LIFS 6112 Current Topics in Neuroscience

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Neuroscience. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Credit(s): 2

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Fall Semester

LIFS 6113 Current Topics in Biochemistry and Biophysics

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Biochemistry and Biophysics. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Credit(s): 2

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Fall Semester

LIFS 6114 Current Topics in Biotechnology and Traditional Chinese Medicine

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Biotechnology and Traditional Chinese Medicine. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Credit(s): 2

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Fall Semester

LIFS 6115 Current Topics in Development and Systems Biology

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Development and Systems Biology. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Credit(s): 2

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Spring Semester

LIFS 6116 Current Topics in Genomics and Bioinformatics

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Development and Systems Biology. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Credit(s): 2

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Spring Semester

LIFS 6117 Current Topics in Cell Biology

This course will expose postgraduate students to selected current topics in Development and Systems Biology. This course may be repeated for credits. Graded P or F.

Credit(s): 2

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Spring Semester

LIFS 6170 Special Topics in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology

[Previous Course Code(s): BISC 617]
Recent advances in molecular, cell and developmental biology will be presented and discussed in lectures and tutorials.

Credit(s): 4

Lecture: 2 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 2 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

NANO 617 (prior to 2008-09)

LIFS 3030 (prior to 2015-16) or LIFS 3110

Fall Semester

LIFS 6410 Seminar Enrichment Course

[Previous Course Code(s): BIOL 641]
Study on selected current topics in life science through attending seminars in LIFS seminar series. Students can repeat the course for credits. Graded PP, P or F.

Credit(s): 1

Fall Semester
Spring Semester

LIFS 6420 Project Research

[Previous Course Code(s): BICH 690, BIOL 642]
Project research in one of the life science research laboratories under the supervision of a faculty member. Graded P or F. (for Visiting Internship Postgraduate student)

Credit(s): 1-3

LIFS 6660 Molecular Medicine

[Previous Course Code(s): BISC 666]
This joint course offered under the HKU-CUHK-HKUST Centre for Advanced Study will give an introduction to basic concepts as well as modern techniques and technologies in Molecular Medicine. Cancer as well as neurodegenerative diseases will be used as disease models in most of the examples covered in the course. Classes will be held in the campus of the university concerned for that part of the course offered.

Credit(s): 3

Lecture: 3 hours per week

Tutorial, Seminar or Recitation: 0 hours per week

Laboratory or Field Study: 0 hours per week

Spring Semester