Seminar

2025

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)
CYT (Cheng Yu Tung 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 30 Apr 2025 Time 11:00AM -  Venue SC L2
Speaker Prof. Hu Junjie, Principal Investigator, National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Seminar Title Cardiolipin-sensitive PE transfer supports plant life
Organizer School of Life Sciences [SLS Seminar Series]
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Date 23 Apr 2025 Time 4:00PM - Venue SC 297
Speaker Prof. WU Xiandeng, Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Seminar Title Vesicle organization and transportation via phase separation: from presynaptic terminals to general cells
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SLS Seminar Series: Vesicle organization and transportation via phase separation: from presynaptic terminals to general cells

Our nerve systems are made up by billions of neuron cells, which are responsible for the transfer of information through a process called neurotransmission. It has been well known that synaptic vesicles transport neurotransmitters in the neurons for their release to the presynaptic active zone. But how the transport of synaptic vesicles is regulated are still unclear.

On April 23, Prof. Xiandeng Wu from School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology has visited School of Life Sciences in CUHK. He nicely introduced how synaptic vesicles are regulated and organized for short distance and directional transport in the presynaptic terminals via phase separation, which was recent published in Cell. His current research has also expanded to explore this mechanism in general cells and disease models to understand how phase separation of vesicles links to physiological functions.

Date 10 Apr 2025 Time 1:00PM - 2:00PM Venue Area 39 G02
Speaker Prof. WANG Wuming, Research Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Seminar Title Investigating Lineage Specification During Early Embryogenesis with Organoids
Organizer School of Biomedical Sciences
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Date 15 Apr 2025 Time 11:00AM - 12:30PM Venue SC 297
Speaker Dr. Enoch Yuen Lok Him, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, UK
Seminar Title Reprogramming of Host Membrane Trafficking During Host-Pathogen Interactions
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SLS Seminar Series: Reprogramming of Host Membrane Trafficking During Host-Pathogen Interactions
On April 15, Dr. Enoch Lok Him Yuen has visited School of Life Sciences in CUHK to share his latest research work to our students about host-pathogen interaction. Dr. Enoch Lok Him Yuen was born and raised in Hong Kong. He moved to the UK for secondary school and continued to finish his Bachelor and PhD in Imperial College London in Biological Sciences. Besides, he obtained an MPhil in Business Management from the University of Cambridge. He also had a great discussion with the students about university life in the UK.

Date 3 Apr 2025 Time 10:30AM - 11:30AM Venue SC L4
Speaker Professor Grant Dewson, Ph.D., Laboratory Head, Ubiquitin Signalling Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) & Head, WEHI Parkinson’s Disease Research Centre
Seminar Title Targeting mitochondrial vulnerabilities in Parkinson’s disease
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On April 3, Professor Grant Dewson from WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall institute of Medical Research, Australia) delivered an insightful seminar titled "Targeting Mitochondrial Vulnerabilities in Parkinson's Disease" to our school. The session was attended by undergraduate and postgraduate students, along with faculty members. The engaging talk sparked numerous questions and discussions. Professor Dewson also introduced the Inspire Program, a summer exchange program to WEHI, which generated great interest among students.

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Date 14 Mar 2025 Time 10:30AM - 11:30AM Venue SC 297
Speaker Prof. Zhu Yingfang, College of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Seminar Title Salt stress activates the CDK8-AHL10-SUVH2/9 module to dynamically regulate salt tolerance
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Date 20 Feb 2025 Time 11:00AM - 12:00PM Venue SC L4
Speaker Prof. Evandro Fei Fang, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, Norway
Seminar Title The 5“A”s: ageing, autophagy, Alzheimer’s, Artificial intelligence, and an “A” molecule” in brain protection and healthy longevity
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SLS Seminar Series: How to Integrate 5“A”s to Live a Longer & Healthier Life
On Feb 20, Prof. Evandro Fei Fang from University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital (Norway) has visited School of Life Sciences in CUHK and delivered a fascinating seminar to our students about his excellent research in ageing.

As an CUHK alumnus, Prof. Fang was very glad to return to CUHK. He is also actively promoting the research collaborations and student exchange between Hong Kong and Nordic groups. He is the coordinator of the Hong Kong-Nordic Research Network and will be back to Hong Kong again in September this year for the Hong Kong-Nordic Research meeting.

Date 6 Feb 2025 Time 11:00AM - 12:00PM Venue SC 297
Speaker Prof. Zhang Yuelin, School of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China
Seminar Title Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis and Signaling in Plants
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On Feb 6th, Professor Yuelin Zhang from Sichuang University has visited School of Life Sciences in CUHK to deliver a seminar entitled “Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis and Signaling in Plants”.


Salicylic acid, a plant hormone, is widely used in the preparation of aspirin and many pharmaceutical products. For plants, it serves as a vital component of the plant immune system, enabling plants to defend against pathogens. However, the mechanisms governing its synthesis have long been unclear. In the seminar, Professor Yuelin Zhang has introduced his groundbreaking new discovery of a novel biosynthetic pathway for salicylic acid biosynthesis, which is set to be published in the esteemed Nature journal. Furthermore, his has provided a comprehensive overview of the current understanding of the regulatory pathways of salicylic acid in plant immunity, including an alternative signalling pathway of salicylic acid that modulates plant defence control by his group.