:35 |
Chairperson: Professor Kathryn SE Cheah, Biochemistry |
Keynote Lecture VII
Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Disease
Professor Philip Beachy
Stanford University School of Medicine, USA |
15:35 - 16:00 |
Tea Break |
16:00 - 17:40/18:00 |
3 Concurrent Scientific Meetings of Research Centres:
- Public Health [Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre]
- Cancer [Lecture Theatre 2-4]
- Neuromedicine [Lecture Theatre 1]
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Keynote Sessions for Best Research Output and Outstanding Researchers |
| Morning Parallel Session |
Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
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Chairperson: Professor Daisy KY Shum, Biochemistry |
| 10:45 - 11:05 |
Healthy Aging
Current Perspective for Cardiac Regeneration
Professor HF Tse
Medicine, HKU
(2008 Outstanding Researcher Award) |
11:05 - 11:25 |
Reproduction & Development
Promotion of Remyelination for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Animal Models
Professor WT Wu
Anatomy, HKU
(2008 University Research Output Prize) |
Lecture Theatre 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
10:45 - 11:05 |
Chairperson: Professor George SW Tsao, Anatomy |
Cancer
The Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Interaction in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
Dr CTL Chan
Pathology, HKU
(2008 Outstanding Young Researcher Award) |
11:05 - 11:25 |
Chairperson: Dr Wen-wei Tu, Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine |
Infection & Immunology
Carpe Diem in Medical Research - A Personal Perspective
Dr JM Nicholls
Pathology, HKU
(2008 Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award) |
Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre |
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Chairpersons: Professor Kathryn SE Cheah, Biochemistry
Chairpersons: Professor Pak-chung Ho, Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| 10:45 - 11:05 |
Reproduction & Development
Viral and Cellular Regulators of Type I Interferon Production
Dr DY Jin
Biochemistry, HKU
(2008 Outstanding Researcher Award) |
11:05 - 11:25 |
6: Reproduction & Development
Intervertebral Disc Transplantation - from Laboratory to Clinical Trial
Professor KDK Luk
Orthopaedics & Traumatology, HKU
(2008 Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award) |
1. Healthy Aging : Scientific Meeting of the Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging |
Morning Parallel Session
Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
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Chairpersons: Professor Sookja K Chung, Anatomy
Chairpersons: Professor Grace WK Tang, Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| 11:25 - 12:05 |
Keynote Lecture III
Retinal Ganglion Cell Photoreceptors
Professor Gary E Pickard
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA |
12:05 - 12:25 |
Amyloid Beta Neurotoxicity
Dr KH Chan
Medicine, HKU |
12:25 - 12:45 |
The Time-keeping Hormone Melatonin as a Novel Drug Candidate for the Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Dr SYW Shiu
Physiology, HKU |
12:45-13:05
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Age Related Macular Degeneration - Who is at risk?
Dr WWK Lai
Eye Institute, HKU |
2. Infection & Immunology : Scientific Meeting of the Research Centre of Infection and Immunology |
Morning Parallel Session
Lecture Theatre 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
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Chairpersons: Dr Zhi-wei Chen, AIDS Institute
Chairpersons: Professor Allan SY Lau, Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine |
| 11:25 - 12:05 |
Keynote Lecture IV
The Global Threat of HIV/AIDS: How Does Science Face the Challenge
Professor Jay A Levy
University of California, San Francisco, USA |
12:05 - 12:35 |
The Ongoing Research of an Effective AIDS Vaccine
Dr ZW Chen
AIDS Instiute, HKU |
12:35 - 13:05 |
Autoimmune Arthritis and its Experimental Therapy
Dr LW Lu
Pathology, HKU |
3. Reproduction & Development : Scientific Meeting of the Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth |
Morning Parallel Session
Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre |
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Chairpersons: Dr Siu-yuen Chan, Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Chairpersons: Professor Pak Sham, Psychiatry |
| 11:25 - 11:55 |
Impaired Chromatin Modification Interferes with Double-strand Break Repair in Accelerated Aging Syndrome
Dr ZJ Zhou
Biochemistry, HKU |
11:55 - 12:25 |
Understanding Spermatogenesis by Gene Targeting in Mice
Dr CKF Lee
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, HKU |
12:25 - 13:05 |
Keynote Lecture V
Sequencing 1000S of Genomes
Professor Gonçalo Abecasis
University of Michigan, USA |
4. Public Health: Scientific Meeting of the Public Health Research Centre |
Afternoon Parallel Session
Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre |
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Chairpersons: Dr Sharron SK Leung, Nursing Studies
Chairpersons: Dr Chit-ming Wong, Community Medicine |
| 16:00 - 16:40 |
Keynote Lecture VIII
Does Air Pollution Cause Childhood Asthma
Professor Michael Brauer
The University of British Columbia, Canada |
16:40 - 17:00 |
Hedging Against Antiviral Resistance During the Next Influenza
Pandemic using Small Stockpiles of an Alternative Chemotherapy
Dr JTK Wu
Community Medicine, HKU |
17:00 - 17:20 |
Health Literacy Issues in Diabetic Care: How Much Do We Care?
Dr AYM Leung
Nursing Studies, HKU |
17:20 - 17:40 |
Morbidity Pattern of Community-based Primary Health Care Services in Hong Kong
Dr YYC Lo
Medicine, HKU |
5. Cancer : Scientific Meeting of the Centre for Cancer Research |
Afternoon Parallel Session
Lecture Theatre 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
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Chairpersons: Professor Suet-yi, Leung, Pathology
Chairpersons: Dr Kwok-ming Yao, Biochemistry |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Uncoupling of Mitosis and Genome Instability
Professor RYC Poon
Biochemistry, HKUST |
16:30 - 17:00 |
Disruption of Mitotic Checkpoint by Id1 Overexpression
Professor GSW Tsao
Anatomy, HKU |
17:00 - 17:40 |
Keynote Lecture IX
Targeting Cdc25A/Chk1 in Breast Cancer
Professor Helen M Piwnica-worms
Washington University School of Medicine, USA |
6. Neuromedicine |
Afternoon Parallel Session
Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
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Chairpersons: Professor Shu-leong Ho, Medicine
Chairpersons: Professor Si Lok, Genome Research Centre |
| 16:00 - 16:40 |
Keynote Lecture X
Genomic of Brain Diseases
Professor Guy Rouleau
University of Montreal, Canada |
16:40 - 17:20 |
Keynote Lecture XI
Viral Infections of the CNS – Diagnosis, New Developments and the Role of Herpesviruses
Professor William Rawlinson
University of New South Wales, Australia |
17:20 - 18:00 |
Keynote Lecture XII - Dr Vincent Liu Endowment Lecture on Motor Neuron Disease:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Models and Mechanisms
Professor Serge Przedborski
Columbia University Medical Center, USA
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