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AACR 2015

April 20, 2015April 19, 2019sma labLeave a comment

Stella’s work on the interplay of miRNA-1246 and Wnt/beta-catenin in maintenance of HCC stemness was selected for oral presentation in a mini-symposium at the AACR Annual Meeting this year.

Croucher ASI on Stem Cells: Biology and Applications

January 10, 2015October 28, 2015sma lab

5-7 January 2015 – Stephanie delivered a talk on “Clinical implications of cancer stem cell biology in hepatocellular carcinoma – CD133 and beyond” at the Croucher Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Stem Cells: Biology and Applications held at HKU.

Departmental Christmas Party 2014

December 15, 2014October 28, 2015sma lab

Departmental Christmas Party at L’ Hotel. So many of our team members received prizes from the lucky draw!

19th RPG Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, HKU

December 13, 2014March 24, 2016sma lab

Hard work does pay off! A big hand to Jack on being awarded one of the Best Poster Awards at this year’s Research Postgraduate Symposium – Faculty of Medicine, HKU (10-11 Dec 2014). Good job!! (photo courtesy of Raymond Chow ) 🙂

2014-15 University Postgraduate Fellowship HKU

December 10, 2014March 24, 2016sma lab

Steve, our new PhD student, received the 2014-15 University Postgraduate Fellowship in recognition for his outstanding academic record. Congrats Steve!!

HKICC 2014

December 7, 2014March 24, 2016sma lab

Congrats to Jack and Stella on being awarded the Young Investigator Award and Poster Prize Award at this year’s HKICC! Keep up the good work!!

Congratulations Dr Carol Tong!

November 27, 2014March 24, 2016sma labLeave a comment

Man Tong (Carol) defended her PhD thesis on 5 November 2014 with an outstanding ranking and became the first student in our lab to receive a PhD degree. Congrats Dr Tong! Well done!

KSMCB 2014

October 21, 2014March 24, 2016sma lab

The 26th International Conference of the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB) – 21 to 23 October 2014 in Seoul, Korea
http://www.ksmcb.or.kr/icksmcb2014/

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Visit to Yonsei University

October 20, 2014March 24, 2016sma lab

Stephanie delivered an invited talk entitled “Cancer stem cells in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma – CD133 and beyond” at the Avison Biomedical Research Center, College of Medicine, Yonsei University on October 20 2014.