Programme
| 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 Roland T Chin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
- Welcoming address by Professor Sum-ping Lee, Dean of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
- Group Photo |
| 9:00 - 9:40 |
Chairperson: Professor GSW Tsao, Anatomy |
Keynote Lecture I
Biochemical Understanding of Cell Death
Professor Xiaodong Wang
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China |
| 9:40 - 10:20 |
Chairperson: Professor KSL Lam, Medicine |
Keynote Lecture II
Genome-wide Associations Identify a Plethora of Genes for Cardiometabolic Risk
Professor Jerome I Rotter
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA |
| 10:20 - 10:45 |
Tea Break |
| 10:45 - 11:10 |
Keynote Sessions for Best Research Output Awardees |
| 11:10 - 12:50 |
3 Concurrent Scientific Meetings of Research Centres:
- Healthy Aging
- Cancer
- Reproduction and Development
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| 12:50 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
Afternoon Session
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre |
| 14:00 - 14:40 |
Chairperson: Dr Roberto Bruzzone, HKU-Pasteur Research Centre |
Keynote Lecture VI
Pathogen Recognition by Mammalian Innate Immunity
Professor Shizuo Akira, Osaka University, Japan |
| 14:40 - 15:20 |
Chairperson: Professor IOL Ng, Pathology |
Keynote Lecture VII
Sequencing, Sequencing, and Sequencing
Professor Jun Wang, Beijing Genomics Institute, China |
| 15:20 - 15:45 |
Tea Break |
| 15:45 - 16:10 |
Keynote Sessions for Outstanding Young Researcher Awardees |
| 16:10 - 17:50 |
3 Concurrent Scientific Meetings of Research Centres:
- Public Health
- Infection & Immunology
- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
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Keynote Sessions for Best Research Output and Outstanding Young Researcher Awardees
| Keynote Sessions for Best Research Output Awardees |
| Morning Parallel Session |
| 10:45 - 11:10 |
Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Chairperson: Dr MH Sham, Biochemistry |
Molecular Signals Regulating Digit Growth and Joint Formation
Dr Danny Chan
Biochemistry, HKU
(2010 University Research Output Prize) |
| 10:45 - 11:10 |
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Chairperson: Professor PCY Woo, Microbiology |
The Emergence and Development of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus
Professor Y Guan
Centre for Influenza Research, HKU
(2010 Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award) |
| Keynote Sessions for Outstanding Young Researcher Awardees |
| Afternoon Parallel Session |
| 15:45 - 16:10 |
Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Chairperson: Professor SY Leung, Pathology |
Pinning Down Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dr EWC Tse
Medicine, HKU
(2010 Outstanding Young Researcher Award) |
| 15:45 - 16:10 |
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
Chairperson: Professor RYK Man, Pharmacology and Pharmacy |
The Promise of SIRT1, a Longevity Regulator, in Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Dr Y Wang
Pharmacology & Pharmacy, HKU
(2010 Outstanding Young Researcher 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
| Chairpersons: |
Dr RCC Chang, Anatomy |
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Professor Paul Vanhoutte, Pharmacology and Pharmacy |
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| 11:10 - 11:50 |
Keynote Lecture III
Oxygenated Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Regulators of Adipose Tissue Development and Energy Homeostasis
Professor Karsten Kristiansen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 11:50 - 12:20
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Calcium Dysregulations and Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis
Dr KH Cheung
Physiology, HKU |
| 12:20 - 12:50 |
The Metabolic Syndrome - Five Elements that Require Treatment
Professor BMY Cheung
Medicine, HKU |
| 2. Cancer : Scientific Meeting of the Centre for Cancer Research |
Morning Parallel Session
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
| Chairpersons: |
Professor GSW Tsao, Anatomy |
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Dr JWP Yam, Pathology |
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| 11:10 - 11:40 |
PAKs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dr WYP Ching
Anatomy, HKU |
| 11:40 - 12:20 |
Keynote Lecture IV:
Unravelling Signalling and Cytoskeletal Dynamics Using Vaccinia Virus
Dr Michael Way
Cancer Research UK, UK |
| 12:20 - 12:50 |
Microtubule Organization and Regulation: The Ends are the Beginning
Dr Robert Qi
Life Science, HKUST |
| 3. Reproduction & Development : Scientific Meeting of the Centre for Reproduction, Development and Growth |
Morning Parallel Session
Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre
| Chairpersons: |
Professor CW Lam, Pathology |
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Dr EHY Ng, Obsterics and Gynaecology |
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| 11:10 - 11:40
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Translation of GWAS Findings for Risk Prediction of Complex Diseases
Professor PC Sham
Psychiatry, HKU |
| 11:40 - 12:10
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Female Fertility Preservation
Professor Jie Qiao
Peking University Third Hospital, China
[Ex-fellow of Mrs Ivy Wu Fellowships for PRC Academics] |
| 12:10 - 12:50 |
Keynote Lecture V
Use of Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization in Preimplantation and Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
Professor Joris R Vermeesch
Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium |
| 4. Public Health: Scientific Meeting of the Public Health Research Centre |
Afternoon Parallel Session
Mrs Chen Yang Foo Oi Telemedicine Centre
| Chairpersons: |
Professor SSC Chan, Nursing |
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Dr CM Wong, Community Medicine |
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| 16:10 - 16:50 |
Keynote Lecture VIII
Biobanking: The Need for Large Blood-based Prospective Studies
Professor Sir Rory Collins
University of Oxford, UK |
| 16:50 - 17:20 |
An Application of Six Sigma in a Chinese Hospital
Professor Pingyan Chen
South Medical University, China
[Ex-fellow of Mrs Ivy Wu Fellowships for PRC Academics] |
17:20 - 17:50
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Statins: Why Do They Work So Well? An Overlooked Explanation and Its Implications for Population Health
Dr Mary Schooling
Public Health, HKU |
| 5. Infection & Immunology : Scientific Meeting of the Research Centre of Infection and Immunology |
Afternoon Parallel Session
Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
| Chairpersons: |
Professor CK Wong ,Chemical Pathology, CUHK |
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Dr KKW To, Microbiology |
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16:10 - 16:40
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Targeting Human γδ-T Cells: A Potential Novel Strategy to Treat Human and Avian Influenza Diseases
Dr Wen-wei Tu
Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, HKU |
| 16:40 - 17:10 |
Roles of Leptin in Immunity
Dr Li-wei Lu
Pathology, HKU |
| 17:10 - 17:50 |
Keynote Lecture IX:
Control of Immune Responses by Regulatory T Cells
Professor Shimon Sakaguchi
Kyoto University, Japan |
| 6. Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine : Scientific Meeting of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Consortium |
Afternoon Parallel Session
Lecture Theatres 2-4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
| Chairpersons: |
Professor KL Chow, Life Science, HKUST |
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Professor YS Chan, Physiology |
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| 16:10 - 16:40 |
Stem Cell and Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Dr AYH Leung
Medicine, HKU |
| 16:40 - 17:20 |
Keynote Lecture X
Regulation of Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis
Professor Hongjun Song
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA |
| 17:20 - 17:50 |
Cell-based Heart Regeneration
Professor Ronald Li
Medicine, HKU |
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