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AREA OF EXELLENCE SCHEME (7TH ROUND), RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL, HONG KONG SAR
CENTER FOR GENOMIC STUDIES ON PLANT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
23 June 2022 – Press Conference on Genetic identification to preserve local heirloom rice varieties and facilitate their reintroduction in Hong Kong
A press conference was held on 23 Jun 2022 to announce the result of collaborative project by The Hong Kong Seed Technology and Education...
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17 June 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (20) Soybean Industry in China and Asia: Today and Tomorrow
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (20) Phenotyping as an indicator of genetic diversity in soybean was held on 17 June 2022. In this talk,...
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10 June 2022 – Research Story on “Developing Stress Tolerant Soybeans to Safeguard Food Security”
Center Director Prof. HM Lam’s research story on “Developing stress tolerant soybeans to safeguard food security” was published on CUHK...
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27 May 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (19) Soybean Industry in China and Asia: Today and Tomorrow
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (19) Soybean Industry in China and Asia: Today and Tomorrow was held on 27 May 2022. In this talk, Prof....
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24 May 2022 – USYD-CUHK SDGs Workshop: Partnership for Zero Hunger & Climate Change
The University of Sydney (USYD) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have organized a webinar to explore collaborations to...
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29 April 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (18) Strategy to Change Unsustainable Practices in Agrochemical Application: A Case in Southern China
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (18) Strategy to Change Unsustainable Practices in Agrochemical Application: A Case in Southern China was...
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18 March 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (17) Soybean Cultivation, Production and Quality Assurance
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (17) Soybean Cultivation, Production and Quality Assurance was held on 18 March 2022. In this talk, Dr...
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9 Mar 2022 – Media Interview on TV Program “Innovation GPS” broadcast on TVB
Center Director Prof HM Lam was interviewed by TVB for the TV program “Innovation GPS” on the topic of INNO R&D platform, which was...
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24 Feb 2022 – Online Lecture on “Food Security and Bio-Energy” at CUHK lecture series on “National Security: The Bigger Picture”
Invited by CUHK, Center Director Prof HM Lam has delivered an online lecture on “Food Security and Bio-Energy” at CUHK lecture series on...
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11 Feb 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (16) Farming and Agribusiness
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (16) “Farming and Agribusiness” has been delivered by Mr Miguel Lee Chang from Panama on 11 February 2022....
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24 Jan 2022 – CUHK-Pakistan Webinar “Agriculture-Environment Interaction and Its Implications”
Jointly organized by our AoE Center and the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK) with the coordinating efforts from the...
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20 Jan 2022 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (15) Bioactive Compounds in Crops
Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (15) “Bioactive Compounds in Crops” has been delivered by Prof Wing Tak Jack Wong from the CUHK on 20...
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12 Jan 2022 – Recent publication “Oxylipin signaling in salt-stressed soybean is modulated by ligand-dependent interaction of Class II acyl-CoA-binding proteins with lipoxygenase” in The Plant Cell
Prof Mee-Len Chye’s team has unveiled the molecular mechanisms that activate salt-induced adaptive changes in soybean, thus bringing hope...
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8 Jan 2022 – Media Interview on TV Program “14th Five Year Plan New Vision” broadcast on TVB
Center Director Prof HM Lam was interviewed by TVB for the TV program “14th Five Year Plan New Vision”, which was broadcast on Jan 8,...
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5 Jan 2022 – Center Director Prof HM Lam appointed as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences
Center Director Prof HM Lam was appointed as Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences at the ceremony for the inauguration of the...
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2 Jan 2022 – Cultural Talk “Historical, Cultural and Scientific Importance of Soybean” podcasted at RTHK
Invited by RTHK, Center Director Prof HM Lam’s talk “Historical, Cultural and Scientific Importance of Soybean” at New Asia Chinese...
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28 Dec 2021 – Recent publication “Dietary shifts can reduce premature deaths related to particulate matter pollution in China” in Nature Food
Collaborated with Prof. Amos Tai of Centre for Soybean Research, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK), Center Director Prof....
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8 December 2021 – Meeting with the Consul General, Consulate General of Pakistan in Hong Kong
Center Director Prof Hon-Ming Lam and the team met with H.E. Mr. Bilal Ahmad Butt , the Consul General, and Mr. Asim Malik, Consul,...
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2 December 2021 – Agrobiotechnology Talk Series (14) Pollution in Agricultural Fields: What Are We Actually Eating?
Agrobiotechnology talk (14) ‘Pollution in Agricultural Fields: What Are We Actually Eating?’ was held on 2 December 2021. In this talk,...
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20 November 2021 – “Historical, Cultural and Scientific Importance of Soybean” at New Asia Chinese Cultural Talks 2021/22
Center Director Prof Hon-Ming Lam has been invited by the New Asia College to deliver a talk on “Historical, Cultural and Scientific...
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