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The 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Neuroscience 2019)
(Chicago, IL, U.S.A.)
美國伊利諾州芝加哥神經科學會第四十九屆週年會議
On October 18-25, 2019, Dr. Suen Ka Chun, Ms. Cheung Hiu Man and five Neuroscience Club students (5J Cheng Hei Long, 5M Hsu Tsun Ho, 5V Liu Kwan Chak Jake, 6J Chan Sau Tsun and 6J Cheung Yan Yuet) attended the 49th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience (SfN 2019) and presented their research paper titled “The effects of different combinations of plant extracts and traditional Chinese medicine on hydrogen peroxide- and thapsigargin-induced neurotoxicity”. This was a collaborative project with the research group of Dr. Raymond C.C. Chang, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong, China.
In the same conference, Dr. Suen Ka Chun and Ms. Cheung Hiu Man presented their educational research paper titled “Development of a novel science curriculum about neural stem cells for high-school students in Hong Kong”.
孫嘉俊博士、張曉敏老師及5位學生到美國伊利諾州芝加哥出席神經科學會第四十九屆週年會議。於會議中，他們發表研究報告，學生的研究是關於腦退化症；老師的發表是關於腦幹細胞科學課程。
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Oct 18, 2019
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The five young neuroscientists were ready to join SfN 2019.
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Oct 19, 2019
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This year was the 50th anniversary of Society for Neuroscience.
With the help from students, Dr. Suen and Ms. Cheung can set up the poster easily. They were ready to present at 1:00 pm.
At 5:15pm, the team also attended the Presidential Special Lecture. Its topic was “From Base Pairs to Bedside: Antisense Modulators of RNA Splicing to Treat Neurological Diseases”. This talk was given by Prof. Adrian R. Krainer.
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Oct 20, 2019
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Teachers and students visited Museum of Science and Industry. There were many interesting exhibitions related to science and industry in this museum.
In the afternoon, the team visited The University of Chicago.
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Oct 21, 2019
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Our young neuroscientists were ready to present their research findings.
Hsu Tsun Ho, Chairman of Neuroscience Club was talking about the methodology of several experiments.
Dr. Raymond C. C. Chang raised some challenging questions to our students.
Some other scientists were interested in the research findings done by our students.
At 5:15pm, the team attended another important lecture. Its topic was “The Cell Biology of the Synapse and Behavior” given by Prof. Daniel A. Colon-Ramos. There may be over 15,000 neuroscientists attending this Presidential Lecture.
Dr. Chang, his Ph.D. students and our team had a very nice dinner after the Presidential Lecture.
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Oct 22, 2019
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Our students visited Field Museum in Chicago. In this museum, the students can study specimens of plants and animals and the history of humans and ancient Egypt.
The five young neuroscientists received their Presenter Certificate of attending the 49th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience.
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Oct 23, 2019
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This was the last day in Chicago. The students spent a morning in Adler Planetarium (about Astronomy) and an afternoon in Lincoln Zoo.
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Oct 24 - 25, 2019
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The team took a 15-hour flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, indicating the end of this conference trip.
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(The logo of the Neuroscience Conference 2019)
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Last Updated on Friday, 08 November 2019 11:00 |
Neuroscience Conference 2019
