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HKU’s Scientists Bring New Hopes to Translate Human Stem Cell Technologies to the Clinic

11 Jan 2011

 

In the past year, researchers at the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine have taken stem cell research few steps closer to the ultimate clinical application with certain important breakthroughs. The team of cardiologists and scientists not only found a new way to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), but also further applied the technology to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, allowing the scientists to better understand the development of various incurable or genetic diseases such as limb ischemia and progeria. A press conference will be held to introduce these findings and breakthroughs. Details are listed as follows:

Date: January 13, 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Venue: Exhibition Area, G/F, Laboratory Block,
21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Speakers:
Professor TSE Hung-fat
William M W Mong Professor in Cardiology
Department of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Dr. David SIU Chung-wah
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Dr. LIAN Qizhou
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine and Eye Institute
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

A shuttle bus is arranged to pick up the press from Admiralty for the press conference. Members of the press please wait at the bus stop near Café de Coral of Admiralty Centre (Exit A of the Admiralty MTR Station). The bus will leave at 10:00 am sharp.