“CityU students’ novel genetic solution to tackling obesity” Press Conference

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:

 

Event:              “CityU students’ novel genetic solution to tackling obesity” Press Conference

Date:               4 December 2014 (Thursday)

Time:               3:00 pm

Venue:             Gateway Education Laboratory (P4907), 4/F, Purple Zone, Academic 1, CityU, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong           

 

 

A team of 12 students from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) won a gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Giant Jamboree Competition 2014 in Boston, US for their novel genetic solution to treating obesity.

 

Their solution works by using genetically modified Escherichia coli (E. coli) to turn harmful fatty acids into useful matter to help keeppeople healthy.

 

The competition, a premier event in the field of synthetic biology worldwide, attracted 2,500 participants from 245 universities across 32 countries this year.

 

Dr Richard Kong Yuen-chong, the principal advisor of the team and Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry, and the participating students will present the mechanism of their creative solution at the press conference and share their thoughts and feelings about winning the competition.

 

 

Media Enquiries:
Yvonne Lee, CityU’s Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6807 or 6050 2293)