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Session II
Reproduction & Development, Musculoskeletal System and Cell Biology
Seminar Room 6, LG1, Laboratory Block

Chairpersons:
Professor David Ornitz, Washington University, School of Medicine, USA
Dr CKF Lee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Time

Session No.

Presentations

1000-1010

2.01

Synergistic Inhibitory Effects of Mushroom Lectin and 5-Fluorouracil on Human Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells in an In Vitro Model of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Cheung Yiu Him, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1010-1020

2.02

Sox10 is Essential for Gliogenesis of the Cochleo-vestibular Ganglion

Chu Kit Hang, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1020-1030

2.03

Characterization of SoxF Genes in Zebrafish Hematopoiesis

Chung In Shing, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1030-1040

2.04

Kinesin-1 is Necessary for Chondrocyte Cytokinesis

Gan Huiyan, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1040-1050

2.05

An Endogenous and More Stem Cell Potential Subgroup in the Rhesus Monkey Intervertebral Disc Tissue

Huang Shishu, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1050-1100

2.06

Expression of Engrailed-Hoxb5 Transcriptional Repressor by Wnt1-Cre Results in Multiple Neurocristopathies

Kam Ka Man, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1100-1110

2.07

Suppression of Olfactomedin 1 (Olfm-1) by Activation of Wnt-signaling Pathway Modulates Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Kodithuwakku Kankanamge Suranga Pradeep Kodithuwakku, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1110-1120

2.08

A Proposed Model for UPR-mediated Cellular Survival and Cell Death

Lam Dennis, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1120-1130

2.09

BAF250a is Required for Secondary Heart Field Development

Lei Ieng Lam, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1130-1140

2.10

The Role of Autophagy in Determining Chondrocyte Cell Fates in Response to ER Stress

Lie Yuliana Sandraling, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1140-1150

2.11

Strontium Incorporation into Coralline Hydroxyapatite as a Novel Material for Bone Tissue Engineering

Liu Wai Ching, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1200-1330

Lunch for Chairpersons and Moderators

1330-1340

2.12

Inorganic Polyphosphate and Its Impact on Osteoblast Function, Signaling and Gene Expression

Lui Lik Hang Eric, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1340-1350

2.13

Comparative Analysis of bZIP Transcription Factors of the CREB3 Subfamily

Mak To Yuen, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1350-1400

2.14

Is the Morphology and Size of Schmorl Nodes of the Lumbar Spine Related to Severity of Disc Degeneration?

Mok Pik Sze, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1400-1410

2.15

A Mutant gA-crystallin Leads to Cataractogenesis through the Unfolded Protein Response

Tam Chung Nga, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1410-1420

2.16

Role of HIF-α Subunits in the Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Fetal Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Tam Wai Kit, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1420-1430

2.17

Mechanistic Insight into Chondrocyte Adaptation to ER Stress

Tan Zhijia, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1430-1440

2.18

The Mechanical and Biological Studies of a Novel Biodegradable Polycaprolactone-magnesium Scaffold for Bone Tissue engineering

Wong Hoi Man, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1440-1450

2.19

Isthmin, a Novel Extracellular Regulator of Nodal Signaling

Wu Xuewei, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

 

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