2021.11.01 Prof. Jiang Liwen had breakthrough in discovering the mechanism of plant COPII vesicle formation to mitigate abiotic stresses, which provided new insights into developing stress-resistant crops. The finding has…
2021.11.01 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Hong Kong Commercial Daily. Read the full text here….
2021.10.08 Mr. Steven Chun-Kit Li from the United Nations World Food Programme shared his personal experience in food security and nutrition as well as rural development and work experience with…
2021.09.24 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK), participated in Economist’s virtual conference “How Climate Change Is Changing The Face Of Food” on 24 Sept…
2021.09.17 Prof. Peter C.K. Cheung delivered a talk on ‘Dietary Fiber as a Multifunctional Food Component for Human Health’ with a total of 41 participants attended. In this talk, Prof…
2020.08.27 The Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Bureau has made two short videos related to Prof. Lam Hon-Ming’s research on soybean.
2021.08.24 Mr Miguel Lee Chang, co-founder of GLCH, Inc. delivered a talk on ‘Farming and I’. The event was held online via zoom with a total of 46 participants attended.…
2021.07.05 to 2021.08.13 The programme this year was held from 5 Jul to 13 Aug 2021. Three postgraduate students nominated by the China Agricultural University, five from the Northwest A&F…
2021.07.20 Prof Amos Tai delivered a talk on ‘Co-Benefits of Sustainable Food Production, Consumption and Trade to Mitigate Air Pollution, Climate Change and Food Insecurity’. The event was held at…
2021.07.04 Professor Hon-Ming Lam, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, delivered a keynote speech “The His…
2021.07.03 Professor Hon-Ming Lam, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, hosted a seminar on local vegetables on 3…
2021.06.27-07.09 Exhibition Venue: Exhibition Hall 3D , Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
2021.06.18 The 8th Agrobiotechnology Talk ‘Intagible Assets of Agrobiotechnology’ was held online via zoom with a total of 36 participants attended. In this talk, lawyer Dr Albert Wai‐Kit Chan from…
2021.06.17 Mr. Hsu Hoi Shan, Director and President of Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre led delegates from Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre visited State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (SKLA) on 17 Jun…
2021.6.7 Prof. Haiwei Luo and his team recently published their research findings in Nature Communications. (Photos from Communications…
2021.05.26 Mr. Alfred Sit, Secretary for Innovation and Technology led delegates from the Innovation and Technology Bureau visited State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology on 26 May 2021. Accompanied by Prof.…
2021.05.12 The 7th Agrobiotechnology Talk Crop and Food: Soybean in Chinese Food Culture’ was held online via zoom with a total of 75 participants attended. In this talk, Prof Angela…
2021.05.03 “©2021明報 (with the permission of Ming Pao Daily News) All rights reserved.” Read more in MingPao Daily …
2021.04.16 The 6th Agrobiotechnology Talk ‘Innovative Solutions for Plant Breeding: a Biotechnology Research Company’s Perspective’ was held online via zoom with a total of 40 participants attended. In this talk,…
2021.03.30 The fifth Agrobiotechnology talk was delivered by Prof. Jerome Hui from CUHK on the topic ‘Insects and other arthropods in agriculture: field survey, biotechnology, and genomics’ via Zoom. Prof.…
2021.02.23 Prof. Kwan Kin Ming has recently discovered that SOX9 protein is an essential regulatory factor of choroid plexus function that ensures the correct composition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The…
2021.02.16 The fourth Agrobiotechnology talk was delivered by Prof Francisco Cisternas, Assistant Professor of Marketing in CUHK Business School. The topic was ‘Digital transformations effects on Agricultural Products and methods…
2021.01.08 The third Agrobiotechnlogy Talk is ‘The Importance of Seed Quality in International Seed Trade’ and delivered by Dr Anthony Tse, Chairman of the Clover Seed Co., Ltd and Hong…
2020.12.04 Prof May Chu from the CUHK introduced how food risks are regulated globally and discussed the challenges to regulatory enforcement at the national and domestic levels. The talk was…
2020.11.18 The Agrobiotechnology talk series is organized by Centre of Soybean Research, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology to promote agrobiotechnology and enhance understanding of the potential applications of agricultural products.…
Date: 7 Nov 2020 (Sat) Time: 8:45am – 1:15pm Venue: Online via ZOOM Download Program Download Abstract
