12th Research Postgraduate Symposium
December 12 & 14, 2007

Tentative Programme

Poster Presentations (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)

All poster presentations are open for viewing from 0900 to 1800. Short oral presentations by students will be held as follows:

0900
Registration
Lift Lobby, G/F, Laboratory Block

Seminar Rooms 1-3, G/F, Laboratory Block (Themes I – III)

Theme I: Healthy Aging

(0930-1020) 23  presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr SWS Leung
- Dr SYW Shiu

(1020-1030) Break

Theme I: Healthy Aging (con’t)

(1030-1120) 21  presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr SWS Leung
- Dr SYW Shiu

(1120-1130) Break

Theme II: Public Health

(1130-1230) 23 presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr DJ Macfarlene
- Dr AFY Tiwari

(1230-1330) Close for lunch

Theme III: Reproduction & Development

(1330-1420) 19 presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr SY Chan
- Dr CKF Lee

Multidisciplinary Laboratories 1-3, G/F, Laboratory Block (Themes IV – VI)

Theme IV: Cancer

(0930-1010) 17 presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr ALM Cheung
- Dr DLW Kwong

(1010-1020) Break

Theme IV: Cancer (con’t)

(1020-1100) 18 presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr ALM Cheung
- Dr DLW Kwong

(1100-1110) Break

Theme V: Infection & Immunology

(1110-1210) 26  presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr CK Hui
- Dr SKP Lau

(1210-1310) Close for lunch

Theme VI: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Chinese Medicine, Musculoskeletal System and Forensic Pathology

(1310-1340) 16 presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr DY Jin
- Dr WW Lu

(1340-1350) Break

Theme VI: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Chinese Medicine, Musculoskeletal System and Forensic Pathology (con't)

(1350-1420) 16 presentations

Adjudicators:
- Dr DY Jin
- Dr WW Lu



Oral Presentations (Friday, December 14, 2007)
1215
Registration
Lift Lobby, G/F, Laboratory Block
 

Session II:
Public Health, Reproduction & Development, Cell Biology, Chinese Medicine and Musculoskeletal System

(1230-1510)

16 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof Z Chen
- Prof ML Warman

Moderator:
- Dr S Riley

   
 

Session III:
Infectio
n & Immunology

(1250-1500)

13 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Dr H Field
- Prof PCY Woo

 

Session I:
Healthy Aging

(1300-1510)

13 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof RGM Morris
- Prof AM Joussen

Moderator:
- Dr DKY Shum

Session IV:
Cancer

(1300-1500)

12 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Prof J Campisi
-
Prof EJ Stanbrige

Moderator:
- Prof SY Leung

1500-1530
Tea Reception
Grand Foyer (Outside Lecture Theatre 1)
Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
G/F, William M. W. Mong Block

1530-1700
Plenary Session:

  • Address by Professor YL Lau, Associate Dean (Research Affairs)
  • Presentation by 4 shortlisted PhD candidates
  • Adjudicators:
    • Professor R John Aitken, University of Newcastle, Australia
    • Professor Judith Campisi, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
    • Professor Zhengming Chen, University of Oxford, UK
    • Dr Hume Field, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland, Australia
    • Dr Thomas J Hudson, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Canada
    • Professor Antonia M Joussen, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Professor Richard GM Morris, University of Edinburgh, UK
    • Professor Eric J Stanbrige, University of California School of Medicine, USA
    • Professor Matthew L Warman, Harvard Medical School, USA
  • 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