Meetings

The Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality (ICCN) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will host Hong Kong Climate Week (HKCW) 2026 from 26 March to 1 April 2026, bringing together policymakers, business leaders, and innovators to drive the transition from climate commitments to tangible solutions. The event will open with a keynote address by Mr Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, reinforcing Hong Kong’s sustained leadership in advancing the global climate agenda.

Arizona State University Regents Anne Stone will present research on the evolutionary history of infectious disease at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, which takes place in Phoenix next week.

Stone’s presentation, “(Re)Emerging Pathogens: Ancient Spillovers Teach Us About Modern Plagues,” examines tuberculosis (TB), a disease that has affected humans and animals for thousands of years. Drawing on genetic analyses of ancient DNA, her research traces how TB moved between species and human populations over time and what those patterns reveal about the emergence of infectious disease today.

Krystal Tsosie, an expert in Indigenous genomics, bioethics, and data governance, will deliver a talk titled The Future of Science Is Indigenous at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. Tsosie’s presentation examines how Indigenous science offers frameworks for equity, accountability, and stewardship as genomics, artificial intelligence, and precision health reshape research and society.

In a must-see topical lecture called “From Discovery to Impact: A Framework for Research That Strengthens Communities,” Morton draws on Arizona State University’s pioneering model of use-inspired research — where excellence is measured by the overall economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities ASU serves.

A high-level scientific panel moderated by the Financial Times titled: “How the human exposome will unlock better health and medicine”, gathers three leaders of the Global Exposome Forum from the United States and Europe, to brief delegates from the global scientific community on progress made since its launch in Washington D.C. in May, 2025.

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce that Aviv Regev, PhD, Head of Research and Early Development at Genentech, will serve as a keynote speaker at the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting, co-sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies. The meeting will take place 8-11 July 2026 in Montréal, Canada.

Dr. Regev will speak during the Plenary Session, Tissue Stem Cells in Physiology and Disease, which will explore the mechanisms that drive tissue remodeling, adaptation, and regeneration in both healthy and diseased states.

The 4^th Annual Symposium of Project CHANGE, which is the Kawasaki activity of the national project “COI-NEXT” by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology/Japan Science and Technology Agency, will be held at 1:30 pm – 5:10 pm on March 5 (Japan Standard Time) at the Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion Hall. This event will also be streamed online, so please be sure to watch it.