Monday, September 3, 2007

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

Foyer outside Lecture Theatre I, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre

9:00 – 9:30

Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address by:
Professor Paul Tam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong

Lecture Theatre I

Chairpersons for the Morning Session:
Professor Jianping Weng, Sun Yat-sen University Medical School
Professor KSL Lam, The University of Hong Kong

9:30 – 10:30

Lecture: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Molecular Basis of Modern and Future Therapies
Professor Lawrence Chan, Baylor College of Medicine

10:30 – 10:50

Morning Tea Break

Foyer outside Lecture Theatre I

10:50 – 11:50

Lecture: Adiponectin and its Receptors
Professor Takashi Kadowaki, University of Tokyo

Lecture Theatre I

11:50 – 12:50

Lecture: The Role of Cide Proteins in the Development of Obesity
Professor Peng Li, Tsinghua University

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

7/F Restaurant, William MW Mong Block

Workshop on Microarray and Proteomic Approaches
Chairpersons:
Dr Yu Wang and Dr Aimin Xu, The University of Hong Kong

14:15 – 14:40

Simultaneous Multiple Gene and Pathway Discoveries by Microarray Analysis
Professor Pak Sham, The University of Hong Kong

Seminar Room 7, LG1, Laboratory Block

14:40 – 15:05

Proteomics Approaches for Biomarker Discovery in Obesity and its Related Medical Complications
Dr Yu Wang, The University of Hong Kong

15:05 - 15:30

Antibody Suspension Array-based Approaches for High Throughput Measurement of Multiple Biomarkers in small volume of samples
Dr Jimmy Yau, The University of Hong Kong

15:30 - 15:45

Afternoon Tea Break

15:45 – 16:15

On-site Demonstration of the Proteomics and Microarray Facilities
Dr Priscilla Leung, The University of Hong Kong

16:15 – 17:00

Abstract Presentations (Oral format)

17:00 – 17:30

Q&A and Discussion

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Chairpersons for the Morning Session:
Professor Melissa Thomas, Harvard Medical School
Professor PS Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lecture Theatre I, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre

9:30 – 10:30

Lecture: Fat Cells in Biomarker and Drug Discovery
Professor KSL Lam, The University of Hong Kong

10:30 – 10:50

Morning Tea Break

Foyer outside Lecture Theatre I

10:50 – 11:50

Lecture: Pancreatic Beta-Cell Failure or Adaptation: Challenges and Opportunities for Restoring Insulin Production in Diabetes
Professor Melissa Thomas, Harvard Medical School

Lecture Theatre I

11:50 – 12:50

Lecture: Generation of Pancreatic Islet Cells and Progenitor Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells
Professor Hongkui Deng, Peking University

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

7/F Restaurant, William MW Mong Block

Workshop on Stem Cell Differentiation and Beta Cell Culture
Chairpersons:
Professor Hongkui Deng, Peking University
Dr KM Yao, The University of Hong Kong

14:15 – 15:15

The Anticipated Problems and Solutions in Stem Cell Research
Professor Hongkui Deng, Peking University

Seminar Room 7, LG1, Laboratory Block

15:15 – 15:45

The Pancreatic Islet Renin-Angiotensin System: Novel Roles in Islet Cell Function and Type 2 Diabetes
Professor PS Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

15:45 – 16:00

Afternoon Tea Break

16:00 – 16:30

Involvement of PDZD2 in the Regulation of Pancreatic Beta Cell Function
Dr KM Yao, The University of Hong Kong

16:30 – 17:00

Video Demonstration of Human ESC Culture and Differentiation (Visit to the Centre’s Laboratory)
Dr Amy Lam and Mr Kelvin Lai

17:00 – 17:30

Q&A and Discussion

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Chairpersons for the Morning Session:
Professor George King, Harvard Medical School
Professor SK Chung, The University of Hong Kong

Lecture Theatre I, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre

9:30 – 10:30

Lecture: Selective Vascular Insulin Resistance: A Molecular Explanation for Cardiovascular Risks in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Professor George King, Harvard Medical School

10:30 – 10:50

Morning Tea Break

Foyer outside Lecture Theatre I

10:50 – 11:50

Lecture: Diabetic Neuropathies: Popular, but Forgotten Complications
Professor Soroku Yagahashi, Hirosaki University

