Time

Programme

Prof. Thomas V. O’HALLORAN       (Northwestern)

Microbial Copper Physiology: Allosteric Mechanisms Controlling
Compartmentalization, Resistance and Pathogenicity

Prof. Michelle CHANG        (UC Berkeley)

Discovery and Engineering of Radical Halogenases

Prof. Hongzhe SUN        (HKU)

Fighting against Infections by Superbugs:
Metallodrugs as Antibiotic Resistance Breaker

Prof. Dennis K.P. NG       (CUHK)

Selective Imaging and Eradication of Senescent Cells with
β-Galactosidase-Activated Fluorescent Probes and Photosensitizers

Prof. Weihong TAN        (Hunan U)

The Foundation of Molecular Medicine: A Chemical Biology Approach

Prof. Kunihiko NISHINO       (Osaka U)

Function and Regulation of Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps

Prof. Gilles GASSER        (PSL)

Metal Complexes in Medicinal Chemistry

Prof. Chi-Ming CHE         (HKU)

Transition-metal-based Anticancer Drugs

Time

Program

Prof. Elizabeth M. NOLAN        (MIT)

Metal Sequestration by Calprotectin and Consequences on Microbial Physiology

Prof. Christopher J. CHANG       (UC Berkeley)

Transition Metal Signaling and Metalloallostery:
Bioinorganic Chemistry Beyond Active Sites

Prof. Kenneth K. W. LO       (CityU)

Biomolecular Probes and Cellular Reagents Derived from Photofunctional
Rhenium(I), Ruthenium(II), and Iridium(III) Polypyridine Complexes

Dr. Aixin YAN        (HKU)

The Cross-talk of Zn, Fe, and Cu Homeostasis in E. coli

Prof. Guibin JIANG        (CAS)

Characterization of Metal Pollution in Organisms

Dr. Edmund C. M. TSE        (HKU)

Deciphering the Biological Roles of Iron-Sulfur Clusters and Phenazines
in DNA Repair, Redox Signaling, and Electron Transfer Processes

Prof. Yan ZHANG        (NSFC)

The Initiation and Development of Chemical Biology in China

Dr. Vince VARDHANABHUTI         (HKU)

Imaging of Metal-based Contrast Agents in Spectral CT

Young Scientist Section

5-minute Flash Presentations (Each with less than 3 Slides)

Time

Program

Prof. Edward W. YU       (Case Western)

Fighting Superbugs

Prof. Itaru HAMACHI         (Kyoto U)

Analysis and Control of Proteins Function in Cells by Coordination Chemistry

Dr. Ho Yu AU-YEUNG        (HKU)

Designing Selective Triggers for Biologically Relevant Small Molecules
and their Luminescent Detection and Imaging

Dr. Guangyu ZHU       (CityU)

Development of Pt(IV) Anticancer Prodrugs than can be
Controllably Activated by Visible Light

Prof. Zijian GUO       (Nanjing U)

Towards the Rational Design of Platinum Anticancer Agents

Prof. Yuliang ZHAO        (CAS)

Intelligent Nanorobots for Tumor Microenvironment Targeting and Antitumor Therapy

Young Scientist Section

5-minute Flash Presentations (Each with less than 3 Slides)