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We are on TVB Pearl Report!

March 2018
We are featured in the episode “Small Plastic, Big Problem”. Watch the episode at http://news.tvb.com/programmes/pearlreport/5ab8da91e603838d46f8cf8a
 

Microplastics Cause Irreversible Effects on Marine Organisms

March 2018
Recently our research on the adverse effects of microbeads on marine invertebrates has been publicized in the media. The research team consists of Julia Leung (former undergraduate), Abby Lo (current postgraduate), and Pui-Lam Ng (current postgraduate) led by Dr. Karen Chan. The official HKUST press […]
 

New Publication on Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on early life stages of sea urchin

February 2018
Congratulations to former Research Assistant Karen Mak for her recent publication in Marine Biology. A PDF of her article can be viewed at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00227-018-3312-4.pdf
 

Two new publications!

December 2017
Congratulations to PhD student Abby and former lab member Julia for their recent publications. PDFs of the two journal articles can be viewed here (Abby’s) and here (Julia’s)
 

Dr. Karen Chan’s Seminar in CA, USA

October 2017
On October 12th, Dr. Chan gave a seminar at the Moss Landing Marine Labs in California, USA titled “Growing up in a sea of change”. Watch the presentation here.
 

Website: Marine Invertebrate Larvae in Hong Kong Waters

October 2017
The Chan Lab is excited to announce our new website highlighting the findings of a recent project to investigate the distribution and seasonality of marine decapod crustacean larvae in nearby Hong Kong waters. The website can be viewed here.
 

Congratulations, Zaldy!

September 2017
Congratulations to PhD candidate Elizaldy Maboloc for his recent publication in Scientific Reports. A PDF of his journal article can be viewed here.  
 

Larval Crustaceans Collection and Identification Workshop 

September 2017
The Chan Lab successfully hosted a hands-on workshop on plankton collection, quantification, and identification of marine decapod larvae at HKUST.
 

Presentation at ILBS

August 2017
Dr. Chan and graduate student Elizaldy Maboloc presented at the 11th International Larval Biology Symposium in Honolulu, HI, USA.
 

Student Internship at Science Museum

July 2017
The student internship is in full swing at the Hong Kong Science Museum as students share their biological oceanography knowledge with eager visitors.
 

Revealing the Secret Lives of Plankton 

June 2017
Dr. Chan gave a public presentation unveiling the secret lives of plankton.
 

An Evo-Devo Talk Given by Dr. Billie Swalla 

May 2017
Dr. Billie Swalla from University of Washington is going to give us a talk on molecular analysis of the evolution and development of the chordates.
 

We are on TVB Pearl Report!

March 2018
We are featured in the episode “Small Plastic, Big Problem”. Watch the episode at http://news.tvb.com/programmes/pearlreport/5ab8da91e603838d46f8cf8a
 

Microplastics Cause Irreversible Effects on Marine Organisms

March 2018
Recently our research on the adverse effects of microbeads on marine invertebrates has been publicized in the media. The research team consists of Julia Leung (former undergraduate), Abby Lo (current postgraduate), and Pui-Lam Ng (current postgraduate) led by Dr. Karen Chan. The official HKUST press […]
 

New Publication on Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on early life stages of sea urchin

February 2018
Congratulations to former Research Assistant Karen Mak for her recent publication in Marine Biology. A PDF of her article can be viewed at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00227-018-3312-4.pdf
 

Two new publications!

December 2017
Congratulations to PhD student Abby and former lab member Julia for their recent publications. PDFs of the two journal articles can be viewed here (Abby’s) and here (Julia’s)
 

Dr. Karen Chan’s Seminar in CA, USA

October 2017
On October 12th, Dr. Chan gave a seminar at the Moss Landing Marine Labs in California, USA titled “Growing up in a sea of change”. Watch the presentation here.
 

Website: Marine Invertebrate Larvae in Hong Kong Waters

October 2017
The Chan Lab is excited to announce our new website highlighting the findings of a recent project to investigate the distribution and seasonality of marine decapod crustacean larvae in nearby Hong Kong waters. The website can be viewed here.
 

Congratulations, Zaldy!

September 2017
Congratulations to PhD candidate Elizaldy Maboloc for his recent publication in Scientific Reports. A PDF of his journal article can be viewed here.  
 

Larval Crustaceans Collection and Identification Workshop 

September 2017
The Chan Lab successfully hosted a hands-on workshop on plankton collection, quantification, and identification of marine decapod larvae at HKUST.
 

Presentation at ILBS

August 2017
Dr. Chan and graduate student Elizaldy Maboloc presented at the 11th International Larval Biology Symposium in Honolulu, HI, USA.
 

Student Internship at Science Museum

July 2017
The student internship is in full swing at the Hong Kong Science Museum as students share their biological oceanography knowledge with eager visitors.
 

Revealing the Secret Lives of Plankton 

June 2017
Dr. Chan gave a public presentation unveiling the secret lives of plankton.
 

An Evo-Devo Talk Given by Dr. Billie Swalla 

May 2017
Dr. Billie Swalla from University of Washington is going to give us a talk on molecular analysis of the evolution and development of the chordates.