About the speaker
Dr Chris Kok-Lung Chan graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BSc in Biotechnology, and a MPhil degree in Molecular Pathology. He worked for the Forensic Science Division in Hong Kong Government Lab before starting his DPhil with Professor Ian Hickson at the University of Oxford in 2003, where he discovered a novel mitotic DNA structure in human cells, termed ultra-fine DNA bridges (UFBs). His work revealed unexpected roles of DNA replication and repair machinery in mitosis.
In 2007, he joined Professor Kim Nasmyth’s group in Oxford and successfully unravelled the mechanism of sister-chromatid cohesion maintenance through employing both yeast genetics and advanced microscopy techniques. In 2014, he was awarded Sir Henry Dale Fellowship to establish his own research team in Genome Damage and Stability Centre in Sussex University. His current research focus is to understand the interplay between DNA replication and mitosis, particularly on how mammalian cells achieve faithful chromosome disjunction under normal or DNA replication stress conditions.
For further information, please contact Professor Andy Porter, andy.porter@imperial.ac.uk
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