2020.11.02 Prof. SONG Chunshan, Dean of Science of CUHK visited State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology on 2 Nov 2020. He visited the facilities of SKLA and had meeting with SKLA…
2020.08.18 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Beijing HK Academic Exchange Bulletin. Click to view full text
2020.05.29 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Wenhui Po. Click here to view full text
2020.05.22 A CUHK research team led by our member Professor Chan Ting Fung and our Director Professor Lam Hon Ming collaborated with An…
2020.2.3 Prof. Ting Fung Chan has teamed up with Prof. Hon Ming Lam and Prof. Sai Ming Ngai in a recent research project. With joint ef…
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by HK Economic Times. Click to view full text
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by HK Economic Times. Click to view full text
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Sky Post. Click to view full text
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Singtao Daily. Click to view full text
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Oriental Daily. Click to view full text
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Wenhuipo. Click to view full text
2020.01.13 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Wenhuipo. Click to view full text
2020.1.7 In order to promote STEAM (science, technology, engineering, humanities and mathematics) education, Prof. Lam Hon-Ming, Direct…
Date: 9 Nov 2019 (Sat) Time: 8:45am – 1:15pm Venue: LT1, Mong Man Wai Building, CUHK Download Program Download Abstract booklet
2019.7.1 to 2019.8.17 The programme this year was held from 1 Jul to 17 Aug 2019 for a total of seven weeks. Eight postgraduate students nominated by the China Agricultural…
2019.5.7 SKLA Director Prof. Lam Hon-Ming was interviewed by Apple Daily. Click to view full text
2019.4.26 On 26 April, delegates from South China Agricultural University visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and met with SKLA Director Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Deputy Director Prof. Liwen Jiang…
2019.4.24 Teaming up with Prof. Amos P. K. Tai of the Earth System Science Programme, the SKLA Director Prof. Hon-Ming Lam and the mult…
2019.4.1 Prof. Lam Hon-Ming, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, spoke on the topic “Soybean Research: A Journey from Laboratory to Field” in the third lecture of “The…
2019.03.15 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, and his team published new findings in Nature Com…
2019.2.24 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was interviewed by Ming Pao Daily. Click to see the interview.
2019.02.15-16 International Meeting on Multiomics Platform Development cum AoE Symposium was successfully held on 15 – 16 Feburary, 2019, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Symposium was organized…
2019.1.23 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) held the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Academicians Visit Programme cum Lectur…
2019.1.15 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was interviewed by “Our Hong Kong Foundation”. Please click to watch the interview.
2019.1.8 Prof. Liwen Jiang and his team published new findings in Nature Plants on “A whole-cell electron tomography model of vacuole biogenesis in Arabidopsis root cells“. Read more:…
2018.12.05 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was interviewed by HK01. Please click to see the …
Seminar Date: 24 Nov 2018 (Sat) Time: 8:45am – 1:15 pm Venue: CUHK Yasumoto International Academic Park LT6 Download Program Download Abstract
2018.11.15-16 MOU signing at Shaanxi – Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Development Cooperation Forum was held on 15 Nov 2018. Our SKL of Agrobiotechnology signed collaboration MOU with Northwest…
2018.11.06 Public education “STEAM@Soybean” carried out by Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology. Read more: Stheadline.com Bastillepost.com
2018.11.06 Prof. Wallace Boon-Leong Lim and his team published new findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on “ATP compartmentation in plastids and cytosol of Arabidopsis thaliana…
2018.10.07 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was invited to deliver a public lecture at Open University of Hong Kong on 8 June 2018. The topic…
2018.10.04 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was interviewed by CU Newsletter on his Long Romance with Legumes. This article was originally published in No. 524,…
2018.10.01 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was interviewed by China Daily Asia Weekly on “Sustainable Agriculture”. Read more at China Daily Asia Weekly
