We are delighted to announce the 21st Multidisciplinary Meeting for Nervous System Diseases, BRAIN 2025, is going to be held on 17-18 January 2025.
Advancements in medical technology are changing the healthcare landscape. In BRAIN 2025, we will bring focuses on Language Brain Mapping, Neuro-imaging, Artificial Intelligence & Smart Theatre, along with updates in Brain Tumours and Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease. We are pleased to invite neurologists, neurosurgeons, pathologists, paediatricians, radiologists, intensive care professionals, clinical and basic scientists, biomedical engineers and related health care professionals from local and overseas to this multidisciplinary meeting.
We would like to express our gratitude towards speakers, delegates, sponsors from industries and the Secretariat for making this year’s conference a success.
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Emily K.Y. CHAN
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David Y.C. CHAN
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Carol Y.L. CHEUNG
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Joseph C.H. CHOI
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Koorosh FARIDPOOYA
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Tengfei GUO
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Michal HOLUB
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Dennis T.L. KU
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Ka Wai KWOK
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David C.C. LAM
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Cindy X. LENG
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Zheng LI
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Sharon Y.Y. LOW
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Kwun Lin MAN
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Ying MAO
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Ken MASAMUNE
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Vincent C.T. MOK
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Nassir NAVAB
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Stephen J. PRICE
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Venus Y.H. TANG
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Kay Cheong TEO
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Patrick C.M. WONG
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Like W.M. WONG
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Peter Y.M. WOO
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Jinsong WU
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| Time / Date | 17 January (Friday) | 18 January (Saturday) | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration | Registration | ||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | HKSAN Symposium – Paediatric Neuro-oncology | Nursing Session – Intra-operative Neuromonitoring | ||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | ||||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | ||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break & Exhibition | Break & Exhibition | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Opening Address | Artificial intelligence & Smart Theatre | ||
| Language Brain Mapping | ||||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | ||||
| 12:30 - 13:00 | ||||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Lunch & Exhibition | |||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Lunch & Exhibition | |||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Neuroimaging | Brain Tumour | ||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Mr POON Yee Wo Visiting Professorial Lecture in Neurosurgery | |||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | ||||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Break & Exhibition | Free Paper | ||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks | |||
| 17:00 - 17:30 | ||||
*Hong Kong Student Association of Neuroscience
| Session 1 : HKSAN Symposium – Paediatric Neuro-oncology Chairpersons : Hayden C.H. CHOY & Daniel X. ZHENG |
Kai Chong Tong, G/F | |
| 09:00 | Welcome Address | |
| 09:05 | Paediatric Oncology – A Surgical Perspective | Emily K.Y. CHAN |
| 09:30 | Paediatric Brain Tumours: A Delicate Balance of Science, Art and Compassion | Dennis T.L. KU |
| 09:55 | Keeping Paediatric Neuro-oncology Updated and Relevant: Challenges Faced from an Island City-state | Sharon Y.Y. LOW |
| 10:20 | Conclusion | |
| 10:30 | Break & Exhibition | |
| Session 2 : Language Brain Mapping Chairpersons : Danny T.M. CHAN & Joyce S.W. CHOW |
Kai Chong Tong, G/F | |
