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Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Time: 4:00 - 4:30 pm Reception
4:30 - 5:30 pm Lecture
Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William MW Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, The University of Hong Kong, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Dr Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his invaluable contributions to genomic research. He has played a vital role in the sequencing and analysis of the human genome. His accomplishments in the development of methods for decoding genetic sequences have provided a foundation for understanding the relationships between species and the biology of microbes. He is known for the so-called "shotgun sequencing" strategy, which accelerates sequencing and is now a central component of all whole genome-sequencing strategies. Dr Venter was the founder of the company Celera Genomics which assembled the first draft of the human genome. He was elected two years ago as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
For more information about the speaker, please browse the following link: http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/genome/JCV_bio.doc
Members of the Press and interested parties are cordially invited to attend. For enquiries, please contact Mr Edmand Wong at 2241 5796.
Dr J. Craig Venter to Deliver the HKU Genome Research Centre Distinguished Lecture (Press Invitation)
13 Dec 2004
The University of Hong Kong is proud to present the first Genome Research Centre Distinguished Lecture chaired by Dr J. Craig Venter, founder of the J. Craig Venter Institute and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). Details of Dr Venter's lecture, entitled Genomics: From Human Health to the Environment, are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Time: 4:00 - 4:30 pm Reception
4:30 - 5:30 pm Lecture
Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William MW Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, The University of Hong Kong, Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Dr Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his invaluable contributions to genomic research. He has played a vital role in the sequencing and analysis of the human genome. His accomplishments in the development of methods for decoding genetic sequences have provided a foundation for understanding the relationships between species and the biology of microbes. He is known for the so-called "shotgun sequencing" strategy, which accelerates sequencing and is now a central component of all whole genome-sequencing strategies. Dr Venter was the founder of the company Celera Genomics which assembled the first draft of the human genome. He was elected two years ago as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
For more information about the speaker, please browse the following link: http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/genome/JCV_bio.doc
Members of the Press and interested parties are cordially invited to attend. For enquiries, please contact Mr Edmand Wong at 2241 5796.
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