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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
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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
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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
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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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
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1 Nov 2013 (Fri)
Mr. Henry J. DUBINA President Mettler Toledo AutoChem Inc.
USA
Enabling Technology to Increase Pharmaceutical R&D
Productivity
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
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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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
12 Sep 2013 (Thu)
Prof. Michael W. GEORGE Department of Chemistry University of
Nottingham UK
Photochemistry, Spectroscopy and Supercritical Fluids
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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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
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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
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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
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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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
21 Mar 2013 (Thu)
Prof. Dr. Stefan SEEGER Institute for Physical Chemistry
University of Zurich Switzerland
Superantiwetting Surfaces and Superresolution Microscopy
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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.
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
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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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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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
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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
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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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
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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
Prof. István T. HORVÁTH
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