| 11:00 | Opening Address by the Organising Committee | |
| 11:05 | Neural Basis of Language Learning | Patrick C.M. WONG |
| 11:25 | Beyond Conventional Brain Mapping – State of The Art | Peter Y.M. WOO |
| 11:45 | The Art and Science of Awake Brain Mapping: A Neuropsychological Perspective | Venus Y.H. TANG |
| 12:05 | Speech Output Centres for English and Chinese Following Direct Electrical Stimulation in Awake Surgery | Jinsong WU |
| 12:35 | Rehabilitation for Brain Tumours | Steven J. PRICE |
| 13:05 | Group Photo, Lunch & Exhibition | |
| Session 3A : Neuroimaging Chairpersons : Thomas W.H. LEUNG & Bonaventure Y.M. IP |
Kai Chong Tong, G/F | |
| 14:00 | Imaging on Neuroimmunological Diseases | Joseph C.H. CHOI |
| 14:30 | Neuroimaging on Stroke | Cindy X. LENG |
| 15:00 | Neuroimaging on intracerebral Hemorrhage | Kay Cheong TEO |
| 15:30 | Break & Exhibition | |
| Session 3B : Brain Tumours Chairpersons : Tak Lap POON & Sui To WONG |
Seminar Room 1-3, 1/F | |
| 14:00 | Precision Surgery for Glioblastomas - Improving Outcomes | Steven J. PRICE |
| 14:30 | Molecular Stratification of Adult Diffuse Gliomas Based on Multi-omics Study | Ying MAO |
| 15:00 | Break & Exhibition | |
| Session 4 : Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease Chairpersons : Owen H. KO & Vincent C.T. MOK |
Kai Chong Tong, G/F | |
| 16:00 | Advancement in Prevention and Treatment in Dementia | Vincent C.T. MOK |
| 16:30 | AI Model for Alzheimer’s Diseases Detection | Carol Y.L CHEUNG |
| 17:00 | Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Fluid Biomarkers and Neuroimaging | Tengfei GUO |
| Session 5 : Nursing Session – Intraoperative Neuro-monitoring Chairpersons : Priscila M.P. CHOI & Michael W.Y. LEE |
Seminar Room 1-3, 1/F | |
| 09:00 | Neuro-Spine -Sharing by NS Nurse-led Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Team | Like W.M. WONG |
| 09:20 | Nurse-led Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Service in Clusters Neurosurgical Centers of Hospital Authority Hong Kong | Kwun Lin MAN |
| 09:40 | NS Spine IOM: Sharing on Pearls & Pitfalls | David Y.C. CHAN |
| 10:00 | Optimizing the SEEG Clinical Workflow Perspective | Michal HOLUB |
| 10:30 | Break & Exhibition | |
| Session 6 : Artificial Intelligence & Smart Theatre (Sponsored by Agilis Robotics Limited) Chairpersons : Danny T.M. CHAN & Hongbin LIU |
Seminar Room 1-3, 1/F | |
| 11:00 | Big Data and Machine Learning in The Diagnosis or Prediction of Patients at Risk of Suffering from Neurological Diseases | David C.C. LAM |
| 11:20 | Intelligent Assistive Medical Robots | Zheng LI |
| 11:40 | How Would Robots Improve MRI-guided Stereotactic Neurosurgery? | Ka Wai KWOK |
| 12:00 | Holistic OR Domain Modelling for AI, AR and Robotic Assisted Precision Surgery | Nassir NAVAB |
| 12:25 | Technology Driven Operation Theatre Development - A Nexus of Innovative Therapies | Ken MASAMUNE |
| 12:50 | Robots in the Field of Ophthalmology | Koorosh FARIDPOOYA |
| 13:15 | Discussion | |
| 13:30 | Group Photo, Lunch & Exhibition | |
| Mr POON Yee Wo Visiting Professorial Lecture in Neurosurgery | Shaw Auditorium, 1/F | |
| 14:30 | Deciphering the Mechanisms of Immune Evasion and Charting the Path to Immune Revitalization in Malignant Brain Tumors | Ying MAO |
| Session 7 : Free Paper Presentation Chairpersons : Danny T.M. CHAN & Wai S. POON |
Seminar Room 1-3, 1/F | |
| 15:30 | Activation of Sirtuin 3 Protects Hippocampal Neurons against Transient Forebrain Ischemic Damage Reducing Oxidative and Inflammatory Responses | In Koo HWANG |
| 15:40 | Monitoring Drug Efficacy through Multi-Omics Research Initiative in Alzheimer's Disease (MEMORIAD): A Protocol for a Multisite Exploratory Prospective Cohort Study on the Drug Response-related Clinical, Genetic, Microbial and Metabolomic Signatures in Filipino Patients with Alzheimer's Disease | John Carlo B. REYES |
| 15:50 | Real-time Prediction of Intracranial Hypertension Events in Traumatic Brain Injury Patient Using Ensemble Deep Learning Models | Tianchen LUO |
| 16:00 | TGFB1 Induced TET3 Dependent Regulation of OTX2 Super Enhancer Hypomethylation Promotes Group3 Medulloblastoma Progression | Xuen CHEN |
| 16:10 | Pipeline for Measuring Residual Tumour Volume in Patients with Glioblastoma Based on a Diffusion Tensor Tissue Signature | Queenie H.W. WONG |
| 16:20 | Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Lesion Activity with T1rho Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Tiffany Y. SO |
| 16:30 | Closing Remarks | |
Should there be any questions to the authors, please send your questions to brain2025@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk. Thank you.
