Seminar

2019

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)
MMW (Mong Man Wai Building)
SC (Science Centre)
YIA (Yasumoto International Academic Park) 
 

 

Date Time Venue Speaker   Seminar Title  Organizer
3 Jan. 2020 1000 - 1100
SC L2
Prof. Khanh Dao Duc
Department of Mathematics, Computer Science
and Zoology,
University of British Columbia
Canada
  Towards a multi-scale analysis of translation dynamics and ribosomes: Integrating theory, sequencing and structural data   School of Life Sciences.
               
14 Nov. 2019 1230 - 1330
LT2, LSB
Dr. Jim HU,
University of Toronto,
Canada
  Overcoming major challenges to
CRISPR-mediated gene therapy for
genetic airway diseases
  School of Life Sciences.
               
7 Nov. 2019 1500 - 1600
SC 297
Dianyi Liu,
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center,
USA
  The conserved retinoblastoma tumor
suppressor pathway controls cell size in
Chlamydomonas
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
25 Oct. 2019 1500 - 1600
SC 297
Prof. Claudio Mauro,
College of Medical and Dental Sciences,
University of Birmingham, UK
  The Metabolic Pathways (i.e., lipid, glucose
and oxidative metabolism) that Impact the
Outcomes of an Immune Response
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
17 Oct. 2019 1230 - 1315
LSB LT2
Dr. Seung-Yeol Park,
Department of Life Sciences,
Pohang University of Science and Technology,
Korea
  Mechanisms of protein secretion through the Golgi complex   School of Life Sciences.
               
11 Oct. 2019 1530 - 1645
LSB LT4
Prof. Tom Huxford,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
San Diego State University,
USA
  Novel structure-based strategies for blocking IkappaB Kinase enzyme activity   School of Life Sciences.
               
3 Oct. 2019 1230 - 1330
LSB LT2
Dr. Carla Brillada,
Institute of Biology,
University of Freiburg,
Germany
  Membrane fusion at the vacuole beyond
SNAREs:
the role of HOPS subunits VPS33 and VPS41
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
20 May 2019 1230 - 1330
BMSB, G18
Prof. Jacqueline C. Bede,
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
McGill University,
Canada
  A dance between plants and caterpillar
herbivores
  School of Life Sciences
               
15 May 2019 1430 - 1530
LSB, LT4
Dr. Hein-Min Tun, Research Assistant Professor, School of Public Health,
LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
  Developmental Origins of Gut Microbiome
in Health and Disease
  School of Life Sciences
               
24 Apr 2019 1230 -  1330
SC 297
Professor Ming Hung WONG,
PhD, DSc (Durham), MBA, DSc (Strathclyde),
Editor-in-Chief, Environ Geochem & Health,
Distinguished Visit Prof, School of Environ Sci Engin, SUSTech,
Advisor/Res Chair Prof, EdU HK,
Emeritus Chair Prof, HKBU
  Orienting Research Towards the Changing Environment –
Persistent Toxic Substances &
Emerging Chemicals of Concern
  School of Life Sciences
               
18 Apr 2019 1230 - 1330 BMSB G18 Prof. Tomohiro Uemura,
Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences,
Ochanomizu University,
Japan
  Dynamics of protein sorting zones on the trans-Golgi network (TGN) revealed by super-resolution confocal live imaging microscopy (SCLIM) in plant   School of Life Sciences
               
17 -18 Apr 2019 Apr 17: 11:30am
Apr 18: 9:30am

Apr 17: SC L1
Apr 18: YIA LT2

Prof. Kam W. Leong,
Samuel Y. Sheng Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of System Biology, Columbia University (USA)
  Faculty Distinguished Lecture Series and Plenary Lecture
  Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, CUHK.
               
16 Apr 2019 1300 - 1400
SC L2
Dr. Stella Sun,
Department of Bioengineering,
Stanford University,
USA
  Dissecting pathogenesis of CNS-parasites
by Cryo-electron tomography (Cryo-ET)
  School of Life Sciences
               
12 Apr 2019 1200 - 1300
SC 297
Prof. Richard Behringer
Ben F. Love Chair for Cancer Research,
Department of Genetics,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA
  Genetic Regulation of
Mammalian Sex Development
  Natural Sciences Programme, School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology
               
11 Apr 2019 1230 - 1330
BMSB G18
Prof. Dr. Marco TRUJILLO,
Institute of Biology,
University of Freiburg,
Germany
  Ubiquitin signaling in Immunity
and Vesicle Trafficking
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
4 Apr 2019 1100 - 1215
MMW 703

Prof. Brian Fry, Emeritus Professor, Griffith School of Environment, Australian Rivers Institute

  Tracers Show Large-Scale Connectivity Across Landscapes: A Case Study of Watershed Development and Sediment Erosion Impacting Downstream Coastal Fisheries at Brisbane, Australia   School of Life Sciences
               
27 Mar 2019 1630 - 1730
MMW LT1
Professor Ming-Daw Tsai, Division of Life Sciences, AS   New Horizon in Enzymology from Cryo-EM and X-ray Free-electron
Laser (XFEL)
  School of Life Sciences and Office of Academic Links (China)
               
22 Mar 2019 1030 - 1130
SC 297
Prof. Erik NIELSEN,
Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology,
University of Michigan
  Analysis of the roles of CSLD proteins
during polarized plant cell wall
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
18 Mar 2019 1100 - 1200
SC 297
Prof. Wenting ZHAO
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
  A Nanoengineer’s View of Membrane
Curvature in Cell Biology
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
18 Mar 2019 1000 - 1100
SC 297
Prof. Yansong MIAO
School of Biological Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
  Molecular condensation--mediated actin
assembly through IDR
  RGC-­ AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis & Function, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology (CMB) Programme, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology & Agricultural Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences.
               
30 Jan 2019 1030 - 1130
SC L5
Dr YUNG Lai Ming,
Instructor in Medicine,
Harvard Medical School,
USA
  Re-balancing TGF-beta Signaling in Pulmonary Hypertension
  School of Life Sciences
               
24 Jan 2019 1230 - 1315
BMS G18
Professor June M Kwak,
Professor, Department of New Biology,
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology,
Daegu, Korea
  Cellular precision for cell fate control and surface integrity
  School of Life Sciences
               
23 Jan 2019 1530 - 1745 SC LT1 Prof. CHONG Kang
Division of Life Sciences and Medical Sciences,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Mechanism and Application Potential of Plant Sensing to Cold School of Life Sciences, Office of Academic Links (China)

 

23 Jan 2019 1530 - 1745 SC LT1 Prof. LIU Yaoguang
Division of Life Sciences and Medical Sciences,
Chinese Academy of Sciences 
水稻細胞質雄性不育的分子機制和起源進化 State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK), Office of Academic Links (China)
             
11 Jan 2019 1200 -1300
SC 297
Professor Laurent Zimmerli
Professor and Principal Investigator,
Institute of Plant Biology,
Department of Life Science,
The National Taiwan University,
Taiwan
Modulators of the Arabidopsis thaliana
Innate Immunity Response
 School of Life Sciences