5th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance
9–14 June 2019 • Hong Kong
5th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance
9–14 June 2019 • Hong Kong
Organisational Remarks
Venue
The University of Hong Kong
Lecture Hall II (CPD-LG.07-10), LG/F Centennial Campus
Hong Kong
www.hku.hk
Date
9–14 June 2019
Tong Zhang
Conference Chair
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Honorary Professor, School of Public Health
The University of Hong Kong
Keiji Fukuda
Conference Co-Chair
Professor, Director
School of Public Health
The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Olivia Chan (The University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Benjamin J. Cowling (The University of Hong Kong)
Keiji Fukuda (Co-Chair, The University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Paul K.S. Lam (City U. of Hong Kong)
Dr. Frederick Lee (The University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Kenneth M.Y. Leung (The University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Xiao-yan Li (The University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Xiang-dong Li (Poly U. of Hong Kong)
Dr. Bing Li (Tsinghua University)
Dr. Anthony Ng (WYNG foundation)
Dr. Ken Ng (Health Department, Hong Kong Government)
Prof. Kaimin Shih (The University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Ai-xin Yan (The University of Hong Kong)
Tong Zhang (Chair, The University of Hong Kong)
Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad (India)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Pedro J. Alvarez (USA)
Department Chair & George R. Brown Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rice University
Martin J. Blaser (USA)
Muriel and George Singer Professor of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology
Director, Human Microbiome Program
New York University
Changjun Cha (Korea)
Director
Institute of Microbiomics and Center for Antibiotic Resistome
Department of Systems Biotechnology
Chung-Ang University
Gianluca Corno (Italy)
Researcher
Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Institute of Ecosystem Study Verbania
Eddie Cytryn (Israel)
Research Scientist
Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center
Gautam Dantas (USA)
Professor
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Pathology & Immunology
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Molecular Microbiology
Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology
Keiji Fukuda (Co-chair)
Clinical Professor and Director
Division of Community Medicine and Public Health Practice
The University of Hong Kong
William Gaze (UK)
Associate Professor
Environment and Sustainability Institute
University of Exeter
Michael Gillings (Australia)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Macquarie University
Michael S. Gilmore (USA)
Sir William Osler Professor and Director
Department of Ophthalmology (Microbiology and Immunobiology)
Infectious Disease Institute
Harvard University
David Graham (UK)
Professor
School of Engineering, Newcastle University
Yoichi Kamagata (Japan)
Department of Bioproduction Research Institute
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Professor and Director
Department of Infectious Disease
Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research
University of Gothenburg
Bing Li (China)
Associate professor
Division of Energy & Environment
Graduate School at Shenzhen Tsinghua University
Celia M. Manaia (Portugal)
Vice-President
Research and Internationalization at the Porto Regional Center
Catholic University of Portugal
Peter Vikesland (USA)
Nick Prillaman Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Virginia Tech
Renata C. Picao (Brazil)
Professor (Associate)
Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes (IMPPG)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Amy Pruden (USA)
W. Thomas Rice Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Virginia Tech
Pascal Simonet (France)
CNRS Research Director
University of Lyon
Professor and Acting Head
Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics
Julius Kühn Institute
Technical University of Braunschweig
Barth Smets (Denmark)
Professor
Department of Environmental Engineering
Technical University of Denmark
Satoru Suzuki (Japan)
Professor
Center for Marine Environmental Studies
Ehime University
James M. Tiedje (USA)
University Distinguished Professor and Director
The Center for Microbial Ecology
Michigan State University
Edward Topp (Canada)
Principal Research Scientist
London Research and Development Centre
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Marko Virta (Finland)
Principal Investigator
Department of Microbiology
University of Helsinki, Finland
Fiona Walsh (Ireland)
Department of Biology
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Elizabeth M.H. Wellington (UK)
Professor
School of Life Sciences
University of Warwick
Gerry Wright (Canada)
Professor and Director
Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
McMaster University
Min Yang (China)
Professor and deputy director
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
Chinese Academy of Science
Tong Zhang (Chair)
Professor
Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Hong Kong
Baoli Zhu (China)
Professor
Institute of Microbiology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongguan Zhu (China)
Director General
Institute of Urban Environment
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 February 2019.
Accepted abstracts will be included as oral presentation or posters in the programme.
The official conference language is English.
The conference will be accompanied by a specialized industrial exhibition. All interested companies are welcome to contact us via edar@conventus.de for being part of the exhibition.
Registration, General Information
Secretariat
edar5@hku.hk
Abstract Management
Nadia Al-Hamadi
Tel. +49 3641 31 16-315
edar@conventus.de