2018.8.31 SKLA Director Prof. Hon Ming Lam was interviewed by PharmaBoardroom. Details please click here.
2018.8.10 The SKLA Director Prof. Hon-Ming Lam led a delegation comprosing 40 teachers and students from 8 secondary schools in Hong Kong to visit Lanchau. Details please click the link…
2018.7.1 to 2018.8.18 The programme this year was held from 1 Jul to 18 Aug 2018 for a total of seven weeks. Six postgraduate students nominated by the China Agricultural…
2018.06.14 The RGC Visit is held every year to one UGC-funded university and the Visiting Party comprises RGC members and members of the assessment committees/Panels under the Council. To showcase…
2018.6.8 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, was invited to deliver a public lecture at Open Unviersity of Hong Kong on the topic “Soybean Research: A…
2018.05.17 In order to promote the scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between partner State Key Laboratory of China Agricultural University (CAU) and CUHK, a symposium on Animal Biotechnology was…
2018.5.17 Prof Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong was interviewed by media on cross-boarder cooperat…
Congratulations to Prof. Jianhua Zhang and his team for receiving the 2017 State Natural Science Award (second class) from the State Co…
Congratulations to Prof. Liwen Jiang and his team for receiving the 2017 MoE Natural Science Award of China (2nd Class) from the Minist…
Congratulations to Prof. Jack Wong and his team for receiving the 2017 MoE Natural Science Award of China (2nd Class) from the Ministry…
2018.1.1 Prof. Samuel Sai Ming Sun was interviewed by Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly on his work on high lysine golden rice. Click here to see the full article
2017.12.13 CUHK researchers including, Prof. Jerome H.L. Hui, Dr. Zhe Qu, Prof. Edwin Ho Yin Chan, Prof. Ting Fung Chan, Prof. Ka Hou Chu, Prof. Alex Chun Koon, Prof.…
2017.12.5 A research team led by Prof. Kam-Bo Wong, Director and Professor of the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has recently released…
2017.12.02 Prof. Boon-Leong Lim and Prof. Jerome Hui represented our PSKLA to attend the 2017 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Annual Meeting, which was held at Longgang District of Shenzhen…
2017.11.24-25 Program rundown Photo Album: Opening | Symposium | Round Table Discussion | Symposium Dinner | Visit | V…
2017.11.9 Prof. Chye Mee Len and her team published new findings in Plant Biotechnology Journal. “Improved fruit α-tocopherol, carotenoid, squalene and phytosterol contents through manipulation of Brassica juncea 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE1…
Date: 14 Oct 2017 (Sat) Time: 8:55am – 1:00pm Venue: LT5, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA) Download Program Download abstract booklet
2017.10.8 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam’s episode of “Our scientists” at 9pm, 8 Oct 2017 @ RTHK 31 Click to view the TV program at RTHK Episode 1 Episode 2
2017.10.3 Prof. Hon Ming Lam was interviewed by Hong Kong Economic Journal Read More
2017.9.25 Prof. Huang Wei, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People’s Republic of China, led …
2017.9.15 Training Seminar: Software demonstration of protein quantitation analysis Time: 2:15 – 4:00 pm Venue: Rm 297, Science Centre
2017.08.03 The First Round of Reassessment on Partner State Key Laboratories (PSKLs) took place on 3 Aug 2017. The working group of Biology and Medical Sub-group visit the Partner State…
2017.7.20 Prof. Haiwei Luo and his team published their latest finding on how microorganisms adapt to marine environment, evolutionary history of life and the Earth in the internationally leading journal…
2017.7.2 to 2017.8.19 Summer Research Placement Programme for Mainland and Taiwan Students 2017 organized by Office of Academic Links (China) (OALC) took place from 2 Jul to 19 Aug 2017…
2017.6.8-15 The WUN Symposium cum Research Summit on Impacts of Grain Legume Research and Development in Developing Countries was held with great success in 8－17 June 2017. It was a…
2017.5.29 Prof. Kwan Kin-ming shed new insights into the molecular pathology of cerebellar ataxia. This work provides new insight into …
2017.5.25 Prof. Hon Ming Lam and Prof. Samuel Sai Ming Sun and their team received the 2016 MoE Natural Science Award of China (2nd Class) from the Ministry of Education,…
2017.3.1 Participating UGC-funded Universities: CUHK, HKBU,HKU, HKUST Approved Budget $ 81.156 million Project coordinator: Professor Hon-Ming Lam (CUHK) Download Press Release More newspaper clips here
2017.1.25 Prof. Tan Tieniu, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR visited our State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology.
