Time

Session No.

Presentations

1000-1010

3.01

Tropism of Avian Influenza A Virus (H5N1) in Human Respiratory Epithelium

Chan Wan Yi, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1010-1020

3.02

Human Monocytic Leukemia Cells can be Differentiated to Immunoregulatory Dendritic Cells by Medicinal Mushroom Polysaccharides

Chan Wing Keung, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1020-1030

3.03

Evaluation of an In-house Genotyping Resistance Test for HIV-1 Drug Resistance Interpretation and Subtyping

Chen Hon Kwan Jonathan, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1030-1040

3.04

Identification of a Viral Gene Responsible for SARS-Coronavirus-induced Chemokine Dysregulation

Cheung Ka Wa, Benny, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1040-1050

3.05

The Study of the Relationship between ICAM3 Asp143Gly SNP and SARS

Ching Chi Yun Johannes, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology

1050-1100

3.06

Natural Killer Cells Interact with Apoptotic Cells to Show Anti-inflammatory Properties

Chong Wai Po, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1100-1110

3.07

Characterisation of MAD2B

Chun Chiu Shun, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1110-1120

3.08

Comparative Analysis of 22 Coronavirus HKU1 Genomes Reveals a Novel Genotype and Evidence of Natural Recombination in Coronavirus HKU1

Huang Yi, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1120-1130

3.09

Hyper-induction of Cytokines by Avian Influenza A (H5N1): the Role of Signaling Pathways and Toll-like Receptors

Hui Pui Yan, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

Tea Break

1140-1150

3.10

Antiviral Agents Targeting Influenza RNA Polymerase Complex

Jayawardena Shanthi, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1150-1200

3.11

Abnormal Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Jin Ou, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1200-1210

3.12

Investigation of Transmission Dynamic of Influenza in a Community of Households

Kwok Kin On, PhD Candidate
Department of Community Medicine

1210-1220

3.13

Leptin Augments LPS-induced CD40 Expression in Dendritic Cells via the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

Lam Lai Kwan Queenie, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology

1220-1230

3.14

Influenza Polymerase Subunits Compatibility between Human H1 and H5 Viruses

Li Tin Wai Olive, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1230-1240

3.15

TPT Prolong Mice Heart Allograft Survival Though Change Dendritic Cell Functional Status

Liu Yan, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1240-1250

3.16

Regulatory Roles of Natural Killer (NK) Cells in the Development of Autoimmune Arthritis

Lo Kam Chun, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology

1250-1300

3.17

In Vitro Anti-hepatitis B Virus Activities and Mechanism of Metal-based Nanoparticles

Lu Lei, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

Time

Session No.

Presentations

1400-1410

3.18

Rapamycin Attenuates the Severity of Nephritis in NZB/NZW Mice

Lui Sing Leung, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1410-1420

3.19

Latent Membrane Protein 1 of the Epstein-barr Virus Disrupts Microtubule Organization and Dynamics through Downregulation of RASSF1A

Man Wing Yin Cornelia, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1420-1430

3.20

Characterization of Cellular Regulators of Viral Infections: Role of ERM Proteins

Millet Jean Kaoru Guillaume, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1430-1440

3.21

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells on T and B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Nie Yingjie, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1440-1450

3.22

Inhibition of Influenza Virus Replication by Lentiviral-mediated RNA Interference

Sui Hongyan, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1450-1500

3.23

Molecular Control Mechanisms of Dendritic Cell Differentiation

Sun Qian, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology

1500-1510

3.24

Interaction of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Apoptotic Cells in Autoimmunity

Tso Hoi Wan, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1510-1520

3.25

Development of the SARS Coronavirus Spike Polypeptide DNA Vaccine Priming with Recombinant Spike Polypeptide from Escherichia Coli as Booster

Wong Hiu Ling Beatrice, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1520-1530

3.26

Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Associated with Phenotypic Virulence Inside Human Macrophages

Wong Kin Chung, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1530-1540

3.27

Characterization of Two Novel LPS-binding Sites in Leukocyte Integrin βA Domain: CD18 Peptide Modulates LPS-mediated TNF-α Transcription in Jurkat Cells

Wong Kwong Fai, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1540-1550

3.28

Characterization of H9N2 Influenza A Viruses from Quail in Southern China during 2000 to 2005

Xu Kemin, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1550-1600

3.29

Characterization of EBV-specific CD8+ CTL Responses in Childhood Infectious Mononucleosis

Xu Xuequn, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1600-1610

3.30

Regulation of Autoimmune Responses by Regulatory T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Yang Cuihong, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology

1610-1620

3.31

Coronavirus HKU1 and Other Coronavirus Infections in Hong Kong

Yip Chik Yan, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1620-1630

3.32

Detection and Quantification of HIV-1 Plasma RNA and DNA Forms in Patients on HAART

Zhang Haojie, PhD Candidate
Department of Pathology