Croucher Symposium on Stem Cells and Neurological Diseases
4 Dec 2026 - 5 Dec 2026
LT1 & LT2, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong SAR, China
EVENT DETAILS
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Croucher Symposium on Stem Cells and Rare Neurological Diseases which will be held in Hong Kong SAR, China. The symposium will begin at 9:00am on the morning of Friday December 4, and will conclude on the afternoon of Saturday December 5, 2026. The venue will be at LT1 & LT2, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
This symposium features three oral presentation sessions and one poster session covering the understanding and treatment of rare neurological diseases. The symposium aims to bridge fundamental research with clinical translation, facilitating cross-disciplinary collaboration to accelerate the development of targeted therapies.
REGISTRATION
Abstraction submissions are welcome under the following themes:
1. Underlying mechanisms of neurological diseases
2. Stem cell-based models to study disease mechanisms
3. Therapeutic interventions of neurological diseases
Six short talk opportunities will be selected from the abstracts submitted.
Timeline
Registration
Open
August 01, 2026
Contact
Ho Yin Edwin Chan (Co-Chair)
Email: hyechan@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: +852 3943 4021
Abstract Submission
Deadline
October 15, 2026
Registration
Due Date
November 30, 2026
Zhefan Stephen Chen (Co-Chair)
Email: stephenchen@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: +852 3943 1298
Abstract
Review
October 16 - 31, 2026
Notification of Selection
Results
November 01, 2026
SPEAKERS
Plenary Speakers
Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne
Associate Professor of Neurology
Araminta Broch-Healey Endowed Chair in ALS
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
https://researchers.mgh.harvard.edu/profile/13883310/Clotilde-Lagier-Tourenne
Kevin Talbot
Head of Department and Professor of Motor Neuron Biology
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
University of Oxford
Michael Hayden
University Killam Professor
Department of Medical Genetics
University of British Columbia
Invited Speakers
Ahmad Al Khleifat
Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
King’s College London
Ke Zhang
Junior Principal Investigator
Institute of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
Shenzhen Bay Laboratory
Linda Shen Gu
Assistant Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
https://www3.sbs.cuhk.edu.hk/en/our_people/prof-gu-shen-linda/
Mahmoud Pouladi
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Genetics
University of British Columbia
Manho Kim
Professor
Neuroscience Research Institute
Seoul National University
Rickie Patani
Professor and Director of Neurobiology Research Programme
Life Sciences Institute
National University of Singapore
https://www.nus.edu.sg/lsi/principal-investigators-3/prof-rickie-patani/
Ruilin Tian
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
Southern University of Science and Technology
Shuying Sun
Associate Professor of Physiology
Brain Science Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Zhefan Stephen Chen
Assistant Professor
School of Life Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
PROGRAM RUNDOWN
DAY1 (DEC 4, 2026) Friday
DAY2 (DEC 5, 2026) Saturday
Ho Yin Edwin Chan (Co-chair)
Professor & Director, School of Life Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ralf Jauch
Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of Hong Kong
Hyokeun Park
Associate Professor, Division of Life Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Zhefan Stephen Chen (Co-chair)
Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Linda Shen Gu
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
https://www3.sbs.cuhk.edu.hk/en/our_people/prof-gu-shen-linda/
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