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Department of Biology and Chemistry

Departmental Seminar – Year 2013

Date Speaker Seminar Title Host Photo 19 Dec 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Hiroetsu WABIKO Department of Biological Production and Biotechnology Center Faculty of Bioresource Sciences Akita Prefectural University Japan

Oncogenic Activity of the AK-6B Gene from the Plant Pathogenic Agrobacterium Tumefaciens AKE10

Dr. H. Y. CHEUNG

12 Dec 2013 (Thu)

Dr. Shin-Ichi KITAMURA Centre for Marine Environmental Studies Ehime University Matsuyama, Japan

Chemical Exposure Enhances Outbreak of Infectious Disease in Fish

Dr. Doris AU

9 Dec 2013 (Mon)

Prof. Yang LI School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University Chongqing, China

Biomimetic Modeling of the Active Site of Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase (sMMOH)

Dr. Guangyu ZHU

2 Dec 2013 (Mon)

Mr. Andrea SPAGONI Executive Chef Domani Ristorante Admiralty, Hong Kong

A Chef’s Perspective on Food Processing Dr. Vincent KO

27 Nov 2013 (Wed)

Prof. Peter J. SADLER, FRS Department of Chemistry University of Warwick United Kingdom

The Elements of Life and Medicines Prof. Kenneth LO

26 Nov 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Michael HEINEKEY Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry University of Washington USA

Coordination Chemistry of Hydrogen: Applications to the Hydrogen Economy

Dr. Andy SIU

20 Nov 2013 (Wed)

Prof. Pui-Yuen WONG University of Toronto and University Health Network Toronto, Canada

Laboratory Medicine in North America: The Learning Path to Excellence (Educational System, Curriculum, Prospects and Career)

Dr. Peggy LO

18 Nov 2013 (Mon)

Prof. Frank KLOSE Leader - Neutron Beam Instruments Program/Major Projects BRAGG Institute Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Australia

The Role of Neutron Scattering in the Development of Materials for Nanomedicine Applications

Prof. Michael YANG

15 Nov 2013 (Fri)

Dr. Kelvin WONG Ecosystems Research Division National Exposure Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USA

Waterborne Pathogens: Occurrence, Fate and Transport, and Diversity

Prof. István T. HORVÁTH

14 Nov 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Robert E. BRACKETT IIT Vice President and Director Institute for Food Safety and Health Illinois Institute of Technology USA

Advancements in Food Safety Prof. Michael YANG

11 Nov 2013 (Mon)

Prof. Gyula PÁLYI Department of Chemistry University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena, Italy

Autosolvation Prof. István T. HORVÁTH

8 Nov 2013 (Fri)

Prof. Walter LEITNER Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie RWTH Aachen University Germany

New Carbon Sources for the Energetic and Chemical Value Chain: Challenges and Opportunities for Catalysis


7 Nov 2013 (Thu)

Dr. Isabelle KLEINER Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA) CNRS et Universités Paris Est-UPEC et Paris Diderot France

High Resolution Spectroscopy of Small Organic Molecules and Astrophysical Molecules

Dr. K. C. LAU

6 Nov 2013 (Wed)

Dr. Pravin Malla SHRESTHA Environmental Biotechnology Center Department of Microbiology University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, USA

Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer: A Novel Electron Transfer Pathway in the Methanogenic Ecosystem


5 Nov 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Arjan W. KLEIJ Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) and Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) Tarragona, Spain

Self-Assembly of Molecular Building Blocks: Building up Complexity

Dr. Michael CHAN

1 Nov 2013 (Fri)

Mr. Henry J. DUBINA President Mettler Toledo AutoChem Inc. USA

Enabling Technology to Increase Pharmaceutical R&D Productivity


1 Nov 2013 (Fri)

Prof. Jean-Marie LEHN ISIS, Université de Strasbourg, France and Visiting Distinguished Professor Department of Biology and Chemistry City University of Hong Kong

From Supramolecular Chemistry To Adaptive Chemistry

Dr. Michael CHAN

30 Oct 2013 (Wed)

Prof. Guy BERTRAND Membre de l’Institut de France Director, UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of California, San Diego USA

Stable Carbenes and Related Species: Powerful Tools in Organic, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry


29 Oct 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Frédéric BOLZE Faculté de Pharmacie Université de Strasbourg France

