The CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (SCRM), organized by myself in the past 5 years was a very successful event and served as a good show-case to promote the research work related to stem cells and regeneration of Faculty of Medicine, CUHK as a whole and significantly enhanced our international visibility.
I was the Chairman of organizing committee of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2011-2015, yearly event at CUHK), with total of over 120 invited speakers from USA, Europe, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan as well as mainland institutions were invited to come to CUHK to attend our international meeting since 2011. In particular the 3rd CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2013) was received sponsor from Croucher Foundation and we have established International Musculoskeletal Research Network at our meeting, with more than 12 universities including Stanford, Utrecht, Pittsburg, Karolinska Institute, etc. The 4th CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (17-18 Nov 2014) was a highlight, Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, Director of Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University; Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2012; Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2008; was our guest speaker and gave a Lui Dr. Lui Che Woo distinguished professor public lecture entitled: “New Era of Medicine with iPS Cells”. There were over 500 people from all over Hong Kong attended the public lecture..
I have also successfully organized a high-level national meeting in 2015, entitled “Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Forum on Tissue Regeneration Innovation and Translation (Chinese Academy of Engineering Forum) 海峽兩岸及香港、澳門地區創傷修復(癒合)與組織再生創新成果及轉化應用論壇”, 13-14 November 2015, Shenzhen, China, with 7 academicians of CAE and over 20 invited speakers from USA, Australia, Europe and over 300 people including our VC Prof. Joseph Sung attended the meeting; the two meetings received overwhelmingly good feedbacks (see attached summary report, Appendix 3).
I will continue to organize the 6th CUHK International Symposium on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Forum of Chinese Academicians on Regenerative Medicine, 12-14 November 2016 in CUHK, and this meeting has been shortlisted for support by Crouch Foundation Conference grant in December 2015.
Details of the CUHK International SCRM meetings and Reports:
1. 2011 1st CUHK International SCRM meeting Program, 6 December, 2011
2. 2012 2nd CUHK International SCRM meeting, 19-20 November 2012
[Program book] [Summary Report]
3. 2013 3rd CUHK International SCRM meeting, 11-12 November 2013
[Program book] [Summary Report]
4. 2014 4th CUHK International SCRM meeting, 17-18 November 2014
[Program book] [Summary Report]
5. 2015 5th CUHK International SCRM meeting, 12-13 November 2015
6. 2015 Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Forum on Tissue Regeneration Innovation and Translation (Chinese Academy of Engineering Forum) 海峽兩岸及香港、澳門地區創傷修復(癒合)與組織再生創新成果及轉化應用論壇.
[Program book] [Summary Report]
7. 2016 6th CUHK International SCRM meeting, 11-12 Nov 2016