
Speaker & Moderator
Speaker

Prof. Danny Chan
Director of School of Biomedical Sciences
S Y and H Y Cheng Professor in
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Dean of Research Postgraduate Studies
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Miguel Esteban
Principal Investigator and Professor,
South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Dr. Bo Gao
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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Prof. Bertie Göttgens
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Director, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Professor of Molecular Haematology,
Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge

Prof. Lin He
Professor, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
University of California, Berkeley
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Dr. Yuanhua Huang
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Ralf Jauch
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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Prof. Chak Sing Lau
Programme Leader, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Dean, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Daniel C K Yu Professor in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Chair Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Cherie Yin Lau Lee
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Research Officer, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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Prof. David Xiang Li
Professor, Department of Chemistry
(By-Courtesy in School of Biological Sciences), Faculty of Science,
The University of Hong Kong

Prof. Stephanie Kwai Yee Ma
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Björn Petersen
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biotechology,
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Institute for Farm Animal Genetics
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Prof. Ken Smith
Programme Leader, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Head of Department of Medicine,
Professor of Medicine, University of Cambridge

Dr. Rio Sugimura
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Prof. Rocky S. Tuan
Vice-Chancellor and President,
Lee Quo Wei and Lee Yick Hoi Lun Professor of
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Ting Xie
Head of Division of Life Science
Kerry Holdings Professor of Science, School of Science,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Dr. Molly Xue
Technical Sales Specialist, Life Sciences Solutions,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Moderator

Prof. Gordon Dougan
Deputy Director, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Interim Director of Infectious Disease, Wellcome Trust

Dr. Philip Hei Li
Principal Investigator, Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Clincial Assistant Professor, Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine,
The University of Hong Kong
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Prof. Pengtao Liu
Managing Director & Programme Leader,
Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology
Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong