11th Research Postgraduate Symposium
Thursday, December 7, 2006

Programme at a Glance

Poster Presentation

All poster presentations are open for viewing from 0900 to 1600. Short oral presentations by students will be held as follows:

Theme I: Cancer 
(1000-1100) 24 presentations 

Adjudicators:
1. Prof IOL Ng
2. Prof RTP Poon

Theme II: Healthy Aging
(1100-1200) 20 presentations 

Adjudicators:
1. Dr RTF Cheung
2. Dr HKF Yip

Theme III: Infection, Immunology and Cell Biology
(1200-1300) 26  presentations 

Adjudicators:
1. Dr FP Huang
2. Dr LW Lu

Theme IV: Public Health, Reproduction & Development, and Musculoskeletal System
(1400 - 1430) 12 presentations 

Adjudicators:
1. Dr SL Beh
2. Dr DJ Macfarlane

(1430 - 1500) 19 presentations 

Adjudicators:
1. Dr SY Chan
2. Dr JD Huang
Venue : Seminar Rooms 1-3, G/F, Laboratory Block

Oral Presentation
0800-0830
Registration
Lift Lobby, G/F, Laboratory Block

Session I:
Cancer

(0830-1040)

13 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr ST Cheung
- Prof YL Kwong
 
 
 

Session II:
Healthy Aging

(0900-1050)

11 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr RCC Chang
- Dr GPH Leung
 
 

Session III:
Infection, Immunology and Cell Biology

(1000-1130)

9 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr SKP Lau

Session IV:
Public Health, Reproduction & Development, and Musculoskeletal System

(1000-1210)

13 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr DYT Fong
- Dr S Riley

(1040-1050)

Break

(1050-1300)

13 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr ST Cheung
- Prof YL Kwong

(1050-1100)

Break

(1100-1250)

11 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr RCC Chang
- Dr GPH Leung

(1130-1140)

Break

(1140-1300)

8 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof Shibo Jiang
- Dr SKP Lau
 

(1210-1220)

Break

(1220-1300)

4 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr James Briscoe
- Prof Dr Stefan Mundlos

Moderator:
- Dr Danny Chan
1300-1340 (Session I) / 1300-1400 (Sessions II - IV)
Lunch

Session I:
Cancer

(1340-1630)

17 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof Dr Manfred R Schwab
- Dr JMC Luk

Session II:
Healthy Aging

(1400-1610)

13 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof Don W Cleveland
- Dr SK Chung

Session III:
Infection, Immunology and Cell Biology

(1400-1630)

15 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof Shibo Jiang
- Dr SKP Lau

Session IV:
Public Health, Reproduction & Development, and Musculoskeletal System

(1400-1630)

15 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr James Briscoe
- Prof Dr Stefan Mundlos

Moderator:
-Dr D Chan

1630-1650
Tea Reception
Grand Foyer (Outside Lecture Theatre 1)
Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
G/F, William M. W. Mong Block

1650-1800
Plenary Session:

  • Address by Dr MH Sham, Assistant Dean (Research Affairs)
  • Presentation by 4shortlisted PhD candidates
  • Adjudicators:
    • Dr James Briscoe, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, UK
    • Prof Don W Cleveland, University of California, USA
    • Prof Richard L Gallo, University of California, USA
    • Prof Shibo Jiang, New York Blood Center, USA
    • Prof Dr Stefan Mundlos, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Germany
    • Prof David Ron, NYU School of Medicine, USA
    • Prof Dr Manfred R Schwab, German Cancer Research Center, Germany
  • Awards presentation ceremony

Note:
All presentations are 10 minutes each (8 minutes for presentation plus 2 minutes for discussion).

Venues:
Session I: Seminar Room 5, LG1, Laboratory Block.
Session II: Seminar Room 6, LG1, Laboratory Block.
Session III: Seminar Room 7, LG1, Laboratory Block.
Session IV: Seminar Room 4, G/F, Laboratory Block.
Plenary Session: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William M. W. Mong Block