Lecture Theatre I

11:50 – 12:50

Lecture: Aldose Reductase in Diabetic Complications: Is it still a viable drug target?
Professor SSM Chung, The University of Hong Kong

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

7/F Restaurant, William MW Mong Block

Workshop on Genetically Manipulated Mouse Models for Diabetic Complications: Pathogenesis and Drug Discovery
Chairpersons:
Professor K Sharma, University of California
Professor SSM Chung, The University of Hong Kong

14:15 – 14:45

Transgenic and Gene Knockout Mouse Models for Diabetic and Ischemic Complications
Professor SK Chung, The University of Hong Kong

Seminar Room 7, LG1, Laboratory Block

14:45 – 15:30

Novel Therapies for Diabetic Nephropathy
Professor K Sharma, University of California

15:30 – 16:00

Afternoon Tea Break

16:00 – 16:30

Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion as a Model for Stroke and Retinopathy
Dr Amy Lo, The University of Hong Kong

16:30 – 17:00

Role of Smad3 in Diabetic Nephropathy: A Potential Therapeutic Target
Professor HY Lan, The University of Hong Kong

17:00 – 17:30

Q&A and Discussion

18:30 – 20:30

Dinner
Indochine 1929, 2/F, California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Chairpersons for the Morning Session:
Professor Richard Cohen, Boston University School of Medicine
Professor Paul Vanhoutte, The University of Hong Kong

Lecture Theatre I, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre

9:30 – 10:30

Lecture: Oxidant-induced protein modifications in diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Professor Richard Cohen, Boston University School of Medicine

10:30 – 10:50

Morning Tea Break

Foyer outside Lecture Theatre I

10:50 – 11:50

Lecture: From Diabetic Endothelial Dysfunction to Atherosclerosis
Professor Paul Vanhoutte, The University of Hong Kong

Lecture Theatre I

11:50 – 12:50

Lecture: Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes: Roles of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor, NAD(P)H oxidase, and Reactive Oxygen Species
Professor Yu Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

7/F Restaurant, William MW Mong Block

Workshop on Endothelial and Vascular Function Studies
Chairpersons:
Dr SWS Leung and Dr GPH Leung, The University of Hong Kong

14:15 – 14:45

In vitro Approaches to Study Endothelial Function Professor Paul Vanhoutte, The University of Hong Kong

Seminar Room 7, LG1, Laboratory Block

14:45 – 15:15

Strategies to Study Electrophysiology on Vascular Tissues
Dr GPH Leung, The University of Hong Kong

15:15 – 15:45

In vivo Models to Study Vascular Complications
Dr SWS Leung, The University of Hong Kong

15:45 – 16:00

Afternoon Tea Break

16:00 – 17:00

Abstract Presentations (Oral format)

17:00 – 17:30

Q&A and Discussion

Friday, September 7, 2007

Chairpersons for the Morning Session:
Professor Graeme Bell, University of Chicago
Professor Mitsuo Itakura, University of Tokyo

Lecture Theatre I, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre

9:30 – 10:30

Lecture: Genetic Studies of Diabetes and its Complications – Past, Present and Future
Professor Graeme Bell, University of Chicago

10:30 – 10:50

Morning Tea Break

Foyer outside Lecture Theatre I

10:50 – 11:50

Lecture: Mapping Genes for Type 2 Diabetes by Genome-wide Association
Dr Maggie Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lecture Theatre I

11:50 – 12:50

Lecture: Acquisition of Disease Susceptibility Genes to Type 2 Diabetes by Region-wide Two-step Association Study
Professor Mitsuo Itakura, University of Tokyo

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

7/F Restaurant, William MW Mong Block

Workshop on Genetic Analysis
Chairpersons:
Dr Maggie Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr YQ Song, The University of Hong Kong

14:15 – 14:55

Strategies of Gene Mapping
Dr Maggie Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Seminar Room 7, LG1, Laboratory Block

14:55 – 15:25

Platforms for Genotyping
Dr YQ Song, The University of Hong Kong

15:25 – 15:40

Afternoon Tea Break

15:40 – 16:40

Abstract Presentations (Oral format)

16:40 – 17:00

Q&A and Discussion