2024
| Building Abbreviations | |||||
| Area 39 (Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building) | |||||
| BMS (Choh-Ming Li Basic Medical Sciences Building) | |||||
| CKH (Ching Kai Hall, Basic Medical Sciences Building) | |||||
| ELB (Esther Lee Building, Sin Wai Kin Hall) | |||||
| LHC (Y.C. Liang Hall) | |||||
| LSB (Lady Shaw Building) | |||||
| LSK (Lee Shau Kee Building) | |||||
| MMW (Mong Man Wai Building) | |||||
| SC (Science Centre) | |||||
| YIA (Yasumoto International Academic Park) | |||||
| Date | Time | Venue | Meeting Link |
Speaker |
Seminar Title |
Organizer |
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| 5 Aug 2024 | 1100-1200 |
Rm 297 |
Prof. William Whitman, Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, USA | How marine bacteria acquire new pathways: lessons from DMSP metabolism | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 11 Jul 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. Wai-yee CHAN, Li Ka Shing Professor of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Developmental and metabolic impacts of the WRN mutation in Werner Syndrome | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 4 Jul 2024 | 1100- |
L1 |
Dr. Laura Falkenberg, UniSA STEM, The University of South Australia, Australia | Informing sustainable food choices in a warming world | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 28 Jun 2024 | 1030- |
L3 |
Prof. Li Wenyi, Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia | Using peptides to combat bacterial infections | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 17 Jun 2024 | 1630-1730 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. Hongbo PANG, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, U.S.A. | Phage Display and Peptide Targeting for Novel Therapies | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 6 Jun 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. CHEUNG Chi Kwan Vincent, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, and Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Motor Modularity as a Theory of Motor Control | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 4 Jun 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. Erik FUNG, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Cardiovascular Genomics and Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Biomarker and metabolomic profiling of cardiovascular aging and frailty | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 4 Jun 2024 | 1030-1130 |
L2 |
Prof. Zhao Wang, Ph.D., F.A.H.A., Associate Professor, Department of Diabetes & Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center | Stress Response in Pathological Cardiac Remodelling and Heat Failure | Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences & School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 30 May 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. CHEUNG Hoi Hung Albert, Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Multiple functions of RNA helicases in stem cells and antiviral defence | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 23 May 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. Stephen DALTON, Professor/Global STEM Scholar, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Organoid models for understanding early human development | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 16 May 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. WANG Dan Michelle, Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine / Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Modulating the Cellular Microenvironment to Enhance Tendon Regeneration: From Basic Science to Translational Applications | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 13 May 2024 | 1500-1400 |
L2 |
Dr. Alvin Tang, Hong Kong Baptish University |
Exploring the Common Future of Mankind and Fungi | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 2 May 2024 | 1100-1200 |
L5 |
Prof. Jason Chapman, University of Exeter |
Ecological Consequences of Mass Insect Migrations | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 6 May 2024 | 1100- |
L3 |
Dr. Manuel ARANDA, Professor of Marine Sciences, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia |
The Intricate Dance of Coral Symbiosis: A Journey Through Partnership, Competition, and Environmental Challenges | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 18 Apr 2024 | 1215-1315 |
Rm 622 |
Prof. Shu-Miaw Chaw, Academia Sinica |
Evolution of mitochondrial RNA editing in gymnosperms | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 15 Apr 2024 | 1145-1230 |
L4 |
Dr. Scott Edmunds, Editor-in-Chief for GigaScience |
Democratising biodiversity and genomics research: open science to build trust and fill the data gaps | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 11 Apr 2024 | 1100-1200 |
LT2 |
Prof. Quan CHEN, Nankai University |
Molecular regulation of mitophagy and its implications in aging associated diseases | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 11 Apr 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. WAN Chao, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Lysosomal cathepsin D as a modulator for bone and cartilage homeostasis | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 28 Mar 2024 | 1130- |
LT2 |
Dr. Yick Hin LING, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
How does RNA Polymerase II Find a Gene? Single-Molecule Insights into RNAPII Target Search and Transcription Regulation in Living Cells | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Dr. Hovy Wong, McGill University, Canada |
Local protein synthesis in axons sustains synapse-specific neurotransmission | Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute | |||
| 21 Mar 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. GU Shen Linda, Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Monoallelic variation in DHX9 underlies neurodevelopment disorders and beyond | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 7 Mar 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. Bin ZHOU, Professor, New Cornerstone Investigator, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Application of New Lineage Tracing Techniques in Tissue Regeneration | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 7 Mar 2024 | 1400-1500 |
Rm G02 |
Prof. Yu FU, Senior Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore |
Decoding Tuberal Nucleus Feeding Regulation Circuits | School of Biomedical Sciences | |||
| 7 Mar 2024 | 1100-1200 |
Rm 297 |
Prof. Ye Tian, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Neuronal control of mitochondrial stress response: Implications for aging and health | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 28 Feb 2024 | 1600-1700 |
Rm G02 |
Dr. Christy Hung, Alzheimer’s Research UK Senior Fellow, University College London (UCL) and the Francis Crick Institute, UK |
Human Stem Cell Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases | Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute & The Chinese University of Hong Kong | |||
| 22 Feb 2024 | 1500-1600 |
L1 |
Prof. Sharon A. Tooze, The Francis Crick Institute, UK |
The role of ATG9A in autophagy and lysosome homeostasis | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 29 Jan 2024 | 1130-1230 |
L4 |
Professor Evan MILLER, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA |
Electrophysiology: Unplugged. Chemical Tools to Measure and Monitor Membrane Potentials in Living Cells | School of Life Sciences and Department of Physics | |||
| 19 Jan 2024 | 1530-1630 |
LT3 |
Professor Weibo Cai, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA |
Molecular Imaging, Nanobiotechnology, and Theranostics | School of Life Sciences and Department of Biomedical Engineering | |||
| 11 Jan 2024 | 1100-1200 |
LT2 |
Prof. NI Tao, School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
Towards in situ high-resolution cryo-electron tomography | School of Life Sciences | |||
| 4 Jan 2024 | 1600-1700 | Rm G02 Area 39 |
Prof. SO Kam Hei Karl, Research Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Understanding neurosensory lineage specification in cranial placode development using single-cell multiome inferred gene regulatory networks | School of Biomedical Sciences |