*The programme may be subject to change without prior notice.
BRAIN 2025 is an in-person conference. All registration should be made through the Online Registration.
For local participants, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation will be given on condition that the College fellows/ Association members are required to attend the Conference in person, and are required to sign on the record of attendance at the Conference Venue on 17-18 January 2025.
Registration Category (One delegate per registration)
| Category | On or Before 16 Jan 2025 | 17-18 Jan 2025 |
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Members of the below institutions/ societies
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Free | HK$ 500 |
Alumni of the below programme of CUHK
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HK$ 100 | HK$ 500 |
Alumni, students or staff of the below institutions
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HK$ 200 | HK$ 500 |
| Overseas delegates / Others | HK$ 1,000 | HK$ 1,000 |
Authors are invited to submit abstracts on any clinical, experimental or translational aspects of Nervous System Diseases for consideration by the Committee for e-Poster Presentation.
Authors are required to submit abstracts through Online Abstract Submission. Facsimile or email copy will NOT be accepted.
The following official hotels have offered special rates for the Conference. These hotels are located in close proximity to the Conference Venue: Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin. Reservation must be made through the Reservation Link/ Form and sent to the hotel you prefer.
The room rates are quoted on per room per night basis and are subject to 10% service charge and 3% hotel accommodation tax unless otherwise specified. Credit card guarantee is required for room reservation.
Shuttle service will be provided every morning of 17-18 January 2025 for the transfer from the hotels to the Conference Venue.
18 Chak Cheung Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin is located adjacent to the University MTR Statin. It is a refreshing urban resort in Hong Kong. It is 11 minutes' drive between the hotel and the Conference Venue.
| Standard Room | room only | HK$980 |
| inclusive of 1 daily breakfast | HK$1,130 | |
| inclusive of 2 daily breakfasts | HK$1,280 | |
| Harbour View Room | room only | HK$1,150 |
| Inclusive of 1 daily breakfast | HK$1,300 | |
| Inclusive of 2 daily breakfasts | HK$1,450 |
The special rate is valid until 26 January 2025.
1 On Ping Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong Sha Tin is conveniently located in the Shatin area and features stylish rooms with tranquil views of the Shing Mun River. It is only 5 minutes’ walk from Shek Mun MTR Station and 6 minutes’ drive between the hotel and the Conference Venue.
| City View Room | room only | HK$1,150 |
| inclusive of 1 daily breakfast | HK$1,250 | |
| inclusive of 2 daily breakfasts | HK$1,350 | |
| River View Room | room only | HK$1,350 |
| inclusive of 1 daily breakfast | HK$1,450 | |
| inclusive of 2 daily breakfasts | HK$1,550 |
The special rate is valid until 27 December 2024
1 Yuen Hong Street, Shatin, Hong Kong
Alva Hotel by Royal is a hotel in a unique riverside location in Shatin. It is 8 minutes' walk from Shek Mun MTR Station and 4 minutes' drive between the hotel and the Conference Venue
| Standard Room | room only | HK$750 |
| inclusive of 1 daily breakfast | HK$850 | |
| inclusive of 2 daily breakfasts | HK$950 |
The special rate is valid until 27 December 2024.
Onsite and Online Exhibition will be held jointly with the Conference.
This Conference provides a platform for sharing the views and experience from world-leading experts in the fields of Clinical Neurosciences. It is indeed a perfect opportunity for the stakeholders in industry to publicise your products and services, and to connect with the opinion leaders in person and virtually.
For further details on Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities, please contact the Conference Secretariat at brain2025@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk or (852) 3505 1316/ 3505 2624 / 3505 1852.
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