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 ) 🙂
News
2014-15 University Postgraduate Fellowship HKU
HKICC 2014
Congratulations Dr Carol Tong!
KSMCB 2014
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/

Visit to Yonsei University
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.
EMBO Workshop – Stem Cells and Epigenetics in Cancer
EMBO Workshop – Stem Cells and Epigenetics in Cancer
16-18 October 2014, Hong Kong
http://events.embo.org/14-csc-epigenetics/programme.html
Congrats Kent!
The 9th China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award
Congratulations to Ms. Man Tong (Carol), for being awarded the prestigious 9th China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award (第九届中国青少年科技创新奖). Organized by the Central Committee of China Communist Youth League, China Youth Federation, China Students Federation and National Working Committee of China Young Pioneers, the award was established in 2004 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and to complete his wishes on the development of technological innovation in Chinese youth. The award recognizes young students, below the age of 28, who have made significant contribution in their area of study. Awarded to only 100 recipients selected from primary, secondary and tertiary schools across whole of China each year. Only 2 awardees in Hong Kong this year and Ms. Man Tong was one of the two recipients.
The award presentation ceremony was held on August 20 2014 at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing, China.
Details of the award can be found here: http://www.ccyl.org.cn/docume…/…/201408/t20140805_704678.htm
Her interview with the local press can be found here: http://news.youth.cn/wztt/201408/t20140823_5666748.htm
Croucher Innovation Award 2014
The Ma Lab would like to thank the Croucher Foundation for their generous support of the group’s research work through the Croucher Innovation Award funding scheme. The award will support our research on the role of liver cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma.
http://www.croucher.org.hk/2014-innovation-award-dr-stephanie-ma#.VNBZfcscS70












