15th Research Postgraduate Symposium
December 1 & 2, 2010

Tentative Programme

Poster Presentations (Wednesday, December 1, 2010)

All poster presentations are open for viewing from 0900 to 1800. Short oral presentations by students (2 minutes each) will be held as follows:

0830 Registration
Lift Lobby, G/F, Laboratory Block

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

Multidisciplinary Laboratories 2-3, G/F, Laboratory Block (Themes IV - VI)

Theme I: Reproduction & Development
(0900-0950) 16 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Professor CW Lam
- Dr WS O

Theme IV: Public Health & Chinese Medicine
(0900-0950) 16 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr Z Zhang
- Dr CM Wong

(0950-1000) Break

Theme I: Reproduction & Development (con’t)
(1000-1100) 15 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Professor CW Lam
- Dr WS O

Theme IV: Public Health & Chinese Medicine
(con’t)
(1000-1100) 16 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr Z Zhang
- Dr CM Wong

(1100-1110) Break

Theme II: Healthy Aging
(1110-1230) 23 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr ACY Lo
- Dr Y Wang

Theme V: Infection & Immunology
(1110-1230) 20 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr H Chen
- Dr H Tse

(1230-1330) Close for lunch*

Theme II: Healthy Aging (con’t)
(1330-1440) 22 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr ACY Lo
- Dr Y Wang

Theme V: Infection & Immunology (con’t)
(1330-1440) 20 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr H Chen
- Dr H Tse

(1440-1450) Break

Theme III: Cell Biology & Musculoskeletal System
(1450-1550) 14 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr KWK Yeung
- Dr J Huang

Theme VI: Cancer
(1450-1550) 18 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr EWC Tse
- Dr MSY Huen

(1550-1600) Break

Theme III: Cell Biololgy & Musculoskeletal System (con’t)
(1600-1700) 15 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr KWK Yeung
- Dr J Huang

Theme VI: Cancer (con’t)
(1600-1700) 18 presentations
Adjudicators:
- Dr EWC Tse
- Dr MSY Huen

* Please note that lunch will NOT be provided

Thursday, December 2, 2010
0800
Registration
Lift Lobby, G/F, Laboratory Block
Session I:
Healthy Aging
 Session II:
Reproduction & Development, Musculoskeletal System and Cell Biology 		Session III:
Infection & Immunology and Public Health 		Session IV:
Cancer

(0830-1200)

20 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor Johannes L Bos
- Professor YF Cheung

(1000-1150)

11 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor David Ornitz
- Dr CKF Lee

(0850-1200)

18 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor Raoul J de Groot
- Dr JM Johnston

(0930-1200)

14 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor Junjie Chen
- Professor ANY Cheung
1200 – 1330 Lunch for Chairpersons and Moderators
Session I:
Healthy Aging
 Session II:
Reproduction & Development, Musculoskeletal System and Cell Biology 		Session III:
Infection & Immunology and Public Health 		Session IV:
Cancer

(1330-1500)

9 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor Johannes L Bos
- Professor YF Cheung

(1330-1500)

9 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor David Ornitz
- Dr CKF Lee

(1330-1500)

9 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor Raoul J de Groot
- Dr JM Johnston



(1330-1500)

9 presentations

Chairpersons:
- Professor Junjie Chen
- Professor ANY Cheung

1500-1510
Select the best presenter from each session

1510-1540
Tea Reception
Grand Foyer (Outside Lecture Theatre 1)
Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre
G/F, William M. W. Mong Block

1540-1730
Plenary Session

  1. Welcoming Address
  2. Presentations by 4 shortlisted PhD candidates
  3. Presentation by Mr DCY Leung, PhD candidate of University of British Columbia, "Transcriptional silencing of repetitive elements in ES Cells : The Role of Histone H3K9 methylation"
  4. Remarks by External Adjudicators:
    • Professor Johannes L Bos
    • Professor Junjie Chen
    • Professor George Davey-Smith
    • Professor Raoul J de Groot
    • Professor Robin Lovell-Badge
    • Professor David Ornitz
  5. 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