Year 2018 seminar

Advance design and fabrication strategies to improve biosensor performance
Professor Wing Cheung MAK (Martin)
Associate Professor, Docent
Head of Unit Biosensors and Bioeletronics

Time: 20 December 2018 (Thursday) 10:00 – 11:30 am
Venue: : Room 222, Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building

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2D nanomaterials enhanced surface plasmon resonance for sensing applications
Professor Shuwen ZENG
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France

Date: 17 December 2018 (Monday) 10:00 am
Venue: Room 513 William M W Mong Engineering Building

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Mouse Gastrulation: Attributes of regionalized signaling activity for tissue patterning
Speaker: Professor Patrick Tam
Embryology Research Unit,
Children’s Medical Research Institute,
Sydney Medical School,
and School of Medical Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine and Health,
University of Sydney, Australia

Date: 13 Dec 2018 ; 3 – 4pm
Venue: G02, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Area 39, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Mechanical Engineering of Protein-based Biomaterials: from single molecule features to macroscopic traits
Professor Hongbin LI
Department of Chemistry
University of British Columbia

Time: 5 December 2018 (Wednesday) 3:30 pm
Venue: : L5 Science Centre, CUHK

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Evans blue-based theranostics
Professor Xiaoyuan Chen (Shawn)
Senior Investigator
Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), NIH

Time: 3 December 2018 (Monday) 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Venue: : Room 215, William M W Mong Engineering Building

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Hair follicle-derived neural crest stem cells in cell therapy for Hirschsprung’s disease
Prof. Woody Chan (School of Biomedical Sciences) &
Prof. Huating Wang (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Time: 22 Nov 2018 (Thursday) 12:30 – 2pm
Venue: : G02, G/F, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Area 39, CUHK

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Spore-derived Nanomaterials and Hybrid Microdevices for Biosensing and Environmental Remediation
Mr. ZHANG Yabin
Oral Defence
Supervisor : Professor ZHANG Li

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, 9 November 2018 (Friday)
Venue: : Room 702 (SHIAE Conference Room), William M W Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Multiscale Elucidation of “Bio-nano” Interactions
Professor CHOI Chung Hang Jonathan
Assistant Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Time: 3:00 pm, 19 October 2018 (Friday)
Venue: : Room 702, William M W Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Surface Plasmon Effects for Biosensing and Photonics Trapping Applications
Professor Aaron Ho-Pui HO
Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Time: 10:00 am, 19 October 2018 (Friday)
Venue: : Room 702, William M W Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Nanostructured Silicon in Nanomedicine
Professor Nicolas Voelcker
Scientific Director of the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication
Science Leader at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Time: 10:30 am, 16 October 2018 (Tuesday)
Venue: : Room 222, Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building, CUHK

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Biomarkers in Motor Neuron Diseases
Dr. Ching-Hua Lu, MD, PhD
Consultant Neurologist, China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Time: 2:30pm, 5 October 2018 (Friday)
Venue: Room 215, William M W Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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The Journey of Alkyl-Terminated Gold Nanoparticles into, En Route, and Out of the Cell
Ms. HO, Lok Wai Cola
Oral Defence
Supervisor: Prof. Jonathan Choi

Time: 2:30pm, 26 September 2018 (Wednesday)
Venue: Room 222 Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, CUHK

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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Prof Mohit Bhandari
Professor, Department of Surgery, McMaster University

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, 11 Sept 2018(Tuesday)
Venue: Room 301, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital (Venue Changed!)

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Exoskeleton Ankle Robot for Robot-Assisted Gait Training of Stroke Patients with Foot Drop
Mr. YEUNG, Ling Fung
Oral Defence
Supervisor : Prof Raymond Tong

Time: 10:00 am, Aug 21, 2018 (Tuesday)
Venue: Room 222, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building

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What happens when Electrically Evoked Muscle gets Fatigued: A Mechanomyography and Muscle Oxygenation Perspective
Dr Nur Azah Hamzaid
Senior Lecturer
University of Malaya, Malaysia


Time: 10:00 am, 16 Aug 2018 (Thu)
Venue: Room 222, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, CUHK

