Calendar 2005–06

136 Part 3 • Research Units and University Extensions Electronics Consultancy Unit Tel.: 2609 8274 Fax.: 2603 5558 E-mail: dept@ee.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.ee.cuhk.edu.hk Established in 1985, the Electronics Consultancy Unit is managed by the Department of Electronic Engineering. Its main function is to provide the community and the industrial sector with consulting services such as expert advice, system design and analysis, feasibility studies, technical and quality audit, laboratory tests, customized seminars and courses, manpower training, and the provision of expert testimony. The unit is fully supported by the academic staff of the department, whose areas of specialization and industrial experience cover the main electronic disciplines such as ASIC/VLSI, analogue and high frequency circuits, biomedical engineering and telemedicine, computer/microprocessor applications, digital signal processing for communication, speech and image signal processing, microwave communication systems, optoelectronics and optical communication, solid state electronics, and materials science. English Research Laboratory Tel.: 2609 7005/7 Fax.: 2603 5270 E-mail: english@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/eng The English Research Laboratory provides support for English Department staff and students to conduct research in many aspects of Applied English Linguistics and Literary Studies. The laboratory contains a range of equipment to assist data collection and analysis. Housing several powerful PCs with a wide range of software, it also provides video recording services and audio equipment as well as the capacity to conduct corpus analysis research. The laboratory itself can be used as a site for data collection and recording, but most of its equipment can also be used to gather data remotely. There are also video capture facilities and equipment which can be used to integrate research and teaching. Gynaecologic Cancer Research Laboratory Tel.: 2632 2804 Fax.: 2636 0008 E-mail: yickfuwong@cuhk.edu.hk The Gynaecologic Cancer Research Laboratory was set up in 1988 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Current studies apply advanced molecular biology and molecular genetics techniques, and are focused on the role of oncogenes and antioncogenes in the tumourigenesis, genetics, diagnosis, and prognosis of gynaecologic malignancies. The laboratory also provides training for MPhil and PhD students. Located on the first floor of Special Block E at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the laboratory’s main facilities include thermal cycler, automatic DNA sequencer,