Plenary Session

9:40 - 09:45

Introduction to the Plenary Session

Dr. Joseph CHAN, Head, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

9:45 - 10:10

Mini-human hearts engineered from pluripotent stem cells for disease modeling and drug discovery

Prof. Ronald LI, Professor, Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong - Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Director, Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine, Hong Kong node, Karolinska Institutet

10:10 - 10:35

The right heart in congenital heart disease: structure, function and its failure

Prof. Yiu Fai Cheung, Clinical Professor, Bryan Lin Professor in Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

10:35 - 10:55

Coffee break

10:55 - 11:20

Fabrication of Functional Heart Patches by 3D Bio-printing

Prof. Kenneth LEE, Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

11:20 - 11:45

How can we intelligently diagnose ischemic heart disease with so many investigations available nowadays?

Dr. Yuk Kong Lau, President, Hong Kong College of Cardiology

11:45 - 12:10

Discovering genes and gene regulatory networks contributing to congenital heart defects

Prof. Kathryn Song-Eng Cheah, Chair of Biochemistry and Jimmy and Emily Tang Professor in Molecular Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

12:10 - 12:35

Cardiometabolic diseases and Microbiome: a hope for disease treatment?

Prof. Martin WONG, Professor of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, Associate Director (General Affairs), Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

12:35 – 13:00

Inflammatory responses in zebrafish heart regeneration

Prof. Shuk Han CHENG, Chair Professor of Molecular Medicine, Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) of College of Veterinary Medicine of Life Sciences (CVMLS), City University of Hong Kong

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch & Poster Viewing

Plenary Speakers