Two-Photon Excitation in Life Sciences: From Observation to Action

Dr. Peggy LO

28 Oct 2013 (Mon)

Prof. István PELCZER Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton, USA

The power of quantitative cryo-13C-NMR for in-situ mixture analysis; examples of complex sugar mixtures and small molecule multiple 2H incorporation products


24 Oct 2013 (Thu)

Dr. Zoltan TAKATS Reader in Medical Mass Spectrometry Department of Surgery and Cancer Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London London, UK

Mass Spectrometer in the Operating Theatre - Real-Tiime Identification of Tissues by Shotgun Lipidomics


19 Sep 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Dr. Stefan SEEGER Institute for Physical Chemistry University of Zurich Switzerland

Nanoresolution in Optical Surface Microscopy and Chemical Silicone Synthesis


12 Sep 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Michael W. GEORGE Department of Chemistry University of Nottingham UK

Photochemistry, Spectroscopy and Supercritical Fluids


29 Jul 2013 (Mon)

Prof. Shao Qin YAO Dean’s Chair Professor Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore Singapore

Recent Advances in Catalomics Dr. Hongyan SUN

26 Jul 2013 (Fri)

Prof. Yixin LU Dean's Chair Professor Department of Chemistry National University of Singapore Singapore

Amino Acid-Based Organic Catalysts for Enantioselective Reactions

Dr. Hongyan SUN

23 Jul 2013 (Tue)

Dr. Wenjun XIONG Connie Cepko Lab Department of Genetics Harvard Medical School Boston, USA

Seeing is Believing: Developing Generic Gene Therapies for Retinal Degeneration Diseases

Prof. Michael YANG

3 Jul 2013 (Wed)

Prof. J. Bruce GERMAN Director, Foods for Health Institute Department of Food Science and Technology University of California, Davis USA

Translational Nutrition: Integrating Research, Practice and Policy

Prof. Michael YANG

4 Jun 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Christoph WINKLER Dr. rer. nat. habil. Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore

Development, Degeneration and Repair: New Fish Models for Complex Human Diseases

Dr. Doris AU

16 May 2013 (Thu)

Dr. WANG Zhenfeng Senior Scientist Microfluidics Manufacturing Programme Microfluidics Research Foundry Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) Singapore

Integrating Filters and Valves onto Thermoplastic Microfluidic Chips

Prof. Michael YANG

16 May 2013 (Thu)

Dr. XIA Huanming Research Scientist Microfluidics Manufacturing Programme Microfluidics Research Foundry Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) Singapore

From Purely Diffusive Mixing to Rapid Turbulent-like Mixing in Microfluidics

Prof. Michael YANG

2 May 2013 (Thu)

Dr. Emily LAM Scientist DiagCor Bioscience Inc. Ltd. Hong Kong

Are Your Cells Having An Identity Crisis? Dr. David CHIU

30 Apr 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Aiwen LEI College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan, China

Oxidative Cross-Coupling, A Powerful Tailoring for Ideal C-C/C-heteroatom bond formations from Hydrocarbons

Prof. H. L. KWONG

26 Apr 2013 (Fri)

Dr. Adam ZARETSKY Researcher The Arts and Genomics Centre Leiden University The Netherlands

Art = Life Ecology, Food Science, Biology, Animal Behavior and the Human Germline

School of Creative Media (SCM) Prof. István T. HORVÁTH (BCH)

18 Apr 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Shigeki SASAKI Professor, Bioorganic and Synthetic Chemistry Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan

Molecular Design and Synthesis for Selective Recognition and Reaction of DNA and RNA

Prof. H. L. KWONG

27 Mar 2013 (Wed)

Dr. Gavin Chit TSUI Department of Chemistry University of Toronto Canada

New Synthetic Applications of Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Forming Reactions

Prof. H. L. KWONG

22 Mar 2013 (Fri)

Dr. Yuning HONG Research Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong Hong Kong

Fluorescence Approaches to Probing Conformational Dynamics of Biomolecules


21 Mar 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Dr. Stefan SEEGER Institute for Physical Chemistry University of Zurich Switzerland

Superantiwetting Surfaces and Superresolution Microscopy


13 Mar 2013 (Wed)

Prof. Peter PULAY Roger B. Bost Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Arkansas USA

Ultrafast Quantum/Molecular Mechanics Calculations. Application to halide ions near the air/water interface.


