Calendar 2005–06

Faculty and Departmental Research/Consultancy Units 119 Assessment and Training Centre (ATC) Tel.: 2994 3551 Fax.: 2994 3745 E-mail: atc-cuhk@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.atc.cuhk.edu.hk The ATC was established by the Department of Psychology in 2000, in collaboration with the Faculty of Business Administration. It applies culturally relevant knowledge in psychological assessment and industrial-organizational psychology to personal growth and modern management. Equipped with audio- visual recording and multimedia presentation facilities, ATC is an important research and training resource. It provides users with a comprehensive range of valid assessment tools and training packages for self-enhancement and management practices. It is also a vital research facility for the behavioural validation of psychological assessment tools and it serves as a teaching laboratory for students in the industrial-organizational psychology programme allowing them to gain hands-on experience in conducting workshops, performance appraisal, and personnel selection exercises. The Biotechnology Laboratory Tel.: 2609 6807 Fax.: 2603 5123 E-mail: biochemistry@cuhk.edu.hk The Biotechnology Laboratory was established in 1986 with a special grant from The Croucher Foundation and Dr. Ho Tim. Located on the fourth floor of the Basic Medical Sciences Building, the laboratory is operated jointly by the departments of biochemistry and biology. It is well equipped for performing experiments in molecular biology and recombinant DNA work. Amajor goal of the laboratory is to identify areas of research in biotechnology which are of local relevance. Ongoing major research projects include the cloning of fish growth hormone/receptor gene, the production of recombinant fish growth hormone, studies on the structural modification of an abortifacient plant protein, and the identification of unique genes associated with the human heart. The laboratory also serves as an education centre. Its facilities are available to students of the MPhil programme in biotechnology as well as undergraduates taking courses in this field. To promote a wider interest in biotechnology, the laboratory organizes workshops on special topics for local and overseas researchers. Brain Disease Laboratory Tel.: 2632 3335 Fax.: 2637 6274 E-mail: hkng@cuhk.edu.hk The Brain Disease Laboratory conducts clinical and multidisciplinary laboratory research on diseases related to the human nervous system. Based at the Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, the laboratory was set up with a grant