Professor Kenneth Lee of Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine was recently appointed as one of the University’s Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellows. Professor Lee is an expert in developmental and stem cell biology who is particularly known for his work on a gene called BRE in cancer and embryo development.
Lecture : ‘The use of social media and blitz science to refute Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency (STAP) stem Cells’
He will deliver a special lecture as part of his visit to the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration. In his lecture, he will reveal the power of using social media and blogging real-time experiments to expose high profile fraudulent stem cell research. He will also discuss whether open peer review is the revolutionary way forward for publishing research.
Students and staff are invited and encouraged to come along to this compelling, interactive presentation and to the reception following the lecture.
Date: Monday 14 July
Time: 16.00 – 17.00 followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Somers Lecture Theatre, IDS Building, SGH
Please register by Monday 7July with Jane Foster/Katrina Jones
Telephone: 02381 208502 Email: [email protected]