Advanced Study Workshop
Advanced Study Workshop The regulome: genome architecture and single cell transcriptomics
Organized by
Strategic Research Theme of Development & Reproduction
Strategic Research Theme of Genomics
Centre for Reproduction, Development & Growth
Centre for Genomic Sciences
Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre
School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
June 21 - 23, 2016 (Tuesday - Thursday)
Programme
Venues:
- HKJC – S3: Seminar Room 3, G/F, Hong Kong Jockey Club Building For Interdisciplinary Research, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- CALLab: Computer Aided Learning Centre, LG1/F, William M.W. Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- LT1: Cheung Kung Hai Lecture Theatre 1, William M.W. Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Alumni Chamber: 7/F, William M.W. Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
| Day 1 (21 June 2016, Tuesday) | ||
| Topic: Genome architecture & gene regulation I | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Registration | HKJC – S3 |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Opening address Professor Pak Sham Convener, Strategic Research Theme of Genomics; Director, Centre for Genomic Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, HK |
HKJC – S3 |
| Chairperson: Prof. Pak ShamResearch talks | ||
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Develop precision technologies for studying 3D cancer genomes Professor Michael Zhang Director, Center for Systems Biology, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA |
HKJC – S3 |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Tea break | HKJC – S3 |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Quantitative modeling of transcriptional regulatory networks Dr Kevin Yip Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK |
HKJC – S3 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | The epigenome in mammalian development: non-coding DNA takes center stage Dr Danny Leung Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK |
HKJC – S3 |
| 12:30 | End of morning session | |
| Chairperson: Dr Kevin YipConceptual teaching workshop | ||
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Bioinformatics aAnalysis of single-cell RNA-seq Mr Yi Zhao Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
CALLab |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Tea break | LT1 Foyer |
| Chairperson: Prof. Danny ChanResearch talks | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Pioneering chromatin for neural crest specification Dr Tatjana Sauka-Spengler The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK |
LT1 |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Welcome mixer for workshop participants and speakers | Alumni Chamber |
| Day 2 (22 June 2016, Wednesday) | ||
| Topic: Genome architecture & gene regulation II | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Registration | HKJC – S3 |
| Chairperson: Prof. Kathryn CheahResearch talks | ||
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Single cell transcriptomics of neural crest cells reveals novel aspects of multiple fate selection Dr Igor Adameyko Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden |
HKJC – S3 |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Exploring transcriptional and genetic intra-tumoral heterogeneity with single-cell data Dr Peter V Kharchenko Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, USA |
HKJC – S3 |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tea break | HKJC – S3 |
| Chairperson: Dr Bo GaoShort talks from participants | ||
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Identification of enhancers in notochordal lineage cells during intervertebral disc development Dr Ray Ng School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
HKJC – S3 |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Transcriptional regulatory network of SoxE proteins in neural crest motility Dr Martin Cheung School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
HKJC – S3 |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Reconstructing the chondro-osteoblastic lineage by single cell RNA-seq Dr Kwok-Yeung Tsang School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
HKJC – S3 |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Exploring genetic associations with ceRNA regulation in the human genome Dr Mulin Jun Li Centre for Genomic Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
HKJC – S3 |
| 12:30 | End of morning session | |
| Chairperson: Dr Miaoxin LiConceptual teaching workshop | ||
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Exploring transcriptional heterogeneity using PAGODA package Dr Peter V Kharchenko Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, USA |
CALLab |
| Day 3 (23 June 2016, Thursday) | ||
| Topic: Genome architecture & gene regulation III | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| Chairperson: Dr Ray NgConceptual teaching workshop | ||
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Identification and characterisation of cis-regulatory circuits in specific cell populations in vivo using epigenomic and single cell approaches: technologies and challenges Dr Tatjana Sauka-Spengler The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK |
CALLab |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Tea break | LT1 |
| Chairperson: Dr Ray NgResearch talks | ||
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Identification of causal DNA methylation events driving cancer progression Dr Jiangwen Zhang School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, HK |
LT1 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch (sandwiches will be provided for workshop participants) | |
| Facilitator: Dr Danny LeungTechnical clinic Panelist: Speakers of the research talks |
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| 14:00 – 16:55 | Technical clinic: question and answer session for workshop participants and speakers | LT1 |
| 16:55 – 17:00 | Closing remark Professor Kathryn Cheah Convener, Strategic Research Theme of Development & Reproduction, The University of Hong Kong, HK |
LT1 |