PROSPECTIVE SUMMER STUDENTS

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Who should apply : Non-Final Year Students, highly motivated, and would like to receive first-hand experience in life sciences & biomedical research
Duration : May - August, with the possibility of extending into 1st and 2nd semesters
What you will learn : Basic attitudes towards scientific research, basic research techniques, basic data analysis and presentation skills

Career Prospects :

Name Major Duration Current Position
CHEN YIWEI ECHO
BCH
19-05-2003 - 31-05-2005
Executive Director, GenenCare Health Technologies Co., Ltd.
CHENG ANDREA
BCH
25-07-2017 - 31-05-2018
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CHUCK CHI PANG
BCH
01-06-2002 - 30-04-2003
Research Associate, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
FONG OI NING
MBT
05-06-2006 - 30-04-2007
MPHIL STUDENT, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CUHK
HONG HUILING
BCH
01-08-2016 - 31-07-2018
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HSU ENOCH
BCH
19-05-2003 - 31-12-2003
SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, Department of Health, Hong Kong Government
JIM JOHANNA
MBT
31-05-2003 - 31-03-2004
Medical Writer, Hong Kong
KWOK IRIS
MBT
30-05-2002 - 30-04-2004
RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Flatley Discovery Lab, USA
LAU KING FUNG
MBT
05-06-2006 - 30-04-2007
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LAU TSZ WING IVY
BCH
20-03-2008 - 31-12-2008
BSC STUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, CUHK
LIANG FENG TING JOCELYN
MBT
05-06-2006 - 31-05-2008
MPHIL STUDENT, PHYSIOLOGY, CUHK
MA CHEUK WING
MBT
17-05-2005 - 30-04-2006
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST, QEH, HONG KONG
PANG WENG I WINNIE
BCH
11-05-2005 - 30-04-2006
, Macau
SHING TRISTAN
MBT
31-05-2004 - 31-05-2005
BUSINESS, HONG KONG
TANG ERIC
MBT
01-06-2002 - 30-04-2003
*, HONG KONG
TANG WALFRED
BCH
02-01-2008 - 31-12-2008
PHD STUDENT, University of Cambridge, UK
WONG CHUN PONG
BCH
05-06-2006 - 30-04-2007
TEACHER, HK
WONG SIU LAN ALAN
MBT
31-05-2003 - 31-3-2004
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, MIT, USA
YE YING
MBT
13-03-2004 - 31-05-2005
PHD STUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS, CELL BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT, HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA
YU WING HENG CONNY
BCH
01-03-2007 - 31-05-2008
PHD STUDENT, SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES, CUHK
ZHAI SHENYU JENNIFER
BCH
11-04-2005 - 31-05-2007
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA

Research Publications :

Publications contributed by Summer Students
1.
2006
Chan K.L., Chan C.S., Chen, S.Y., Liang S.M. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2006) Antinociceptive activities of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Drosophila. Hong Kong-Macau Postgraduate Symposium on Chinese Medicine.
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2.
2005
Wong, S.L.A., Chen, Y.W., Chan, C.M. , Chan, C.S.M., Chan, P.K.S., Chui, Y.L., Fung, K.P., Waye, M.M.Y., Tsui, S.K.W. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2005) In vivo functional characterization of the SARS Coronavirus 3a protein in Drosophila. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Comm. 337, 720-729. (Featured on the cover of the issue)
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3.
2004
Jim, H.L.J. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2004) Genetic and biochemical analysis of KH-domain proteins in Drosophila. Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Postgraduate Conference on Model Organism Research and Human Diseases, Hong Kong.
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Awards :  
Name Award Title
JIM JOHANNA
- Wellcome 4-Year PHD Fellowship 2004, UK
 
For enquiries, please contact Head of Laboratory of Drosophila Research, Prof. Edwin Chan at 3163-4021 or hyechan@cuhk.edu.hk
 
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