2016.12.15 A four-member delegation from Jilin University visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on 15 December. Among the delegates are Prof. Li Yuanyuan, President of Jilin University and…
2016.12.14 In order to promote the scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between Shantou City and CUHK, the delegation led by Mr. Yang Zhigang, the Director of Shantou Science and…
2016.11.29 Training workshop on Experion System was organized by State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology on 29 Nov 2016 to the end users.
2016.11.12 SKL/IPMBAB Seminar Series 2016 was organized on 12 Nov 2016 with about 110 participants, including Professors, researchers and postgraduate students.
2016.11.11 Marc Van Montagu visited State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology on Nov 11, 2016 for an academic meeting and had an in-depth discussion with our research members. Marc Van Montagu…
2016.8.4 Project coordinator: Professor Samuel Sai-ming Sun Project No.: AoE/B-07/99
2016.7.26 Speaker: Dr. Michiel Vos Lecturer of European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter, UK
2016.7.4 A delegation of 25 members from 11 institutions, from administrative offices and academic departments, visited The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Jul 4, 2016 to learn about the…
2016.6.19 – 8.17 The programme this year last for seven weeks (49 days), running from Jun 19 – Aug 17, 2016. Six postgraduate students from China Agricultural University joined the…
2016.5.21 On May 21, 2016, the inauguration of the Joint Research Facilities (Experimental Field Station) between the CUHK Partner SKL of Agrobiotechnology and the Center for Agricultural Water Research in…
2016.5.15 Prof. Ndiko Ludidi Professor in Plant Biotechnology Department of Biotechnology University of the West Cape
2016.3.22 Read More: CUHK Press Release Youtube video on OsYchF1 project broadcasted by RGC
2016.3.8 The Progress Report cum Academic Committee (AC) Meeting was successfully held on Mar 8, 2016 at Cho Yiu Hall of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Six world renowned…
2015.12.14-17 Organizer: Center for Soybean Research of the Partner State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK, Peacock Program, Shenzhen Research Institute Co-organizers: School of Life Sciences and New Asia College, CUHK
2014.12.11-12 Organizer: Center for Soybean Research of the Partner State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, CUHK Co-organizers: Peacock Program, Shenzhen Research Institute and New Asia College, CUHK
A delegation led by Prof. Tao Yuezhi, Director of Institute of Virology and Biotechnology had meeting and delivered a seminar with members of State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology
2015.9.21 On Sep 21, 2015, a delegation led by Prof. Liu Zuhan, Vice-President of Yangzhou University, visited our SKL. Prof. Poon Wai Yin, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Prof. Zhang Jianhua, Director…
2015.7.10 Speaker: Prof. Zhiyong Wang Professor, Department of Plant Biology Carnegie Institution for Science
2015.6.10 Speakers: Prof. Wu Linhai and Prof. Xu Liqing Professor, School of Business, Jiangnan University
2015.04.27 Related links: http://www.sicau.edu.cn/news/news/2015/0427/23059.html http://www.haassfi.com/news_con.php?id=243
