Calendar 2001–02

Faculty and Departmental Research/Consultancy Units 101 Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratory Tel.: 2645 0519 Fax.: 2645 1762 E-mail: gwhe@cuhk.edu.hk The Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratory was established at the University of Hong Kong in 1995 and transferred to the Department of Surgery of The Chinese University in 2000. It is a leading research unit in the world in two areas: – Coronary endothelium – smooth muscle interaction (EDHF-related) during heart surgery for preservation of the donor heart/lung for transplantation; – Biological characteristics, physiology, and pharmacology of coronary artery bypass conduit grafts. The laboratory has been well funded and equipped. Over the years, more than 70 full papers from the laboratory have been published in renowned international journals cited by ‘Medline’, including Circulation , The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , and Transplantation . The laboratory currently has four sections: organ chambers for large vessel studies; myograph for micro vessel studies; cellular electrophysiological setting for direct measurement of membrane potential of a single cell (myocyte); and nitric oxide meter and membrane-type electrodes for direct measurement. The laboratory’s research team comprises postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, and postgraduate research students. Centre for the Advancement of E-commerce Technologies Tel.: 2609 8308 Fax.: 2603 5505 E-mail: yao@se.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.aect.cuhk.edu.hk The Centre for the Advancement of E-commerce Technologies (AECT) is a cross- disciplinary centre established by the Faculty of Engineering in November 1999, in collaboration with Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and other industrial partners. The mission of AECT is to foster excellence in the development of knowledge and tools to facilitate commerce on the web, and more broadly, to support operational decisions and Internet business strategies in an information- intensive and technology-based economy. AECT conducts basic and applied research in three broad areas of technology: Internet and information systems technologies, enterprise solution technologies, and emerging e-commerce-centred technologies. A major focus of AECT is to develop a select set of ‘E-commerce Pilots’ — local firms (including those in manufacturing, banking, retail, and other service sectors) that are committed to adopting e-commerce technologies and setting up business operations on the Internet. Through its faculty, students, and other professionals, AECT will assist the pilots in training, business re-engineering, and system deployment. In addition, AECT will organize workshops and certificate programmes for a broader range of firms to help professionals acquire