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Diamond Jubilee Fellow to Deliver Guest Lecture - Professor Kenneth Lee Event

Professor Kenneth Lee
Time:
16:00 - 17:00
Date:
14 July 2014
Venue:
Somer Lecture Theatre, IDS Building, Southampton General Hospital

For more information regarding this event, please telephone Please register with Jane Foster/Katrina Jones on 023 8120 8502 or email bjfao@soton.ac.uk .

Event details

“The use of social media and blitz science to refute Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency (STAP) stem Cells”

Professor Kenneth Lee of Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine will deliver a special lecture on Monday 14th July during a visit to the Centre for Human Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration, Southampton.

Professor Lee is an expert in developmental and stem cell biology. He is interested in the application of novel small molecules to reprogramme somatic cells into stem cells and the role of small molecules that specifically direct the differentiation of stem cells. Professor Lee is also known for his work on a gene called BRE in cancer and embryo development.

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.

The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.

Please register for this event contact details below .

Speaker information

Professor Kenneth Lee,Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine,Professor Lee is an expert in developmental and stem cell biology.

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