2015.3.5 Researchers from CUHK School of Life Sciences discover new DNA to understand animal evolution.
2015.2.15 Jointly organised by Centre for Soybean Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Science Museum Speaker: Prof. Lam Hon Ming (Director of Centre for Soybean Reserach)
2014.12.29 Speaker: Dr. Tsz-Leung TO Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California San Franciso (UCSF), USA
2014.12.15-19 2014 SKL Annual Conference on Agrobiotechnology at Beijing Student Exchange Program
2014.10.23-25 Organizer: Chinese Grassland Society, Biotechnology Committee of Chinese Grassland Society Co-organizer: The Chinese Univerisity of Hong Kong
Date: 2014.9.19 Topic: The Application of Next Generation PCR Droplet Digital PCR Date: 2014.9.22 Topic: QS3D Digital PCR technology and application Date: 2014.10.7 Title: Pico-Liter Droplet-based RainDrop Digital PCR Enables Multiplexed Genetic End Point Detection…
2014.7.22 Prof. Hon-Ming Lam, Director of the Center for Soybean Research at CUHK, and his team successfully cloned the salt tolerant gene from wild soybeans. This finding was just recently…
2014.6.12 Speaker: Dr. Michiel J.T. van Eijk Chief Scientific Officer, Keygene N.V. Wageningen, The Netherlands
2013.4.30 Speaker: Prof. Eastwood, Hon-Chiu Leung Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Mass Spectrometry Proteomics Core Facility, Baylor College of Medicine
2013.4.25-28 To facilitate academic exchange, explore and develop collaboration with the Academia Sinica and The World Vegetable Centre in the field of plant and agricultural biotechnology, a delegation led by…
2013.4.13-7.31 The Hong Kong Science Museum invites local scientific teams to exhibit their research achievements in their Science News Corner. The purpose is to introduce important researches conducted in Hong…
2013.4.10 We have officially established the Center for Soybean Research, CUHK. The team composes of investigators of complementary expertise. The first academy meeting of this center was held on 10…
2013.3.18 To facilitate the development of the vegetable breeding and production program in CUHK Shenzhen Vegetable Breeding Centre, the delegation led by Prof. Yu Weichang, Research Assistant Professor, CUHK, and…
2013.1.29 A delegation led by Ms. Qiu Xuan, Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Technological Innovation visited CUHK on 29 Jan 2013. They met with Pro-Vice-Chancellors Prof. Henry Wong and watched…
2012.12.28 A delegation led by Prof. Guo Wenshan, Dean of Agricultural College of Yangzhou University visited CUHK on 28 Dec 2012. They met with Prof. Lam Hon Ming, Associate Director…
2012.12.18 A delegation led by Prof. Samuel SM Sun, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK) visited CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute on 18 Dec 2012. The delegation met…
2012.11.26 Topic: The Arabidopsis NPR1 protein is a receptor for the plant defense hormone salicylic acid
2012.06.24-29 Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chairs: Julian I. Schroeder & Teun Munnik Vice Chairs: Michael R. Blatt & Eduardo Blumwald Hong Kong Co-organizer: Jianhua Zhang CUHK hosted…
2012.06.14 CUHK Press Release: http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?1=1&1=1&id=1332 CUHK Features: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/english/features/cancer-chemotherapy.html
2012.05.31 A delegation led by Mr. Zhou Dating, Director of National Office for Science and Technology Awards visited CUHK on 31 May 2012. They met with Pro-Vice-Chancellors Prof. Henry Wong…
2012.5.10 We hosted a training workshop on Biotek H1 Microplate Reader to SKL/IPMBAB users.
2012.5.9 We hosted a training workshop on Bio-Rad CFX96 Touch Real-Time PCR to SKL/IPMBAB users.
2012.04.18 The delegation of China Agricultural University visited the library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and discussed with the representatives of CUHK library on the arrangements of the…
2012.04.10 The delegation of the Nanjing Agricultural University discussed with Prof. Zhang Jianhua of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on the topic: student training in Life Sciences; international strategy…
2012.03.14 The delegation led by Prof. B Liang, Executive Vice President of SZRI and Prof. JH Zhang, Project leader of the Shenzhen Peacock Team on Agricultural Innovations meet Mr. RZ…
2012.2.21 Topic: Progress in Soybean Genomic Research Speaker: Prof. Sachiko Isobe Senior Scientist, Kazusa DNA Research Institute
2012.01.14 On 14 Jan, a delegation led by Prof. Zhenyuan Qu, Party Secretary of the China Agricultural University (CAU) visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Provost Prof. Benjamin…