11 Mar 2013 (Mon)

Dr. Ray MENG International Field Applications Scientist Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. USA

The Application of Next Generation PCR- Droplet Digital PCR

Dr. Eddie MA

5 Mar 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Peter J. SADLER Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) and the Royal Society of London (FRS) Department of Chemistry University of Warwick United Kingdom

Designing Anticancer Agents with New Mechanisms of Action

Prof. Kenneth LO

4 Mar 2013 (Mon)

Prof. George COBB Department of Environmental Science Baylor University, in Waco Texas USA

Nanomaterial Behaviour and Adverse Effects

Prof. John GIESY

27 Feb 2013 (Wed)

Dr. Mahrokh DADSETAN Research Associate and co-director of Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering Laboratory Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Biomedical Engineering Mayo College of Medicine USA

Polymeric Biomaterials for Treatment of Segmental Bone Defects

Dr. Yun Wah LAM

27 Feb 2013 (Wed)

Dr. Kim-hung LAM Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong

In vitro/In vivo Approach for Assessing the Toxic Effects of Chemical Agents for Medical and Pollution Control Applications


26 Feb 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Bryan BROOKS Department of Environmental Science Baylor University, in Waco Texas USA

Harmful Algal Blooms - Prymnesium parvum

Prof. John GIESY

22 Feb 2013 (Fri)

Prof. Michael J. CARNEY Professor and Chair Chemistry Department University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire USA and Prof. Marc McEllistrem Director, Materials Science Program University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire USA

Catalysts for Ethylene Oligomerization: Working with an Industrial Partner

Dr. Andy SIU

21 Feb 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Dong WANG Skaggs of School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of California San Diego USA

Molecular Basis of RNA Polymerase II Transcription

Dr. Guangyu ZHU

20 Feb 2013 (Wed)

Dr. FUNG Kai Hung MBBS FRCR FHKCR FHKAM Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern HospitalHong Kong

Visualizing The Visual System of Zebrafish Using Micro--CT

Dr. Yun Wah LAM

19 Feb 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Jean-Michel SAVÉANT Department of Chemistry University of Paris Diderot France

Molecular Catalysis of Electrochemical Reactions. Fundamentals and Relations with Modern Energy Challenges.

Prof. T. C. LAU

6 Feb 2013 (Wed)

Dr. Ying CHAU Associate Professor Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Division of Biomedical Engineering The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong

Therapeutic Delivery to the Posterior Segment of the Eye: Challenges and Solution

Dr. Yun Wah LAM (BCH) Prof. Stella PANG (CNBM)

31 Jan 2013 (Thu)

Prof. Zhen SHEN State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University China

Visible/NIR Fluorescent Sensors Prof. Kenneth LO

22 Jan 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Sunney I. CHAN Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei, Taiwan and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena, USA

Learning from Microbes to Develop a Catalyst for the Efficient Conversion of Methane to Methanol at Room Temperature


15 Jan 2013 (Tue)

Part 1 Prof. Ionan MARIGOMEZ Director Research Centre Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology Plentzia Marine Station University of the Basque Country, PIE-UPV/EHU Spain Part 2 Prof. Miren CAJARAVILLE Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Science and Technology University of the Basque Country, PIE-UPV/EHU Spain

Part 1 Marine Ecosystem Health Indices Part 2 Understanding the Biological Effects of Metal Nanoparticles

Dr. Doris AU Part 1 Part 2

15 Jan 2013 (Tue)

Dr. Matthias LEIN School of Chemical and Physical SciencesVictoria University of Wellington New Zealand

Homogeneous Catalysis with Au(III) – Theoretical Insights into Structure, Mechanism and Solvent Interaction

Dr. Andy SIU

15 Jan 2013 (Tue)

Prof. Robert M. WAYMOUTH Robert Eckles Swain Professor of ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry Stanford University Stanford, USA

Catalysis: The Enabling Science for Green Polymer Synthesis


9 Jan 2013 (Wed)

Prof. Jae-Seong LEE Department of Chemistry College of Natural Sciences Hanyang University Seoul, South Korea

Omics-based Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Studies with Aquatic Non-model Species

Dr. Doris Au

9 Jan 2013 (Wed)

Prof. Helmut SEGNER Professor and Head of the Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health University of Bern Switzerland

Nuclear Receptors: Mediators of Endocrine and Xenobiotic Effects on the Fish Immune System

Dr. Doris Au

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