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Program Schedule
Updated as of 12 Jan 2016
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13 - 15 January 2016 |
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Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT-K), The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
13 Jan | 14 Jan | 15 Jan
13 Jan 2016 (Wed)
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Time |
Event |
| 08:30 - 08:55 |
Registration |
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08:55 - 09:00 |
Welcoming Remarks
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Morning Session
Chair: Zhenguo Wu (The Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology) |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Lecture:
“Modeling Human Brain Development and Disease in 3D
Culture”
Jürgen Knoblich (Institute of Molecular Biology, Austria) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Group Photo / Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
“High-biofidelity, 3D Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-based Engineered
Heart Tissues and Pumps for Drug Discovery, Cardiotoxicity Screening
and Driven Maturation”Ronald Li (The University of Hong Kong) |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
“Insights from Single-cell Transcriptome Analyses of Embryos and
Adult Tissues”Rickard Sandberg (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
“Single Cell Transcriptome Analysis and Its Application in Stem Cell
Research”Yi Sun (University of California at Los Angeles) |
| 12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch (By Invitation Only) |
Afternoon Session:
Chair: Ronald Li (The University of Hong Kong) |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
Keynote Lecture:
“Notch Signaling in Development and Disease”
Urban Lendahl (Karolinska Institute, Sweden) |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
“Driving Vascular Regeneration Against Diabetic Limb Ischemia with
Immune Intervention”Kathy Lui (The Chinese
University of Hong Kong) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
“Epigenetic Memory Gained by Priming with Osteogenic Induction
Medium Improves Osteogenesis and Other Properties of Mesenchymal
Stem Cells”
Gang Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
“MT1-MMP Regulates Neurogenesis”Zhongjun Zhou (The University
of Hong Kong) |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
“Genome-wide Identification of Functional Large Intergenic
Noncoding RNAs through Integrative Genomics Approach”
Hao Sun (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
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17:30 - 18:00 |
Overview and Close of Day 1 |
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18:00 - 20:00 |
Dinner (By Invitation Only) |
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14 Jan 2016 (Thu)
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Time |
Event |
Morning Session:
Chair: Tom Cheung (The Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology) |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Lecture:
“Probing the Secrets of Alzheimer's Disease with
Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology”
Larry Goldstein (University of California at San Diego, USA)
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10:00 - 10:30 |
“Stem Cell Heterogeneity in Homeostasis and Disease”
Ana Martin-Villalba (German Cancer Research Center, Germany) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
“Neurocristopathy: Hirschsprung Disease”
Elly Ngan (The University of Hong Kong) |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
“Intrinsic Mechanisms Regulating Axonal Regeneration and Rewiring in
Adult Central Nervous System”
Kai Liu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Overview and Close of Day 2 |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch (By
Invitation Only) |
| 15:00 - 18:00 |
Social Activities (By Invitation Only) |
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15 Jan 2016 (Fri)
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Time |
Event |
Morning Session:
Chair: Gang Li (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Lecture:
“Molecular Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Asymmetric Division”
Michael A. Rudnicki (University of Ottawa, Canada)
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10:00 - 10:30 |
“A Molecular Switch that Regulates the Cell Fate Choice
between Muscle Progenitor Cells and Brown Adipocytes”
Zhenguo Wu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
“Yap1 Inhibits the Initiation of Fracture Healing by
Controlling Chondrocyte Differentiation”
Kingston Mak (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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11:30 - 12:00 |
“Non-coding RNAs as Regulators of Myogenic Lineage
Progression”
Tom Cheung (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
“Functional Characterization of Malat1 in Skeletal Myogenic
Differentiation and Muscle Regeneration”
Huating Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch (By Invitation Only) |
Afternoon Session:
Chair: Zhongjun Zhou (The University of Hong Kong) |
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14:00 - 14:30 |
“Distinct Role of Polycomb-mediated H3K27me2 and H3K27me3
Revealed by Fate Specification of ES Cells”
Vittorio Sartorelli (National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health,
USA) |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
“Cell Fate Decisions during Somatic Cell Reprogramming”
Duanging Pei (Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, China) |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
“Identification and Functional Characterization of
Subpopulations of Muscle-derived Fibro-adipogenic Progenitors during
Muscle Repair in Health and Disease”
Pier
Lorenzo Puri (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute,
USA & Fondazione Santa Lucia, Italy) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
“Small Molecule-induced Cell Fate Reprogramming”
Hongkui Deng (Peking University, China) |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
“Manipulating Pluripotent Stem Cells Using CRISPR/ Cas9
Technology”
Bo Feng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Overview and Close of Day 3 |
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18:00 - 20:00 |
Closing Dinner (By Invitation Only) |
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