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In Vitro Fertilization on a Chip
Prof. Jeffrey Da-Jeng YAO
Professor
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering
Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
Department of Engineering and System Science
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Time: 4:00 pm, 3 Aug 2018 (Fri)
Venue: Room 215, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Label-free imaging of thick specimens using gradient light interference microscopy (GLIM)
Prof.Gabriel Popescu
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Time: 27 July, 2018 (Friday)
Venue: Room 702, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Material Development for Stem Cell Applications
Professor Laurence Meagher
Deputy Director/Director of Research
Monash Institute of Medical Engineering & Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Monash University

Time: 10:00 am, 17 July 2018 (Tue)
Venue: Room 215, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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More is more: Amplification of Extracellular Matrix via Macromolecular Crowding in 2D, 3D, Cell Culture and in Bioprinting
Professor Michael Raghunath
Professor for Biochemistry,
Protein Technology and Tissue Engineering Head, Center for Cell Biology & Tissue Engineering,
Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology,
Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Time: 4pm - 5pm, 16 July 2018
Venue: G02, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Area 39, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Bioinjectable biomaterials developments and clinical applications
Professor William Lu
Ng Chun-Man Professor in Orthopaedic Bioengineering Dept of Orthopaedics, The University of Hong Kong

Time: 10:00, 27 June 2018
Venue: Room 513, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Transforming Engineering Education
Dr. Jennifer GRIFFITHS
Principal Teaching Fellow, UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education at UCL, London

Time: 10:00, 29 May 2018 (TUE)
Venue: Room 215, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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Bisphosphonate-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Regulation of Stem Cell Behaviors and Tissue Regeneration
Mr. ZHANG Kunyu
Graduate Seminar (PhD Oral Defence)

Time: 10:00, 18 May 2018 (FRI)
Venue: Room 513, William M W Mong Engineering Building

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Synthetic and Natural Materials for Tissue Regeneration
Prof. Yadong Wang
School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University

Time: 11:30, 2 May 2018 (WED)
Venue: G02, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Science Bldg, Area 39, CUHK

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Brain Computer Interface (BCI) System for Restoration of Hand Function for Stroke Rehabilitation and EEG Analysis using Fuzzy Approximate Entropy (fApEn)
Ms. SUN, Rui
Graduate Seminar – PhD oral Defence

Time: 15:00, 25 April 2018 (WED)
Venue: Room 222 Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, CUHK

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Next-Generation Ultrasonics: High Frame Rate Imaging of Physiological Dynamics
Dr. Alfred C. H. Yu
Professor, Laboratory on Innovative Technology in Medical Ultrasound (LITMUS), University of Waterloo

Time: 16:00, 16 April 2018 (MON)
Venue: Room 513, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building

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Recapitulating Embryonic Development to Regenerate Tendon with Stem Cells
Prof. Catherine K. Kuo
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester Medical Center.

Time: 14:30, 16 April 2018 (MON)
Venue: G02, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Science Bldg, Area 39, CUHK

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A Journey from Surgical Robotics to Virtualizing Healthcare Delivery
Dr. Yulun Wang
Chairman & Founder, & Chief Innovation Officer InTouch Health, Inc, USA

Time: 10:00, 16 April 2018 (MON)
Venue: Room 222, 2/F, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, CUHK

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Visualizing Memory Allocations in the Drosophila Brain
Professor Chiang Ann-Shyn
Division of Life Sciences, Academia Sinica

Time: 16:00, 12 April 2018 (THU)
Venue: G02, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Science Bldg, Area 39, CUHK

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Harness the power of light: optogenetic control of intracellular activities
Dr. Liting DUAN
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Time: 15:30, 23 Mar 2018 (Fri)
Conference Room, Room 702 William M.W. Mong Engineering Building

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Molecular Biomechanics and Cellular Mechanotransduction in Health and Disease
Prof. Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
Professor, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, CA

Time: 14:30, 23 February, 2018 (Friday)
Venue: Room 215, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, CUHK

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From Toys to Tools - Apply DNA Nanotechnology on Bioengineering
Dr. YANG Yang, Associate Research Scientist
Nanobiology Institute, School of Medicine, Yale University

Time: 11:30 am, 26 Jan 2018 (Fri)
Venue: Room 222, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, CUHK

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