Mini symposium on Cancer Cells and Stem Cells
Between SIBCB, CAS & Department of Pathology, HKU
Time: 13:30pm – 18:00pm, 24th Oct, 2011
Venue: Seminar Room 321, SIBCB Building, Yueyang Road 320
13:30 – 14:00pm Introduction
Prof. Jinqiu Zhou, Assistant Director (SIBCB, CAS)
Welcome and brief introduction of SIBCB to the visitors of HKU
Prof. Ng, Director, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research
Give a brief introduction of HKU
Session I 14:00pm – 15:30pm
(20-25min talk + 5-10min discussion)
14:00pm – 14:30pm
Dr Terence Lee (Department of Pathology, HKU)
Identification of CD24 as liver tumor initiating cell marker using chemoresistant animal model
14:30pm – 15:00pm
Dr Jack Wong (Department of Pathology, HKU)
Aberrant polycomb silencing and microRNA deregulation in hepatocellular carcinoma
15:00pm – 15:30pm
Dr Carmen Wong (Department of Pathology, HKU)
Roles and regulations of Rho-kinases in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis
Coffee Break 15:30pm – 16:00pm
Session II 16:00pm – 17:30pm
(20-25min talk + 5-10min discussion)
16:00pm – 16:30pm
Dr Yi Zeng (SIBCB, CAS)
Wnt signaling in regulating mammary stem and progenitor cells
16:30pm – 17:00pm
Dr Mofang Liu (SIBCB, CAS)
miR-155 acts as a bridge between inflammation and cancer
17:00pm – 17:30pm
Dr Lijian Hui (SIBCB, CAS)
Liver tumor initiation: A c-Jun-controlled oncogenic signaling
Free discussion 17:30 – 18:00pm
18:00pm, dinner in Nan Ling restaurant
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