The HKU-Cambridge Joint Medical Symposium and the Centenary Gala Dinner
HKU-Cambridge Joint Medical Symposium
November 11, 2023 (Saturday), 14:00-18:00
Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel
Theme: Embracing Medical Sciences into the Next Centenary
Time |
Programme |
14:00 – 14:05 |
Opening remarks by Prof LAU Chak-sing |
14:05 – 14:30 |
Chairman: Prof Daniel CHAN Tak-mao Speaker: Prof TSE Hung-fat Topic: RNA Based Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Diseases |
14:30 – 15:00 |
Chairman: Dr Shirley CHAN Chiu-wai Speaker: Prof Ken SMITH Topic: Whole Genome Sequencing in Sporadic Immunodeficiency Informs Both Monogenic and Common Disease: TRAFs, Troughs and Trials |
15:00 – 15:25 |
Chairman: Dr Harinder Singh Harry GILL Speaker: Prof Anskar LEUNG Yu-hung Topic: Non-cell Intrinsic Mechanism of Anti-leukaemia Therapy |
15:25 – 15:45 |
Coffee Break |
15:45 - 16:15 |
Chairman: Prof YIU Kai-hang Speaker: Prof Sanjay SINHA Topic: Mending Broken Hearts Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells |
16:15 – 16:50
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Introduction of the Rosie Young Fellowship and Scholarship in Internal Medicine by Prof LAU Chu-pak Chairman: Prof Kathryn TAN Choon-beng Inaugural Lecture for the Rosie Young Fellowship and Scholarship in Internal Medicine Speaker: Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly Topic: GDF15: The Sickness Hormone |
16:50 – 17:10 |
Coffee Break |
17:10 – 17:40 |
Chairman: Prof CHAN Tai-kwong AJS McFadzean Distinguished Lecture Speaker: Prof James ROWE Topic: Precision Medicine for Dementia: Thinking Large and Thinking Small |
17:40 – 17:45 |
Closing remarks by Prof Sydney TANG Chi-wai |
As of October 30, 2023
Highlights:
AJS McFadzean Distinguished Lecture: Precision Medicine for Dementia: Thinking Large and Thinking Small
– by Prof James Rowe Professor of Cognitive Neurology, the University of Cambridge |
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Inaugural Lecture for Rosie Young Fellowship and Scholarship in Internal Medicine: GDF15: The Sickness Hormone - by Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly Head of Department of Clinical Biochemistry, the University of Cambridge |
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Mending Broken Hearts Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells – by Prof Sanjay Sinha Professor of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, the University of Cambridge |
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Non-cell Intrinsic Mechanisms of Anti-leukaemia Therapy – by Prof Anskar Leung Yu-hung Deputy Department Chairperson, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong |
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RNA Based Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Diseases – by Prof Tse Hung-fat Chairperson, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong |
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Whole Genome Sequencing in Sporadic Immunodeficiency Informs Both Monogenic and Common Disease: TRAFs, throughs and trials - by Prof Ken Smith Head of Department of Medicine, the University of Cambridge |
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Free Registration:
Please register HERE on or before November 3, 2023 (Friday)
Accreditation:
CME points pending
Enquiry:
Symposium Secretariat
Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
The University of Hong Kong
Tel: (+852) 2255-6709
Email: medconf@hku.hk
